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Verizon joins Facebook advertising boycott

Verizon has become the latest brand to pull its digital advertising spending from Facebook over concerns about its content moderation policies, saying the social media group needs to “create an acceptable solution that makes us comfortable”. The US telecoms company on Thursday joined a growing boycott of Facebook — alongside firms such as The North Face, Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream and ad agency Goodby Silverstein — in response to the social network’s handling of hate speech and decision to allow several contentious posts from US President Donald Trump to remain on its platform. Read More...

Verizon has become the latest brand to pull its digital advertising spending from Facebook over concerns about its content moderation policies, saying the social media group needs to “create an acceptable solution that makes us comfortable”. The US telecoms company on Thursday joined a growing boycott of Facebook — alongside firms such as The North Face, Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream and ad agency Goodby Silverstein — in response to the social network’s handling of hate speech and decision to allow several contentious posts from US President Donald Trump to remain on its platform.

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