Spotlight on Facebook Groups Affects Microsoft

NewsCloud writes "After Slashdot reported Facebook Exposes Advertisers To Hate Speech, the company removed its F**k Islam group for a day (it's back up now). According to the New York Times, 'Facebook declined to comment on Friday on the subject of hate speech or on what steps had been taken.' It turns out that Microsoft is the digital advertising provider for Facebook serving up ads for companies such as NetFlix, T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon and Coca Cola. But for now, the Microsoft-served ads for all Facebook group home pages (even those complying with Facebook's Terms of Use) appear to have been taken off the site. For its part, NetFlix told me to address any concerns about its own ad placement along obscene speech with Facebook. T-Mobile said they would look into it."

Comments

I think the real reason this guy is angry

[Derek Loev]

is because somebody removed him from their top 8. :)

Re:Free speech

[Anonymous Coward]

I think the reason Microsoft would object to a 'fuck islam' group is because their belief is more akin to 'fuck everybody'.

A little more honesty in their ad campaigns might not go amiss...

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Re:Well that's too bad.

[Jeff DeMaagd]

Tailor-made slashvertising... Nice.

It's a DUPE too! We had this story before.

Re:Basic problem...

[Anonymous Coward]

Correction:

Summation:
Step 1: Demand they convert.
Step 2: Demand they become slaves.
Step 3: Orf wiv their 'eads.

Should read:

Summation:
Step 1: Demand they convert.
Step 2: Demand they become slaves.
Step 3: Orf wiv their 'eads.
...
Step 4: Prophet!!!

*** There, fixed it. ***

Re:Discourse raped by political correctness?

[Oktober Sunset]

Actually, Firefly hell and Firefly heaven are the same place. You are forced to watch Firefly 24/7, the only difference is the fans love it, and for everyone else it is torture.