CHATHAM, Ont. — In a statement issued Wednesday morning, TekSavvy announced it is joining the growing advertising boycott of Facebook, as well as suspending ads on Facebook’s Instagram photo-sharing platform.
“TekSavvy has joined the Facebook and Instagram advertising boycott as part of the Stop Hate for Profit campaign. We firmly believe in equality and fairness and strongly oppose the spread of hateful content. To this end we are stopping our advertising indefinitely on Facebook and Instagram,” said Mike Stanford, TekSavvy’s vice-president of marketing, in the statement.
“This decision aligns with our long-standing corporate values. TekSavvy is a strong proponent of a free and open Internet, and we have watched with increasing concern the rise of hate speech on social media. Organizations need to hold themselves accountable for stemming hate and radicalization on their platforms,” added Stanford.
