After Zuckerberg Meeting, Advocates Say Facebook Failing to Address Hate
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg failed to commit to concrete action removing hate and disinformation from the platform, when meeting with leaders of an advertising boycott Tuesday, Free Press said. Free Press co-CEO Jessica Gonzalez, NAACP CEO Derrick Johnson, Color of…
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Change President Rashad Robinson and Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt met with Zuckerberg, Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Product Officer Chris Cox and Vice President-Global Affairs and Communications Nick Clegg. Nearly 1,000 companies are participating in the ad boycott “in response to Facebook’s failure to curtail the spread of hate and disinformation across its platform,” Free Press said. The group’s demands include hiring a C-suite level executive with civil rights expertise, submitting to independent audits and altering Facebook’s community standards. “Instead of committing to a timeline to root out hate and disinformation on Facebook, the company’s leaders delivered the same old talking points to try to placate us without meeting our demands,” Gonzalez said. Facebook didn’t comment.