Facebook Pledges $10 Million to Fight Racial Injustice

Amid the ongoing Black Lives Matter movement, Jennifer Lawrence decided to join twitter to speak up against racial injustice. The actress joined the call for justice for Breonna Taylor and voiced her opinions on the social media platform.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorFacebook announced that it is committing $200 million to support Black-owned businesses, Black creators, and nonprofits serving the Black community.The funding — in the form of cash grants and ad credits — is part of the social giant’s pledge to invest $1.1 billion to support Black and diverse suppliers and communities in the U.S by the end of 2021.The company also said it will offer free digital skills training with the goal to reach 2 million members of the

Facebook removed a picture of her breastfeeding baby daughter Birdie. The mum-of-five was up in arms after being told her sweet snap breached policies for being too "sexual" and decided to take her complaint straight to the top.

Facebook will allow users to turn off political ads in the next few weeks, a significant policy change coming after months of criticism thatpoliticians and political groups could run ads containing false information on its platform.

Ted Johnson Joe Biden’s presidential campaign launched an online petition and open letter targeting Facebook’s policies, telling CEO Mark Zuckerberg that the platform has taken “no meaningful action” to root out misinformation.In the letter, the Biden campaign writes that Facebook “continues to allow Donald Trump to say anything — and to pay to ensure that his wild claims reach millions of voters.  SuperPACs and other dark money groups are following his example.

Justin Bieber has vowed to fight racial injustice after proclaiming that he has “benefited off of black culture”.The ‘Yummy’ singer has been using his social media channels over the past 10 days to speak out against racism following the death of George Floyd.Floyd, an African-American man, was killed in Minneapolis on May 25 when a white police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes and ignored the man’s pleas that he couldn’t breathe.In a new Instagram post, Bieber acknowledged that

Jake Kanter International TV EditorAfter parent company Comcast committed $100M to the fight against social injustice and inequality, Sky has said it will use £30M ($38M) of this cash to support similar causes in Europe.The European pay-TV giant said it would spend £10M a year over the next three years on three strategic aims: Boosting diversity among its staff; supporting diversity action groups and anti-racism charities; and commissioning content that highlights racial injustice, as well as

Justin Bieber is doing some important self-reflection about how Black culture has shaped his career.

Justin Bieber acknowledged that his music career has been shaped by black culture in a new post on Instagram. In the note, the pop star also pledged to use his privilege as a white celebrity to engage in work against racism.

Basketball legend Michael Jordan and officials behind his athletic brand have pledged $100 million (£79 million) over the next decade to fight racial injustice.Days after the sports hero made a rare political statement expressing his deep pain and anger at the police brutality which led to the death of African-American man George Floyd in Minnesota, he joined forces with Jordan Brand executives to announce plans to support organisations working towards “ensuring racial equality, social justice

Also Read: Why #BlackLivesMatter Matters: Because of How Little Has Changed for People Like Me (Commentary)Joint Statement from Michael Jordan & Jordan Brand regarding $100m donation. pic.twitter.com/yYXWh5eBZl— Estee Portnoy (@esteep) June 5, 2020The donation comes on the heels of Jordan tweeting on May 31, “I am deeply saddened, truly pained and plain angry.

Donations are just one part of the multi-faceted approach needed to fight systemic racism. But these music companies are putting their money where their mouth is.

The company will also double match all employee contributions

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg, during a questions-and-answers session with employees on Tuesday, defended the company’s decision to not censor or label President Trump’s recent posts — a decision Twitter took the opposite stance on.

Several civil rights groups ripped Facebook and its two most prominent executives, CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg, for not covering up President Trump’s posts with warning labels, in the same way Twitter has in the last week.

A number of Facebook employees on Monday planned a virtual walkout after executives said they would not take action concerning future posts from President Donald Trump even after some were labeled as misleading and dangerous by Twitter. Facebook’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, has held firm through the years that he believes his company's platform should be hands-off when it comes to political posts.

By Dino-Ray Ramos