Third of advertisers may boycott Facebook in hate speech revolt

“Third of advertisers may boycott Facebook in hate speech revolt” is an article published in June 2020 on the website of The Guardian.

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- Brands choose to boycott Facebook because of its inability to tackle hate speech posted on its platforms
- The boycott on Facebook is spreading outside the US
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- Social media platforms have an important role in stopping the spread of hateful content
- Social media platforms need to change their policies

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The information presented in the source is generally related to how advertisers are considering boycotting Facebook for a month by removing their ads from the platform.

Brands choose to boycott Facebook because of its inability to tackle hate speech posted on its platforms

The article shows how “a third of the top 58 advertisers will, or are likely to, suspend advertising” (l. 6) on Facebook, “while a further 40% are also considering doing so” (l. 7). The article also contains examples of several major brands who have chosen to remove their ads from Facebook because the company is not “d...