Read full article here: A group of civil rights organizations blasted Facebook on Wednesday, calling out the platforms role in allowing hate and bigotry to fester and urging an advertiser boycott.The groups, including the NAACP, Color of Change and the Anti-Defamation League, are asking what the social network could do with the $70 billion in annual revenue that it makes from advertising -- claiming that Facebooks tolerance of hate allowed white supremacy and racism to flourish.Today, we are asking all businesses to stand in solidarity with our most deeply held American values of freedom, equality and justice and not advertise on Facebooks services in July, a full page ad in The Los Angeles Times says. Lets send Facebook a powerful message: Your profits will never be worth promoting hate, bigotry, racism, antisemitism and violence.BOSTON DYNAMICS SPOT ROBOT DOG IS NOW FOR SALE, BUT ITLL COST YOUGITHUB TO REMOVE MASTER AND SLAVE CODING TERMS SEEN AS RACIALLY INSENSITIVEAlthough many of these groups have been in conversation with Facebook for several years, and the company has invested in content moderators and machine learning technology to remove hate speech, the organizations believe it hasnt done enough to stem the spread of racism, anti-Semitism and bigotry.The tech giant has faced renewed pressure, including from some of its own employees who staged a virtual walkout, to remove or fact-check posts from President Trump regarding the ongoing protests and riots over racism and police brutality in the U.S. However, CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended the decision in a companywide video conference.In contrast, Twitter put a label on Trumps tweets for "glorifying violence."Organizers, who are starting with dozens of companies that advertise on Facebook and plan to eventually include hundreds, are hoping that the boycott has the effect of forcing the social network to move quickly.We have long seen how Facebook has allowed some of the worst elements of
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