Coca-Cola said its decision did not mean it was joining the #StopHateforProfit campaign
Coca-Cola will suspend advertising on social media globally for at least 30 days, as pressure builds on platforms to crack down on hate speech.
"There is no place for racism in the world and there is no place
for racism on social media," the drinks maker's chairman and CEO James Quincey said, external.
He demanded "greater accountability and transparency" from social media firms.
It came after Facebook said it would label potentially harmful or misleading posts left up for their news value, external.
Founder Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook would also ban advertising containing claims "that people of a specific race, ethnicity, national origin, religious affiliation, caste, sexual orientation, gender identity or immigration status" are a threat to others.
The organisers of the #StopHateforProfit, external campaign, which accuses Facebook of not doing enough to stop hate speech and [...]
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