A boycott of advertising on Facebook designed to get the social media platform to remove hate speech will next go global, say its organizers. The ‘Stop Hate for Profit’ campaign will now work on getting European companies to join the boycott and urge regulators to take a hard stand on Facebook. More than 160 companies … Read more
Starbucks has suspended all of its advertising on social media platforms while Pepsi becomes the latest brand to join a boycott of Facebook as more entities in corporate America express their support for a crackdown on hate speech online. Starbucks Corp, the Seattle-based coffee chain, will pause advertising on all social media platforms as it … Read more
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are backing the campaign #StopHateForProfit, which is calling for major companies to pull their advertising campaigns from Facebook until the social media giant takes action to stop the spread of hate speech, civil rights group NAACP has confirmed. The Baltimore-based civil rights organization, which was founded in 1909, took to Twitter … Read more
Viewers have called for Maxine Peake to be boycotted after she shared an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory about George Floyd’s death. Her remarks linking the American’s killing to the Israeli Secret Service was widely condemned and sparked a furore that saw Labour politician Rebecca Long-Bailey sacked. Last night there were calls for Peake, 45, to be … Read more
Verizon has joined the growing list of US companies boycotting Facebook over its failure to crack down on hate speech, after one of its ads was reportedly posted next to a video ‘drawing on hateful and antisemitic rhetoric’ on the platform. The telecomms firm announced Thursday it will pull ads from Facebook until the social … Read more
Big Brother stars are ‘FUMING’ over their ‘cruel edits’ as they threaten to boycott the reality show in a secret WhatsApp group chat By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:10 BST, 21 June 2020 | Updated: 23:50 BST, 21 June 2020 When Big Brother is always watching you, it seems the only solution … Read more
ODEON Cinemas is to boycott new releases by Universal Pictures in a row over streaming. The move means fans will not get to see the latest Fast & Furious or Jurassic World blockbusters when screens reopen. 1 Odeon Cinemas is to boycott new Universal Pictures releases in a row over streamingCredit: Alamy Universal’s Trolls World … Read more