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• @alxthomp Alex Thompson on x

  After Bolsonaro posted that “Indians are undoubtedly changing. They are increasingly becoming human beings just like us,” FB argued internally that it didn't qualify as racism and could *actually* be a positive comment on integration. an FB engineer quit https://www.washingtonpos…

• @andymstone Andy Stone on x

  Statement in response to the @washingtonpost's story about Facebook's newsworthiness policy. https://twitter.com/...

• @goldman Jason Goldman on x

  Imagine being one of the most powerful people in the history of fhe tech industry and being this fearful of a bully. https://twitter.com/...

• @geoffreyfowler Geoffrey A. Fowler on x

  Trump & Zuck: A bad romance. Since 2015, Facebook has * constrained its efforts against false and misleading news * adopted a policy explicitly allowing politicians to lie * altered its news feed to neutralize claims it was biased against conservatives https://www.washingtonpost.…

• @kylegriffin1 Kyle Griffin on x

  “One of the documents shows it began as far back as 2015, when as a candidate Trump posted a video calling for a ban of Muslims entering the United States. Facebook's executives declined to remove it, setting in motion an exception for political discourse.” https://twitter.com/..…

• @moonalice Roger McNamee on x

  The more you know, the worse it looks: Facebook and Trump. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

• @wajahatali @wajahatali on x

  A corrupt, terrible leader whose company has caused so much damage. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

• @kylegriffin1 Kyle Griffin on x

  Facebook has constrained its efforts against false and misleading news, adopted a policy explicitly allowing politicians to lie, and even altered its news feed algorithm to neutralize claims that it was biased against conservative publishers, WaPo reports. https://www.washingtonp…

• @juddlegum Judd Legum on x

  1. This detailed account of how Facebook reacted, as a company, to Trump's “when the looting starts, the shooting starts” pretty much tells you what you need to know about how the company operates https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

• @4xinsight @4xinsight on x

  Maybe this is true or maybe this is just page from the Trump handbook of BS. Odds are Zuck is full of SH...t https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

• @rmac18 @rmac18 on x

  “Are we the baddies” but IRL https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...

• @hshaban Hamza Shaban on x

  Joel Kaplan is behind yet another momentous decision at Facebook. This time, he was partly the reason Zuckerberg decided not to remove Trump's “looting/shooting” post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...

• @jayrosen_nyu Jay Rosen on x

  “As Trump grew in power, the fear of his wrath pushed Facebook into more deferential behavior toward its growing number of right-leaning users, tilting the balance of news people see on the network, according to the current and former employees.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ .…

• @posttech @posttech on x

  NEW from @lizzadwoskin, @craigtimberg and @TonyRomm, read about how Facebook's concessions on Trump posts has led to a new information battlefield. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

• @moorehn Heidi N. Moore on x

  The most incredible thing about the Trump presidency is how everyone- including billionaires- falls in line when he just says they should. He's not using military power. He's exerting fascism through mere words. It's so easy. So few ppl have character. https://www.washingtonpost.…

• @jeffbercovici Jeff Bercovici on x

  One thing this story underscores is what a huge, history-making deal it is that Facebook's top policy person is a Republican. So many of its key decisions come down to Joel Kaplan going to bat for his team. https://twitter.com/...

• @gchaslot Guillaume Chaslot on x

  Facebook spends less than 0.1% of its revenue helping users fact check their posts. The result: https://twitter.com/...

• @trippmickle Tripp Mickle on x

  The employee at Mark Zuckerberg's charity offered three choices: Moderate Trump's inflammatory Facebook posts, resign from Facebook, or resign from the charity. “I mean, no. None of those things would make sense,” said Zuckerberg ⁦@teddyschleifer⁩ https://www.vox.com/...

• @calebandrew Caleb Goellner on x

  Everybody in marketing has known FB to be a fucking racket for years (so much time and money is spent arguing with reps over the validity of reporting data), plus they're basically supervillains, so this is okay to watch unfold: https://www.engadget.com/...

• @patreon @patreon on x

  Count us in. There's no room for hate. #StopHateForProfit https://twitter.com/...

• @attilayesthehun ASchillinger on x

  Amplifying hate is a side-effect of an unsustainable business model and deliberate design making people the product. Companies thinking long term will need to find alternatives to toxic platforms. Boycott is just a first step in the right direction. #FacebookBoycott #socialmedia …

• @oliverdarcy Oliver Darcy on x

  Facebook's @nick_clegg tells @brianstelter that fact-checked content like this is “massively downgraded” in news feed. Then why on Earth was this lie the #3 post on Facebook on Friday? https://twitter.com/...

