Tag Archives: Social networks

Facebook will ban hate speech in its ads

Facebook President and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a hearing for the House of Representatives Financial Services Committee in Washington on October 23, 2019. Erin Scott | Reuters Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Friday that the company will change its policies to ban hate speech in its ads. Under its …

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Verizon Joins Boycott of Facebook and Instagram Ads

Verizon (VZ) – Get report became the largest company to remove its advertising from Facebook (full board) – Get report and Facebook-owned Instagram about what, and a growing number of companies and organizations say, is the social media company’s inaction to stop hate speech on its platforms. The communications giant …

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Microsoft to close retail stores

A Microsoft store in New York. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Microsoft announced on Friday that it will permanently close its Microsoft Store stores. Instead, it will focus on its online store at Microsoft.com, where customers can request support, sales, training, and more. Microsoft said members of its retail team will …

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