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June 29, 2020

Unilever pulling ads on Facebook, Twitter

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The company behind Ben & Jerry's ice cream, Dove soap and a host of other consumer products said Friday it will stop advertising on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram in the U.S. through at least the end of the year because of the amount of hate speech online.

Unilever said that the polarized atmosphere in the United States ahead of November's presidential election placed responsibility on brands to act.


 
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