Ben & Jerry’s Halts U.S. Facebook, Twitter Ads Through Year End
A customer exits a Ben & Jerry’s ice cream shop in Los Angeles, California.
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Ben & Jerry’s, the Unilever NV-owned ice cream brand, said it’s extending a halt of paid advertising on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter through the end of 2020.
The company, which has been a vocal supporter of social justice issues, is supporting the #StopHateForProfit campaign, the Vermont-based company said on Thursday. U.S. corporate leaders have pledged to take their advertising dollars elsewhere to condemn social media companies’ failure to remove hateful content and misinformation.