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    Unilever, Maker Of Dove Soap, Is Latest Brand To Boycott Facebook

    The consumer goods giant is the biggest brand to join a growing campaign to pressure Facebook to do more to curb hate speech and other harmful content.
    by Shannon Bond Jun 26, 2020 2 minutes
    Unilever, whose brands include Dove shampoo, is the latest big advertiser to raise concerns over social media companies' failures to curb harmful content on their platforms.

    Unilever, the maker of Dove soap and Hellmann's mayonnaise, will stop advertising on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter in the U.S. through the end of the year. The company cited a need to end divisiveness and hate speech during a polarized election season.

    "Continuing to advertise.

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