<p>Toymaker Lego said on Wednesday it would pause social media advertising for at least a month, joining a long list of companies that say Facebook is not doing enough to stop hate speech on its platforms.</p>.<p>The Danish company, known for its colourful plastic bricks, said in a statement it would review the "standards we apply to advertising and engagement on global social media platforms".</p>.<p>The 'Stop Hate for Profit' campaign was started by several US civil rights groups after the death of African-American George Floyd in police custody triggered widespread protests against racial discrimination in the United States.</p>
<p>Toymaker Lego said on Wednesday it would pause social media advertising for at least a month, joining a long list of companies that say Facebook is not doing enough to stop hate speech on its platforms.</p>.<p>The Danish company, known for its colourful plastic bricks, said in a statement it would review the "standards we apply to advertising and engagement on global social media platforms".</p>.<p>The 'Stop Hate for Profit' campaign was started by several US civil rights groups after the death of African-American George Floyd in police custody triggered widespread protests against racial discrimination in the United States.</p>