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posted by Fnord666 on Saturday June 27 2020, @05:38PM   Printer-friendly
from the biggest-loser-competition dept.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/06/facebook-faces-advertiser-backlash-over-its-handling-of-racism-hate-speech/

"Amid this global movement to end anti-Blackness, we credit these companies for answering our call swiftly and taking a clear stand for what's right so we can hold Facebook accountable for its racist policies," said Rashad Robinson, president of Color of Change, which is one of the groups organizing the boycott.

Almost 100 firms have joined the boycott so far, Robinson said, adding: "Facebook has a decision to make: adopt a civil rights infrastructure or continue to see key advertisers dropping from its platform."

[...] Most recently, the tension between Facebook and the content its users share has come to a head due to messages posted by President Donald Trump and his re-election campaign in the past month, amid nationwide protests in support of Black communities and against police violence. Twitter in late May took action against a Trump tweet by appending a warning that it glorified violence against protesters, in contravention of the site's rules. Facebook, however, took no action against the same content, and the company took heat from both civil rights advocates and employees over that choice.


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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by HiThere on Saturday June 27 2020, @08:34PM (7 children)

    by HiThere (866) Subscriber Badge on Saturday June 27 2020, @08:34PM (#1013361) Journal

    It that's what it means to you, that says more about you than about the phrase.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 27 2020, @08:42PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 27 2020, @08:42PM (#1013367)
  • (Score: 0, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 27 2020, @09:17PM (5 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 27 2020, @09:17PM (#1013385)

    If I held a sign that says "White lives matter" in a black neighborhood would they think I'm racist? I'd get shot dumbass. The racists are those complaining about racism.

    • (Score: 0, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 27 2020, @09:31PM (4 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 27 2020, @09:31PM (#1013399)

      You fucking racist! We know you are a racist! See how much Progress America has made about being Great? Back in the Fifties, no racist fucker would have been upset about being called "racist", and now we have poor conservative "White lives matter" racists all insulted at being called what they are, racist! So take your reverse racism and stick it up your racist ass, you fucking racist racist person, you!!! Racist.

      • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Saturday June 27 2020, @09:52PM (1 child)

        by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Saturday June 27 2020, @09:52PM (#1013411) Journal

        There's no such thing as "reverse racism". Perhaps self-loathing white people might qualify, but that's not a for-sure. Racism is racism, and the black guy who hates whites is just as guilty of the same crime, as the white guy who hates blacks.

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 28 2020, @07:24AM

          by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 28 2020, @07:24AM (#1013596)

          Wrong as usual.

          Reverse racism is what happens when someone is persecuted repeatedly. Their anger is justified, but sadly it gets twisted into a hatred for everyone that resembles or tolerates their persecutors.

          Regular racism is just ignorance and fear without reason. Well, without REAL reasons.

          Ya know it is never too late to go back to school. Perhaps you should read A People's History of the United States.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 28 2020, @04:02PM (1 child)

        by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 28 2020, @04:02PM (#1013711)

        The term "racist" is anti-white propaganda cooked up by Jews. It presupposes that being a racialist (promoting, protecting, etc your race) is inherently morally wrong. Therefore, if you deny being "racist" they still win, as you have acknowledged that being a "racialist" is wrong. This is why "racist" is almost always used against Whites (it was designed to discourage positive white racial identity and actions/policies). When "racist" is used by Whites, it's because they have been duped.

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 28 2020, @05:02PM

          by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 28 2020, @05:02PM (#1013727)

          White is a lie. There is no one white race, but many. My skin color isn't a compelling reason to join up with whackjobs who want to blame white Jews for some conspiracy against all the other white people.