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Lego says it’ll pull Facebook ads https://t.co/M6wN1Ghewb https://t.co/zD1HPg3u63 — PolitiTweet.org

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Seems fitting that this monument be erected during a, um, Year of Hell https://t.co/xz678lfaGo — PolitiTweet.org

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Target was Facebook’s 26th-largest advertiser in 2019, per Pathmatics, and spent an estimated $46.5 million on ads. — PolitiTweet.org

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Target tells me it’s pulling ads from Facebook and Instagram during July (but did not say it would be joining the #StopHateForProfit campaign), and will use the time to “reevaluate our plans for the remainder of the year.” — PolitiTweet.org

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@web_rant @oneunderscore__ I checked again with Facebook and they told me they are not designating the entire Boogaloo movement as a “violent US-based anti-government network” but rather only the subset of Boogaloo accounts, groups, pages etc. that advocated for violence. — PolitiTweet.org

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It also follows a letter by @MarkWarner, @maziehirono & @SenatorMenendez to Facebook today highlighting concerns about extremism on the platform, including concerns about Boogaloo. https://t.co/UIiKpuMsJm https://t.co/tVses5xTHJ — PolitiTweet.org

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The crackdown comes amid a massive advertiser revolt against Facebook, led by the #StopHateForProfit campaign, that includes huge brands like Coca-Cola, Honda, and Verizon. — PolitiTweet.org

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Facebook seems to be drawing a distinction between Boogaloo content writ large, which may still appear on the platform, and Boogaloo content that specifically promotes violence and poses “credible” threats to public safety. https://t.co/MjK53tgUfj — PolitiTweet.org

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Facebook’s banning of Boogaloo extremists zeroes in on what it said was active promotion of violence against civilians and government: https://t.co/b1Yjeu63qT — PolitiTweet.org

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NEW: Facebook said it’s banned hundreds of accounts, pages and groups linked to the amorphous Boogaloo movement: https://t.co/MjK53tgUfj — PolitiTweet.org

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For anyone who may need it: Remember to eat. — PolitiTweet.org

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The new vertical merger guidelines from DOJ/FTC are out today: https://t.co/4Q3uErH1T4 — PolitiTweet.org

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SCOTUS rules that adding “.com” to a generic word can make the whole thing eligible for trademark protection: https://t.co/4ewKoVI8dI https://t.co/AFm571VCbO — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @elanazak: Attention audience editors ➡️ Facebook is updating how it ranks news stories in its algorithm: - Prioritize original reportin… — PolitiTweet.org

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Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer says it’s pulling ads from Facebook and Instagram next month. https://t.co/YFhUgXlYEF — PolitiTweet.org

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And now Ford says it’ll suspend “all national social media advertising for the next 30 days,” adding that “hate speech, violence and racial injustice on social platforms needs to be eradicated.” By my count, that makes it the second automaker after Honda’s US arm to announce. — PolitiTweet.org

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Microsoft may be the biggest advertiser yet to abandon Facebook this year; according to Pathmatics, it was Facebook’s third-largest advertiser in 2019 and spent nearly $116 million. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CNN: Twitch has suspended an account belonging to the Trump campaign, saying that "hateful conduct is not allowed." The video streamin… — PolitiTweet.org

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A @Microsoft spokesperson just confirmed to me that this report by @inafried is accurate — the company suspended its US Facebook advertising in May, weeks before the launch of #StopHateForProfit https://t.co/WEXgBxIZgl — PolitiTweet.org

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None of the three brands said they were officially joining the #StopHateForProfit campaign, but Clorox said its commitment runs through 2020 as it predicted hate speech to increase “through the balance of the year." — PolitiTweet.org

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More major brands said this afternoon they’re pulling Facebook ads — including Adidas, Clorox, and HP. HP was FB’s 80th-biggest advertiser last year, per Pathmatics, spending ~$24.7m. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Are the social media companies doing the deplatforming today trying to ride the coattails of brands backing out of Facebook advertising, or is it the other way around? Who’s using whom? — PolitiTweet.org

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The Trump campaign’s response to Twitch is to basically ignore Twitch and use the occasion to drive campaign engagement and data. "To hear directly from the President, people should download the Trump app and text ‘Trump’ to 88022,” campaign spokesperson Tim Murtaugh told me. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @oneunderscore__: Once again, this was a DEAD SUBREDDIT. One post in the last 100 days. They already moved off site. Performative stuff… — PolitiTweet.org

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It sounds like what Detroit’s police chief was trying to do is explain how facial recognition is just supposed to be a guide or an aid. What he unintentionally did was say that the tool they pay for almost never works accurately: https://t.co/nAwT1oWN2o via @jason_koebler https://t.co/HniKVExWOq — PolitiTweet.org

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Still waiting for airline execs to promise us that seat pitch will never be the same and that battles over reclining will be a thing of the past — PolitiTweet.org

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@zerofiltertruth @LaMonicaBuzz Here’s video of the remarks: https://t.co/1Sd6BdcS5n And here’s the Washington Post's transcript: https://t.co/uybS5bAqEE https://t.co/e3x5BmqjPd — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @sarafischer: JUST IN: Republican lawmakers already weighing in on @reddit decision to ban r/The_Donald forum. "With 2020 fast approac… — PolitiTweet.org

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It’s a temporary suspension, but Twitch is now the latest digital platform to take a tougher line on Trump in recent weeks. The Trump campaign didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. https://t.co/noHDbIegwy — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump campaign’s Twitch account has been suspended, the company says, over videos of two rallies — the Tusla event where Trump spoke hypothetically of “a very tough hombre” breaking & entering; and the 2016 rally where he called Mexicans rapists: https://t.co/noHDbIegwy — PolitiTweet.org