Lyft, HP won't advertise on Breitbart. Uber, Amazon remain - CNET
Ride-hailing company Lyft joins HP, T-Mobile, Lenovo, Autodesk and others in pulling its ads from the far-right news site. But some companies remain. Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images Online ad sales aren't something that typically capture the imagination. But throw in corporate shaming with some political wrangling, and the topic gets downright interesting. After the election of President Donald Trump in November, a secretive organization called Sleeping Giants popped up on Facebook and Twitter . It's mission: "To stop racist websites by stopping their ad dollars." Sleeping Giants' main target has been Breitbart News, which made headlines Wednesday after students at University of California at Berkeley protested an appearance by one of its columnists. The right-wing news and opinion site, formerly run by senior Trump aide Steve Bannon, has been criticized as a platform for conspiracy theories and racism. Bannon himself called Breitbart "the platform of the 'alt-right,'" a loose,Read full article from Lyft, HP won't advertise on Breitbart. Uber, Amazon remain - CNET
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