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Boycott Fb: Civil rights teams name on massive advertisers to yank adverts over hate speech insurance policies

Civil rights teams from the NAACP to the ADL are calling on advertisers to boycott Fb in July to protest its failure to take away hate speech.
Civil rights groups from the NAACP to the ADL are calling on advertisers to boycott Facebook in July to protest its failure to remove hate speech.

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