Ben & Jerry’s joins Facebook advertising boycott

Published June 24, 2020 2:30am ET



A top ice cream brand is joining a group of companies refusing to advertise with Facebook citing concerns over the tech giant’s policing of abuse.

Vermont brand Ben & Jerry’s announced on Tuesday it would temporarily cease paying advertising to Facebook or the image-based social media platform Instagram after both companies have failed to take “clear and unequivocal actions” to better monitor its services.

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