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    Ecco next to boycott Facebook and Instagram

    22 July 2020

    Ecco said it is continuously reviewing advertising efforts on social media platforms “to be in alignment with company values” after its U.S. arm earlier this month joined a growing list of firms boycotting Facebook and Instagram to protest policies for handling online hate speech and misinformation. Ecco USA is pausing ...

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    Outdoor brands stop ad campaigns on Facebook and Instagram

    23 June 2020

    On June 19, The North Face (TNF) became the first major sporting goods company to stop advertising on Facebook after civil rights organizations put increasing pressure on Facebook for moderation content and hate speech following the death of George Floyd. In a tweet that said “We’re in. We’re Out,” TNF ...

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    Virtual Thin Air show postponed

    9 June 2020

    The organizers of the Thin Air Outdoor Media Show announced that the dates for the event have been changed. ”To ensure we do not take focus from long overdue conversations and efforts on the systemic racism and oppression of our Black friends, neighbors, and colleagues, The Thin Air Show will ...