Johnnie Walker owner stops Facebook ads in South Africa due to racism – but SAB ‘won’t be part of boycott’

Companies like Unilever , Adidas, Starbucks and Ford have since stopped advertising on social media in the US.

“We urge our media partners to do more to tackle unacceptable racist content on their platforms,” Sibani Mngadi, Corporate Affairs Director at Diageo SA, said in a statement.

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