Starbucks pausing advertising on all social media platforms

Starbucks Corp. is the latest company to temporarily stop advertising on social media platforms.

In a short statement, the coffee giant said it will pause advertising on all social media platforms as it continues discussions internally, with its media partners and with civil rights organizations “in the effort to stop the spread of hate speech.”

On Friday, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said the company will change its policies to prohibit hate speech in its advertisements. He also said Facebook will hide or block content considered hateful or that could harm voting, with no exception for politicians.

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