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Re:Verizon suspends advertising on Facebook, joins growing b... by aabhay on Thursday June 25, 2020 @08:06PM (#23647277)
I see it as a "kill two birds" situation. Corporate ethics is a very different beast from human ethics. Getting any decision through a board room typically requires at least two entirely plausible value propositions.
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Re:Verizon suspends advertising on Facebook, joins growing b... by jariel on Thursday June 25, 2020 @09:06PM (#23647679)
No, it takes no decision from the board to cut ad spending due to COVID, which is happening universally.

The bit about 'Facebook' is a very secondary thing and it's not in the same category of 'birds'.

One is existential to the nature of the business, the other is a PR line.

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