June 30, 2020 10:00 am
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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/interface/2020/6/30/21307039/facebook-ad-boycott-analysis-unilever-verizon-coca-cola
The Facebook boycott advertisers have the right company but the wrong diagnosis
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales
It was a big news day for bans: Twitch temporarily banned Donald Trump, Reddit banned The_Donald, YouTube banned a group of far-right creators, and India banned TikTok. But I still haven’t written about the Facebook ad boycott, which accelerated since last I wrote — so let’s talk about that today, and we’ll get to the rest later this week.
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A social media advertising boycott that began with some outerwear brands picked up steam over the weekend, and has been joined by some of the giants of consumer brand advertising. Unilever, Verizon, Starbucks, Coca-Cola, and Clorox are among those who have pulled their ads. (Microsoft did so quietly in May.) Some pulled their ads for a month; some put their ads on an indefinite “pause.” Some pulled...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/interface/2020/6/30/21307039/facebook-ad-boycott-analysis-unilever-verizon-coca-cola
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