Verizon boycotts Facebook (for a month)

Facebook will start what you might call a "hear no evil, see no evil" option for political ads. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Will going after Facebook's ad revenue get the social media giant to take more action on misinformation?

Joining the likes of REI, Patagonia and others, Verizon is the biggest company by far to pull advertising from Facebook to protest the social media company’s moderation policies and overall corporate approach to combating misinformation. Can a boycott that’s just a month long lead to lasting change? We’ll talk about it. Plus: The country’s mayors speak out about racism in criminal justice.

Here’s a list of some of the stuff we’re talking about today:

This U.S. Conference of Mayors statement
“Facebook Looks to Contain Advertising Boycott Over Hate Speech” from The Wall Street Journal
“Verizon is pulling advertising from Facebook and Instagram” from CNBC
Finally, this video:

People are laughing at this, but I’ve interviewed so many people whose parents, spouses, friends, etc. have been swallowed by this stuff. It’s not fringe and it’s not benign. https://t.co/0t1vSVInPn
— Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) June 25, 2020

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