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Coca-Cola, a US corporation, has suspended social media ads for a month in protest at the lack of regulation of emerging “racist” publications, said James Quincy, CEO.
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“Racism has no place in the world and no place on social networks. Coca-Cola will suspend paid advertising on all social networks around the world for at least 30 days, ”TASS quoted him as saying.
After that, according to the head of Coca-Cola, the company will decide whether to make changes to its advertising policy.
He also said that he was counting on greater accountability and transparency on the part of the social networks with which the company collaborates.
Johnson & Johnson previously announced cessation of skin lightening productsand Uncle Ben’s product line, owned by Mars Corporation, decided to change the logo by removing the portrait of a black farmer.
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