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Facebook ad boycott: Why big brands ‘hit pause on hate’ – Source CNET Tech

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Major brands say they won’t spend money on Facebook ads in July.


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Facebook has long been criticized for not doing enough to combat hate speech. Now the outrage against the world’s largest social network is growing into a movement that threatens its bottom line.

That’s because Facebook’s latest critics are some of its biggest customers. On June 17, a group of civil rights organizations including the Anti-Defamation League, the NAACP and Color of Change called on businesses to “hit pause on hate” and not advertise on Facebook in July. The social network makes nearly all of its…

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