A boycott that’s encouraging marketers to “Stop Hate for Profit” by pulling ads from Facebook– owned residential or commercial properties for the month of July has actually grown to a minimum of 270 business since June 30, the day prior to the boycott takes effect.
The effort, arranged by a consortium of civil rights groups like the Anti-Defamation League, NAACP and Color of Modification, specifically calls out Facebook for stopping working to effectively resolve the “vast proliferation” of hate speech and false information on the platform.
Organizers also say Facebook permits “incitement to violence,” an example of which is President Trump’s “looting … shooting” post, which Facebook not did anything to address.
Another point of contention, according to the Stop Hate for Earnings website, is that Facebook “called Breitbart News a ‘trusted news source’ and made The Daily Caller a ‘reality checker’ in spite of both publications having records of dealing with recognized white nationalists.”
The group has actually launched a list of suggestions that consists of much better small amounts of content that targets individuals since of their race or religious beliefs, moderation of private groups that often harbor and promote extremist ideologies, and informing advertisers when their advertisements are revealed beside material that’s later gotten rid of for misinforma