Facebook Ad Controversy: Patagonia Joins Boycott Against Company Over Hateful Content On Platform

[Judi Lynn]

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Source: International Business Times

By Thomas Kika
@TomWritesNow

06/22/20 AT 5:30 PM

Outdoor clothing line Patagonia has joined the growing number of companies boycotting Facebook ads as part of the #StopHateForProfit campaign.

The pushback at the heart of this movement was initiated last week after several social activism groups – the Anti-Defamation League, the NAACP, Sleeping Giants, Color of Change, Free Press and Common Sense – called out the social media giant for its “long history of allowing racist, violent and verifiably false content to run rampant on its platform.”

“Patagonia is proud to join the Stop Hate for Profit campaign,” the Southern California-based company said in a tweet Sunday. “We will pull all ads on Facebook and Instagram, effective immediately, through at least the end of July, pending meaningful action from the social media giant.”

Link to tweet

Read more: https://www.ibtimes.com/facebook-ad-controversy-patagonia-joins-boycott-against-company-over-hateful-content-2998533

[Blue Owl]

1. K&R

[LeftInTX]

2. Samsung and Microsoft need to join the ad boycott

When that happens, Facebook will change it's policies.

They are rumored to wanting to pull their ads, but they haven't as yet.


North Face, REI and Patagonia don't do huge business on Facebook, but MS and Samsung do!

[Larry Moecurley]

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You GO, Patagonia!