admin | July 1, 2020
A civil rights coalition, which includes the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the NAACP, launched the #StopHateforProfit campaign last week when it called on major corporations to put a pause on advertising on Facebook, citing the company's "repeated failure to meaningfully address the vast proliferation of hate on its platforms." Within days, outdoor retailers REI, The North Face, and Patagonia said they were in.
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admin | July 1, 2020
According to ADLs most recent audit, there were a total of 345 anti-Semitic incidents in New Jersey the highest number ever recorded in the state. By World Israel News Staff Following the release of the Anti-Defamation Leagues 2019 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents in May, which found a73 percent spike in casesin New Jersey, the ADL has filed open records requests for information on how various towns are responding. The towns in which requests were filed are Jackson, Toms River, Howell, and Brick.
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admin | July 1, 2020
Historical Confederate monuments are being taken down and defaced from protests over the death of George Floyd. Storyful As America marks a month of protests against systemic racism and many peopledraw comparisons between current events and thecivil rights movement, an oversimplified trope about the Democratic Partys racist past has been resurrectedonline. Friendly reminder that if you support the Democrat Party, you support the party that founded the KKK and start a civil war to keep their slaves," claims animage of a tweetInstagram user @snowflake.tears shared on June on 19.
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admin | June 30, 2020
Dozens of large companies have paused their advertising campaigns on Facebook (and Instagram) for July and in some cases for the rest of the year. Among the biggest names: Starbucks, Clorox, Adidas, Reebok, and Coca Cola
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admin | June 30, 2020
Good morning and welcome back to Speed Lines, The Drive's morning roundup of what matters in the world of cars and transportation. On tap today: EV startup Byton is reportedly on the ropes, Nissan has a lot of explaining to do but it also has an electric crossover, and Ford joins Honda in boycotting Facebook and other social media platforms to combat hate speech
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admin | June 30, 2020
As someone who has worked in media for the better part of the last decade, Ive been quite disappointed at the way certain figures who have demonstrated themselves to be bigots with tremendous amounts of prejudice have been normalized.
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admin | June 30, 2020
This 2019 photo shows Duncan Lemp in Venice, Italy. (Mercedes Lemp via AP)(Photo: Mercedes Lemp via AP) During a congressional debate last week, U.S. Rep
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admin | June 30, 2020
The acute paucity of newTV shows to write about or review this week (indeed, this entire month) presents an opportunity for reflection today. By coincidence, the current TV Blogunder its present author reached a milestone on Monday: No. 1,500
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admin | June 26, 2020
Facebook has been criticized for policy decisions that civil rightsgroups claim allowconspiracy theorists toproliferateand harassment to go unpunished.Facebook has been hammered over a failure to punish the account of President Donald Trump, after he posted a message in May that suggested shooting protesters. Trump posted the message to Facebook and Twitter, and Twitter slapped the tweet with a warning label while Facebook dealt no punishment. It was a divisive message from the president, but Facebook has been in a difficult position catering to forces in Washington and the demands of activists, who want ittotake a harder line.On Thursday, a report in The Wall Street Journalsaid Trumps campaign was bewildered by social media companiesthat have penalized him
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admin | June 26, 2020
Verizon said on Thursday it is pulling advertising on Facebook until the company "can create an acceptable solution that makes us comfortable." A company spokesperson said the pause applies to both Facebook and Instagram. It comes as marketers including Ben & Jerry's, Patagonia and REI have also said they plan to pause advertising on the platforms. Facebook's stock was down nearly 2% Thursday evening.
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