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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsZuckerberg going to meet with civil rights groups . . .
. . . after being boycotted by 100's of corporate ad buyers. - Wapo, 7/8/'20
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Zuckerberg going to meet with civil rights groups . . . (Original Post)
empedocles
Jul 2020
OP
I pay for WaPo. How can I copy. When I try simply, it doesn't transfer? Advise please.
empedocles
Jul 2020
#12
fleur-de-lisa
(14,627 posts)1. Too late.
RockRaven
(14,972 posts)2. Empty, PR-directed gesture. He's already staked out his substantive position.
He's just looking for some window dressing.
SoonerPride
(12,286 posts)3. Fuck Zuckerberg. Delete Facebook.
dalton99a
(81,515 posts)4. Useless. He's making a lot of money from the pact he made with Trump
C_U_L8R
(45,003 posts)5. Zuck wants a do-over?
He kinda botched it up just yesterday. Does Facebook realize how arrogant they're acting... do they even care? Seems they do care very much about stock prices and personal net worth. See how that goes if users go away and the revenue dries up.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/07/07/facebook-boycott-civil-rights-zuckerberg/
2naSalit
(86,647 posts)6. LOL!!!
Far too late driodling!
Squinch
(50,955 posts)7. He just met with them a few days ago and denied all their requests.
dalton99a
(81,515 posts)9. He's full of shit
It was abundantly clear in our meeting today that Mark Zuckerberg and the Facebook team is not yet ready to address the vitriolic hate on their platform, Greenblatt said.
Zuckerberg also did not address the organizers call for the company to provide automatic recourse to companies whose advertisements appear alongside hateful content, the organizers said.
The boycott organizers didnt hear anything today to convince us that Zuckerberg and his colleagues are taking action, Free Press CO-CEO Jessica J. González said. Instead of committing to a timeline to root out hate and disinformation on Facebook, the companys leaders delivered the same old talking points to try to placate us without meeting our demands.
The meeting took place amid escalating calls to reform Facebook. More than 750 companies, including Coca-Cola, Hershey and Unilever, have suspended advertising on the platform. Boycott organizers contend Facebook has allowed content to flourish that could incite violence and exacerbate social strife. By targeting Facebooks ad dollars in the most substantive effort yet, organizers hope Zuckerberg and his team will be compelled to take action.
Zuckerberg also did not address the organizers call for the company to provide automatic recourse to companies whose advertisements appear alongside hateful content, the organizers said.
The boycott organizers didnt hear anything today to convince us that Zuckerberg and his colleagues are taking action, Free Press CO-CEO Jessica J. González said. Instead of committing to a timeline to root out hate and disinformation on Facebook, the companys leaders delivered the same old talking points to try to placate us without meeting our demands.
The meeting took place amid escalating calls to reform Facebook. More than 750 companies, including Coca-Cola, Hershey and Unilever, have suspended advertising on the platform. Boycott organizers contend Facebook has allowed content to flourish that could incite violence and exacerbate social strife. By targeting Facebooks ad dollars in the most substantive effort yet, organizers hope Zuckerberg and his team will be compelled to take action.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/07/07/facebook-boycott-civil-rights-zuckerberg/
empedocles
(15,751 posts)12. I pay for WaPo. How can I copy. When I try simply, it doesn't transfer? Advise please.
shockey80
(4,379 posts)8. I would not complain if someone punched Zuckerberg in the face.
He needs it.
lame54
(35,293 posts)11. I didn't see a thing
empedocles
(15,751 posts)10. 'Moscow mark'
Pun intended