• @dunstanhope Dunstan Allison-Hope on x

  While it is encouraging to see global companies take a stand on hate speech, I feel very uneasy with the notion that advertising dollars shape policy on freedom of expression. We (by we, I mean society, all of us...) need thoughtful approaches based on human rights, not ad spend.…

• @reuters @reuters on x

  Organizers of the ‘Stop Hate for Profit’ campaign will call on big European companies to join Verizon, Unilever and other U.S. companies to stop buying ads on Facebook to put pressure on the social media company to remove hate speech https://www.reuters.com/... https://twitter.co…

• @manjusrii Belinda Barnet on x

  Zuck's own employees couldn't budge him - but an advertising boycott might. If they all stick it out and get on board. https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @zefrank @zefrank on x

  https://www.nytimes.com/... It's more than hate speech, it is creating a targeted ad platform that uses your data to suppress voting and to incite violence... and not take responsibility for it.

• @chrishushnbc Chris Hush on x

  Facebook has to be forced into doing this when it's simply the right thing to do... for the betterment of our society. What does that tell you about Facebook (& Instagram)? Hello. Wake up. ☀️ https://twitter.com/...

• @sheila_dang Sheila Dang on x

  NEW: Organizers of the Facebook boycott are preparing to go global. They'll start calling on major European advertisers to sign on, and will ask Unilever and Honda to pull FB ads globally, not just in the US https://www.reuters.com/...

• @sahilkapur Sahil Kapur on x

  Companies are boycotting Facebook ads over disinformation and hate speech on the platform, sending its shares falling 8.3% on Friday and costing Mark Zuckerberg more than $7 billion in wealth, per @business. https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @juddlegum Judd Legum on x

  BREAKING: @Starbucks pulling advertising from Facebook (and all other social media platforms) Starbucks is a major Facebook advertiser, spending $95 million on the platform last year https://twitter.com/...

• @b_fung Brian Fung on x

  NEW: Beam Suntory, the maker of Jim Beam, Maker's Mark and other spirits, says it's pulling Facebook and Instagram ads in July, joining the #StopHateForProfit campaign. Their statement to CNN: https://twitter.com/...

• @dabeard David Beard on x

  Starbucks and the maker of Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, and Guinness announced they were pausing advertising on Facebook and other social media following a campaign to pressure FB to stop amplifying hate speech https://www.cnbc.com/... @ADL @slpng_giants

• @moonalice Roger McNamee on x

  Great news for #StopHateForProfit! @Starbucks and @Diageo_News have joined us in calling on FB to stop amplifying hate. Investors have spoken, too. FB's stock lost $55.8 Billion in value on Friday, equivalent to entire value of Twitter and Snap. https://www.cnbc.com/...

• @themetz Adam Metz on x

  Some super-weak sh*t from Starbucks here, they're like, “Well, we didn't vote FOR overt racism, so...” https://twitter.com/...

• @jason_kint Jason Kint on x

  Another major company showing leadership. I continue to not understand how any advertiser chooses to also punish Twitter despite its leadership which surfaced the concerns while at the same time exempting YouTube...but that's for another day. Well done #StopHateForProfit https://…

• @olieslaegerc Cathy O. on x

  Starbucks joins Verizon in teaching a moral lesson to Facebook. Booyah! #quitfacebook Pick a side. Pass it on. https://twitter.com/...

• @prdyt Saleem Pheku on x

  What is really happening is a lot of companies are pausing their marketing spend right now because of “the covid situation”, and while they do that, they are spinning a story around it. https://twitter.com/...

• @commonsense @commonsense on x

  Big companies like @Starbucks, @CocaCola, @Unilever & others are realizing that putting profit over the safety of users, many of which are children, is no longer an option. Our kids deserve better. Join #StopHateForProfit at http://r.socialstudio.radian6.com/ .... http://r.social…

• @azeem Azeem Azhar on x

  The weird choice to allow YouTube to escape the ban likely tells us which channels are working for @Starbucks cc @nandoodles @jason_kint @hare_brain @mediaczar https://twitter.com/...

• @jason @jason on x

  The hate and bile that social media enabled has created an existential crisis with advertisers who simply don't want any part of it. https://twitter.com/...

