Coca-Cola says pausing social media advertising

Coca-Cola, a major force in global advertising, announced Friday it would suspend ads on social media for at least 30 days, as platforms face a reckoning over how they deal with racist content.

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(FILES) This file photo taken on January 19, 2016 shows the logo of the Coca-Cola company during the presentation of a new advertising campaign in Paris. - Coca-Cola, a major force in global advertising, announced on June 26, 2020 that it would suspend ads on social media for at least 30 days, as platforms face a reckoning over how they deal with racist content. (Photo by PATRICK KOVARIK / AFP)

2020-06-27 19:32:49

Coca-Cola, a major force in global advertising, announced Friday it would suspend ads on social media for at least 30 days, as platforms face a reckoning over how they deal with racist content.

"There is no place for racism in the world and there is no place for racism on social media," James Quincey, chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company, said in a brief statement.

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