Microsoft reportedly paused ad spending on Facebook and Instagram over concerns about 'inappropriate content' (MSFT, FB)
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- Microsoft has paused advertising spending on Facebook and Instagram, Axios reported Monday.
- The news comes as other major advertisers halt ad spending on Facebook to protest the way the company moderates hate speech.
- Microsoft is not participating in the boycott, according to Axios, but is concerned about the content that its ads could appear next to on the social networks.
- Microsoft has yet to respond to a request to confirm the report.
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Microsoft has reportedly paused advertising spending on Facebook and Instagram through at least August, according to Axios, citing an internal chat transcript.
The company first suspended advertising on the social networks in the US in May and more recently paused spending globally, Axios reported Monday. Microsoft has yet to respond to a request to confirm the news.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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