Popular actresses, actors and singers participate in the Facebook boycott, 'freezing' Facebook and Instagram accounts one after another
Actress and model Kim Kardashian , who has 188 million Instagram followers, has announced that she will 'freeze' her Instagram and Facebook accounts. This is a move in favor of the boycott campaign ' Stop Hate for Profit ' for Facebook.
Kim Kardashian to freeze Facebook, Instagram accounts in #StopHateForProfit effort --Axios
https://www.axios.com/kim-kardashian-freezes-facebook-instagram-33b375c1-ec6a-41db-b1ec-697b63648a18.html
Kim Kardashian West is freezing her Instagram and Facebook accounts for a day in protest --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/15/21438538/kim-kardashian-facebook-instagram-protest-stop-the-hate
In recent years, innocent people have been killed because the public believed in false information on SNS, and it is said that SNS is spreading discrimination and hatred, and dealing with SNS expression restrictions and hate speech. Is strongly sought after.
Two innocent people burn at the stake at the stake by a crowd who believed in Facebook and WhatsApp fake news-GIGAZINE
In particular, Facebook has long been accused of 'becoming a hotbed for fostering discrimination in the Rohingya massacre in Myanmar,' and it has been pointed out that Facebook's hate speech is still leading to the massacre in Ethiopia as of September 2020. The problem is revealed.
In the United States, Facebook's failure to label posts suggesting President Trump's violence has increased, and in June 2020, major companies boycotted Facebook and Instagram ads, 'Stop Hate for Profit.' (Let's stop the boycott for profit) campaign has been launched.
What's happening with big companies like Coca-Cola and Unilever dropping ads on Facebook one after another? --GIGAZINE
However, Facebook has created a unique ecosystem that automatically adjusts the price of ads, so it is increasing revenue despite more than 1000 'boycotts of ads', and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said, 'Ads boycott the brand is also to be considered to immediately come back to Facebook to ' it has been reported . In fact, corporate boycotts are reportedly short-term, with some already resuming ad serving.
Meanwhile, American actress and model Kim Kardashian, singer Katy Perry , actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Michael B. Jordan have announced that they will support the StopHateForProfit campaign and freeze their Facebook and Instagram accounts. ..
The following image was posted on Kim Kardashian's Instagram account. The post says, 'I love Instagram and Facebook to connect directly with people, but I can't keep silent in situations where the platform allows hate, propaganda, and the spread of misinformation.' 'Shared on social media. Misinformation has seriously affected our elections and undermined democracy. If I freeze Instagram or Facebook to tell Facebook '#StopHateForProfit', please agree. ' I am.
Katy Perry also used the same image to quote George Orwell 's words, 'In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.'
The presidential election is scheduled to take place in November 2020 in the United States. Since it has been pointed out that fake news has greatly influenced the election in the 2016 presidential election, Google, Microsoft, Wikipedia, etc. are cooperating with the government to fight 'fake news of the presidential election', YouTube and Twitter also changed policy. Facebook is also reportedly considering banning election ads . Celebrity account freezing movements are expected to put further pressure on these movements.
Kim Kardashian's Instagram account has the seventh highest number of followers of all accounts, with 188 million people. It also has 30 million followers on its Facebook account, and has considerable transmission power. News media Axios said Kim Kardashian's post was 'a disaster for Facebook and Instagram PR.'
In addition, Facebook has not announced comments at the time of writing the article.
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