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Out of ten demands from civil rights groups leading a Facebook ad boycott, the social media giant addressed just one — and its v

Facebook met with the civil rights groups leading an ad boycott on Tuesday. The groups went in with ten demands, of which Facebook only addressed one: hiring a C-suite level civil rights exec. Facebook said it would make the hire but wouldn't commit to making the position C-suite. The civil rights groups branded the meeting a "disappointment". Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Facebook tried on Tuesday, July 8, to placate the civil rights groups leading an ad boycott against it — and failed. CEO Mark Zuckerberg, COO Sheryl Sandberg, and Chris Cox, chief product officer, met with leaders from the NAACP, Color of Change, Free Press, and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Tuesday for an hour to discuss the Stop Hate For Profit campaign the groups collectively launched.

 

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