• @karaswisher Kara Swisher on x

  I love that some companies will not join the boycott but are really joining the boycott. Btw companies this is the lightest of lifts for you to help force tech to re-evaluate the dangerous impact of their business models on society, so try a scootch harder to own it. https://twit…

• @notinmycolour @notinmycolour on x

  But you're still on YouTube... A light roast, apparently 😐 #notinmycolour https://twitter.com/...

• @caseynewton Casey Newton on x

  This is what's known in the business as a medium roast https://twitter.com/...

• @tkawaja Terence Kawaja on x

  Welcome to the club @Starbucks. Other brands: what are you waiting for? https://twitter.com/...

• @dabeard David Beard on x

  Coca-Cola: We're pausing social media advertising. The announcement follows a mushrooming ban by companies on Facebook advertising for what organizers say is hate speech and polarizing content on FB. https://www.cnbc.com/... @ADL @slpng_giants

• @azeem Azeem Azhar on x

  Nothing matters but Zuckerberg. https://edition.cnn.com/...

• @benedictevans Benedict Evans on x

  This big-advertiser boycott of FB is kind of interesting, but worth remembering that something like 75% of Facebook advertising is from SMEs. They may not look at this the same way.

• @lutherlowe Luther Lowe on x

  “[Brand] has decided to stop spending $ on Facebook and Instagram. (And we will instead divert the $ to Google/YouTube.)” is the new “[Brand] has decided to stop spending $ on Facebook. (And we will instead divert the $ to Instagram.)”

• @glasgowcathcart James Dornan Snp on x

  Nick Clegg on @CNN defending @Facebook on how they deal with hate and divisive speech. Hasn't changed his tactics, talks non stop, deflects and doesn't answer the questions over the extremely serious issue he's being asked about.

• @sharokinatweets Sharokina Shams on x

  To anyone wondering, ‘Where do I put my ad dollars now?’ Here's a novel idea: How about local newspapers? How about supporting people who are working day and night w/a skeleton crew and a shoestring budget to cover news in their communities? Imagine that. https://twitter.com/...

• @npr @npr on x

  More than 90 brands are halting advertising on Facebook in July in a campaign to force the company to crack down on harmful content. Unilever is going further by doing so “through the end of the year” and extending its boycott to Twitter. https://www.npr.org/...

• @arjunkharpal Arjun Kharpal on x

  Advertising is one of the first things companies cut in a financial downturn. I do wonder how much these pledges by major firms to stop advertising on social media is part of cost cutting conveniently linked to a moral high ground. I guess time will tell https://www.cnbc.com/...

• @rashadrobinson Rashad Robinson on x

  I've appreciated the thoughtful conversations I've had with the Duke and Duchess. Even more, I appreciate that they are using their platform to reach out to key corporations and share the goals of the #StopHateForProfit campaign. https://www.axios.com/...

• @markscott82 Mark Scott on x

  Dose of realism to @Facebook ad boycott. Big brands make headlines, small businesses spend money. HT: @b_fung https://edition.cnn.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @slpng_giants @slpng_giants on x

  Three weeks ago, this was a barely-hatched idea. Now, 150+ companies have decided to stop advertising spending on Facebook for at least a month and British royalty is helping make it happen. 2020, you sure are something. #StopHateForProfit https://www.axios.com/...

• @derricknaacp Derrick Johnson on x

  Thank you for embodying the kind of leadership that meets the moment. The @NAACP deeply value your unwavering support to #StopHateForProfit https://www.axios.com/...

• @thecrisismag @thecrisismag on x

  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been privately advocating for the #stophateforprofit campaign, which includes a boycott of Facebook, according to multiple sources working closely with the couple. https://www.axios.com/...

• @nikkistix55 Nikki Stix on x

  All this excitement because Harry and Meghan are backing it? https://twitter.com/...

• @jgreenblattadl Jonathan Greenblatt on x

  Thank you to the Duke & Duchess of Sussex for their dedication to ending #hate online. Especially during this important moment in the fight for justice, we need leaders to speak up like this & #stophateforprofit. https://www.axios.com/...

• @naacp @naacp on x

  We are grateful for the leadership of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in recognizing the importance of solidarity in this moment. Your commitment to truth, justice, and equality are appreciated. #StopHateforProfit https://www.axios.com/...

