Facebook ad boycott organizers see 'no commitment to action' in Zuckerberg meeting

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Source: Reuters

TECHNOLOGY NEWS JULY 7, 2020 / 3:55 PM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO

Facebook ad boycott organizers see 'no commitment to action' in Zuckerberg meeting

Katie Paul, Sheila Dang
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(Reuters) - Organizers of a growing Facebook Inc (FB.O) advertising boycott said they saw “no commitment to action” after meeting with Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday.

More than 900 advertisers have signed on to the “Stop Hate for Profit” campaign, organized by social justice groups including the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and Free Press, to pressure the world’s largest social media network to take concrete steps to block hate speech and misinformation, in the wake of the death of George Floyd in police custody.

“They (Facebook) showed up to the meeting expecting an A for attendance,” said Rashad Robinson, president of Color of Change, one of the boycott organizers, during a press call following the meeting.

The campaign, which calls for advertisers to pause their Facebook ads for July, has outlined 10 changes it wants from Facebook, including allowing victims of severe harassment to speak with a company employee and giving refunds to brands whose ads show up next to offensive content that is later removed.

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[soothsayer]

1. As anonymous sez:

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Delete TikTok to save young people from manipulation.
Delete Facebook to save older people from manipulation.

Knowledge needs to be a human right.

[BComplex]

2. I like that.