New Zealand firms consider pulling ads from social media after mass shooting

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New Zealand firms consider pulling ads from social media after mass shooting

"The tone didn't feel right in the aftermath of these events."

Some New Zealand companies are weighing whether to advertise on social media, as two industry groups urged them not to in the wake of last week's mass shooting in Christchurch that was livestreamed on Facebook and redistributed on other platforms. Fifty people were killed and dozens wounded in ...

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