• @carolecadwalla Carole Cadwalladr on x

  Still can't believe this. What a thing! Bravo #StopHateForProfit. And an even bigger bravo to @slpng_giants, the power behind it. (With special mentions among others to @Moonalice & @JGreenblattADL) What a week! Take a bow. You've earned it 👏👏👏 https://www.axios.com/...

• @jeffjarvis Jeff Jarvis on x

  This wish fundamentally doesn't understand why advertisers are leaving Facebook: They are allergic to controversy and news is a vector for controversy and so they don't want to be next to news, either. That behavior is well-established. https://twitter.com/...

• @dnstewart67 Daniel Stewart on x

  The companies won't advertise with them anymore, people are leaving in their thousands, even some ex Royals. Isn't it time YOU just hit delete account? It doesn't hurt. I promise. https://twitter.com/...

• @pagantrelawney Pagan Trelawney on x

  Maybe in a couple more years it will sink in for them... https://twitter.com/...

• @bookedbusy Zanye on x

  The UK tabloids readership are not ‘our’ target audience. There is a whole new world waiting for ‘our’ message and ‘our’ kind of work. https://twitter.com/...

• @cjr @cjr on x

  “There may be a philosophical victory here, but it probably won't make a life-altering difference to any of the companies involved, as the tech giants continue to eat up all of the internet's advertising revenue.” https://www.cjr.org/...

• @nancyscola Nancy Scola on x

  One metric here — Facebook held a cross-team meeting *within 24 hours* of just the boycott's announcement to discuss how to handle it. https://twitter.com/...

• @bobpickard Bob Pickard on x

  This ‘PR ploy’ conjecture about the calculation of companies suddenly jumping on the @Facebook ad boycott bandwagon strikes me as more than slightly plausible. Via today's @ReliableSources newsletter: https://view.newsletters.cnn.com/ ... https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.c…

• @beirutspring Mustapha Hamoui on x

  Imagine zuckerburg going all “no soup for you” and permanently banning boycotting companies from advertising with facebook again. I wonder if this will stop the boycott snowball right in its tracks... https://twitter.com/...

• @buffywicks Buffy Wicks on x

  “Boycotting in general is not the way for us to make progress together. We set our policies based on principles rather than business interests.” -@ceverson of Facebook Then, please, prove it. Start by picking a better set of principles. #StopHateForProfit https://www.cnbc.com/...

• @jason_kint Jason Kint on x

  If citizens are asking how they can support #StopHateForProfit now that 100+ advertisers have pulled their funding of Facebook/Instagram for at least July, the simple answer is to support these advertisers publicly and also take a break, delete Facebook's apps yourself for July. …

• @chrisinsilico @chrisinsilico on x

  Facebook faces a moment of reckoning. It will learn that without money from advertisers it is not all powerful. Coca-Cola, Unilever, Verizon, Honda - and more to come - no longer want to subsidize a platform that amplifies hate speech and disinformation. https://www.cnbc.com/...

• @robertvinet Robert Vinet on x

  @Techmeme @b_fung Hopefully the smaller companies will do the right thing and join the boycott.

• @chrisinsilico @chrisinsilico on x

  These are high value advertisers still on Facebook: @ProcterGamble @Walmart @Target @amazon @Microsoft @BestBuy @GeneralMills @KelloggsUS @pepsico 1) Retweet this. 2) DM the brands. Encourage them to do the right thing and withdraw their advertising for #StopHateForProfit https:/…

• @saraeisen Sara Eisen on x

  To be clear Coke isn't officially joining the boycott... it's pausing ads on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter and Snapchat to reassess. https://twitter.com/...

• @markhorsleyuk Mark Horsley on x

  ZUCKERBERG IS WORRIED As more and more advertisers boycott Facebook, he now says he will “ban ads that claim people from groups based on race, religion, sexual orientation or immigration status are a threat to physical safety or health.” So they were allowed before...?!? https://…

• @marietjeschaake Marietje Schaake on x

  After having had all the freedom in the world to do so, and democratic governments having squandered the opportunity to make the rule of law leading in speech online, the core business of Facebook: advertising, shows money talks as boycotts lead to a step to #StopHateForProfit ↘️…

• @ianbetteridge Ian Betteridge on x

  The question really should be what the hell were they doing accepting ads which included hate speech in the first place. What goes through someone's mind to do that? https://www.cnbc.com/...