GoPro to boycott Facebook and Instagram to stop hate speech online
4 years, 6 months ago

GoPro to boycott Facebook and Instagram to stop hate speech online

India Today  

You might know about the campaign #StopHateforProfit which is picking up steam on the internet. Tech companies like Microsoft and telecom leader Verizon also joined the Facebook ad boycott movement. In an official note shared by GoPro, it says: "GoPro has built its brand alongside the rise of social media, and our voice on these platforms is more powerful than the dollars we spend." GoPro believes that it's significant to prevent the spread of misinformation and hate speech online. The company stated: "To celebrate and honor the Black Lives Matter movement, racial justice and accountability, GoPro has decided to respect Juneteenth, as a new company holiday, by giving all US full time employees the day off to listen, learn, share and reflect."

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Anti-LGBTQ hate thrives online, spurs fears of more violence
2 years ago

Anti-LGBTQ hate thrives online, spurs fears of more violence

LA Times  

Attendees congregate at a rally against gender-affirming care at War Memorial Plaza in Nashville on Oct. 21. Hate speech and threats of violence targeting transgender people and other LGBTQ individuals is thriving on social media and spurring fears of more violence. On Twitter, YouTube and Facebook, researchers and LGBTQ advocates have tracked an increase in hate speech and threats of …

Early Facebook investor blames major advertisers for ‘turning a blind eye’ to Facebook’s problems
3 years, 2 months ago

Early Facebook investor blames major advertisers for ‘turning a blind eye’ to Facebook’s problems

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Venture capitalist Roger McNamee says Corporate America shares blame for the troubles that exist today at Facebook. “The major advertisers have a lot of guilt here.” McNamee, who began advising Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg in early 2006, said the problem is that the vast majority of companies prioritize maximizing shareholder value instead of what’s good …

Celebrities Freeze their Facebook, Instagram Handles to Campaign Against Hate Speech
4 years, 3 months ago

Celebrities Freeze their Facebook, Instagram Handles to Campaign Against Hate Speech

News 18  

As much as we love Facebook and Instagram for connecting us with our favourite actors and influencers, we cannot ignore the fact that the social media has been giving a platform to hate speech and misinformation also. To urge Facebook to reform its policies against hate speech, celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Lawrence and others are going to quit social …

Facebook quarterly profit rockets despite ad boycott, pandemic
4 years, 5 months ago

Facebook quarterly profit rockets despite ad boycott, pandemic

Live Mint  

Facebook reported Thursday that its quarterly profit had nearly doubled and users grew despite a boycott by advertisers and the pandemic-induced economic turmoil. The leading social network said it made a profit of $5.2 billion on $18.7 billion in revenue in the recently ended quarter, as the number of people using the platform monthly rose to 2.7 billion. The number …

Column: Facebook still turning a blind eye to hate speech
4 years, 6 months ago

Column: Facebook still turning a blind eye to hate speech

LA Times  

Jonathan Greenblatt, the chief executive and national director of the Anti-Defamation League, was not all that optimistic in advance of the online meeting that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg had set up with him and the heads of other civil rights groups last Tuesday. Yet Facebook’s indulgences of politicians’ misstatements “seem to gut policies the Auditors and …

Social media platforms face a reckoning over hate speech
4 years, 6 months ago

Social media platforms face a reckoning over hate speech

Associated Press  

For years, social media platforms have fueled political polarization and hosted an explosion of hate speech. Reddit, an online comment forum that is one of the world’s most popular websites, on Monday banned a forum that supported President-Donald Trump as part of a crackdown on hate speech. The group said its members met with Reddit CEO Steve Huffman via Zoom …

In Reversal, Facebook To Label Politicians' Harmful Posts As Ad Boycott Grows
4 years, 6 months ago

In Reversal, Facebook To Label Politicians' Harmful Posts As Ad Boycott Grows

NPR  

In Reversal, Facebook To Label Politicians' Harmful Posts As Ad Boycott Grows Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Drew Angerer/Getty Images Updated at 8:05 p.m. He also noted that there is no "newsworthiness" exemption allowed for posts that break Facebook's rules against inciting violence or voter suppression. Sponsor Message Shortly before Zuckerberg spoke, Unilever, the maker of household …

Verizon is pulling its advertising from Facebook
4 years, 6 months ago

Verizon is pulling its advertising from Facebook

CNN  

CNN Business — Telecom giant Verizon said Thursday it is pulling its advertising from Facebook, in what may be the biggest brand yet to join the #StopHateForProfit boycott. Spokespeople for other major wireless carriers, including AT&T and T-Mobile, did not immediately respond to CNN’s requests for comment..) Verizon’s commitment covers advertising on both Facebook and Instagram, according to Verizon spokesperson …

Tech giants, world leaders — but not U.S. — pledge to curb internet hate speech
5 years, 7 months ago

Tech giants, world leaders — but not U.S. — pledge to curb internet hate speech

LA Times  

Associated Press The leaders of France and New Zealand joined with the world’s biggest online platforms in pledging to help curb the internet’s role in spreading hate speech and incitement to violence. French President Emmanuel Macron and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern were joined by leaders from Britain, Canada, Jordan, Indonesia and other nations to approve the push they …

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