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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: 3, Insightful) by pe1rxq on Saturday June 27 2020, @09:04PM (2 children)

    by pe1rxq (844) on Saturday June 27 2020, @09:04PM (#1013380) Homepage

    If you think that is a double standard, you really have mental issues..

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  • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 27 2020, @09:13PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 27 2020, @09:13PM (#1013383)

    Speaking of mental issues, did you realize the SJW movement began in the 1950s when they began emptying out state mental hospitals?

    • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 27 2020, @09:24PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 27 2020, @09:24PM (#1013390)

      Nah. It began on August 18, 1920 when a bunch of bitches got fed up doing chores.