Starbucks has become the latest company to say it will suspend social media adverts after a campaign led by civil rights organisations called for an advertising boycott of Facebook. Our conversations with marketers and civil rights organisations are about how, together, we can be a force for good. Carolyn EversonSome of the firms will pause adverts just on Facebook while others will refrain from advertising more broadly on social media. In response to companies halting advertising, Facebook executive Carolyn Everson said earlier this week the social networking platform is committed to purging hateful content from its services. “Our conversations with marketers and civil rights organisations are about how, together, we can be a force for good,” said Ms Everson, vice president of Facebook’s global business group.

Source: Irish Independent June 28, 2020 18:45 UTC