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"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.
(Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 28 2020, @12:52AM (2 children)
> Klansmen still vote Democrat.
Can you cite anything that supports that claim? Because here's one that says exactly the opposite,
https://www.quora.com/What-percentage-of-KKK-members-vote-Republican [quora.com]
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Sunday June 28 2020, @07:34PM (1 child)
Before I even clicky the linky - I'll note, "oooh, Quora, the place where a lot of assholes go to express their opinions on the question of the day!"
Oh - the "history lesson" which I already addressed above. I told 'Zumi that Johnson counted coup on the Republicans when he stopped fighting a losing battle against the civil liberties movement, and "owned it" for himself. Nothing more, and nothing less, than a marketing coup. And, fools and suckers everywhere suddenly believe that Johnson actually cared one little bit about some black guy being beaten to a pulp just because he was black.
Again - it's all bullshit, and just because someone stated the same thing on Quora doesn't mean that I'll start believing it.
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Monday June 29 2020, @01:44AM
Runaway, God himself could tell you something and you wouldn't believe it...
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...