Social Advocacy Groups want Facebook to Stop Hate for Profit
Facebook is THE most popular social media platform. People go on this app to share big moments, memories, connect with friends, and much more. But what happens when the platform becomes unsafe for its users?
Facebook has been getting more and more pressure from users and companies to check hateful or prejudice comments on their network. The Stop Hate for Profit movement founded by civil rights activist groups is calling for Facebook to do more! To create a more accepting and safe platform for their users. And although the social network has made efforts to make changes in the past it has fallen short of everyone’s expectations. Organizations like the NAACP, Common Sense, and many more have been making efforts to change the platform from years, but there’s more of a push to address the bigotry on the app after the murder of George Floyd. When white supremacists and bigoted comments, as well as misinformation about the murder, were ignored by the network.
The goal of the campaign to have people pull out of buying ad space from Facebook going into July. This boycott also includes Instagram. And although the campaign is still new big names in clothing have taken their stand. Patagonia and The North Face have announced on their social media that they’ll be boycotting the app for the remainder of the month. Aside from clothing, Ben and Jerry has announced that they will not be buying ad space from the network as well.
To learn more about this movement check out the Stop Hate for Profit website. https://www.stophateforprofit.org/demand-change
Photo Credits: stophateforprofit.com
Report: Lauren Tucker
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