Over the past couple of weeks, a who’s who of over 500 brands, including Verizon, Coca-Cola, Unilever, Levi’s, Starbucks, Reebok, Adidas, and Ford, announced they would withdraw their advertising from Facebook for the month of July or longer. Many were responding to the #StopHateForProfit campaign, organized by a coalition of civil rights and public interest […] Posts by Lisa Macpherson:
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Lisa Macpherson
July 9, 2020
Is #StopHateForProfit the Big Reckoning for Facebook? A Former Marketing Leader Isn’t So Sure
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Lisa Macpherson
July 9, 2020
Over the past couple of weeks, a who’s who of over 500 brands, including Verizon, Coca-Cola, Unilever, Levi’s, Starbucks, Reebok, Adidas, and Ford, announced they would withdraw their advertising from Facebook for the month of July or longer. Many were responding to the #StopHateForProfit campaign, organized by a coalition of civil rights and public interest […]
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Lisa Macpherson
May 11, 2020
The Pandemic Proves We Need A “Superfund” to Clean Up Misinformation on the Internet
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Lisa Macpherson
May 11, 2020
This blog post is part of a series on communications policies Public Knowledge recommends in response to the pandemic. You can read more of our proposals here and view the full series here. “When the next pandemic strikes, we’ll be fighting it on two fronts. The first is the one you immediately think about: understanding the disease, researching […]
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Lisa Macpherson
March 27, 2020
Next Stimulus Package Should Target “Distressed” Local Journalism
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Lisa Macpherson
March 27, 2020
This blog post is part of a series on communications policies Public Knowledge recommends in response to the pandemic. You can read more of our proposals here and view the full series here. The COVID-19 pandemic has created an explosion of misinformation, fraud, and fear. Unfortunately, the big digital networks that citizens are turning to for connection, entertainment, […]