While most reporting has focused on the [Stop Hate for Profit] campaign and the advertisers who have decided to boycott Facebook in response to the campaign, today CNN was accused of stepping beyond the bounds of journalism and into the realm of activism by publishing an article that was initially titled: “These are the big brands that haven’t pulled ads from Facebook yet.”
The article notes that “the vast majority of Facebook (FB)’s biggest advertisers — the ones with presumably the most leverage have stayed quiet” and then names many of the large brands that have yet to pull their Facebook ads.
The article was swiftly ratioed on Twitter and many of the replies accused CNN of attempting to pressure the named brands into joining the Facebook ad boycott.
Of course, CNN tried to downplay and backtrack, having changed the headline to: “Hundreds of brands are pulling ads from Facebook. Its largest advertisers aren’t among them.” But it's not exactly a good look, all the same.
Facebook didn't censor Trump, some woke companies removed their adds to "blackmail" them as they claimed with their virtue signals in Twitter, they didn't accomplish anything with their boycott and now CNN pressures other companies to do the same as those woke companies. Clear electoral fraud but the institutions won't do anything, curiously they investigated for years some fiction about a russian collusion, meanwhile all people and counties not friendly to USA laugh at those pathetic idiots.
I think that's all what happened seeing it from a neutral stance.
I'll let this bit speak for itself:
Of course, CNN tried to downplay and backtrack, having changed the headline to: “Hundreds of brands are pulling ads from Facebook. Its largest advertisers aren’t among them.” But it's not exactly a good look, all the same.
Funny how 'not doing something' became this newsworthy.
Facebook didn't censor Trump, some woke companies removed their adds to "blackmail" them as they claimed with their virtue signals in Twitter, they didn't accomplish anything with their boycott and now CNN pressures other companies to do the same as those woke companies. Clear electoral fraud but the institutions won't do anything, curiously they investigated for years some fiction about a russian collusion, meanwhile all people and counties not friendly to USA laugh at those pathetic idiots.
I think that's all what happened seeing it from a neutral stance.