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Description: On July 1, 2020, many advertisers pulled their spending from Facebook and Instagram, and in some cases Twitter, to show solidarity with the racial justice movement and for other reasons. While it got a lot of media attention, the ad boycott did not negatively affect the social properties’ ad revenues.

Source: eMarkerter.com

Date: Dec 01, 2020

Link: https://www.emarketer.com/content/facebook-ad-boycott-did-not-affect-ad-revenue?ecid=NL1001

Questions for discussion:

  • What was the outcome of the suspensions?
  • Why do you suppose this is?
  • How should advertisers interpret the way people reacted?
  • What are the lessons for marketers?