Oreo maker Mondelez pulls ads off Twitter, citing hate speech -CEO


FILE PHOTO Dirk Van de Put Chairman and CEO Mondelez International speaks during the Milken Institutes 22nd annual Global Conference in Beverly Hills California U.S. April 29 2019.  REUTERSMike BlakeFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: Dirk Van de Put, Chairman and CEO, Mondelez International, speaks during the Milken Institute's 22nd annual Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., April 29, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mondelez International Inc CEO Dirk Van de Put said in a Reuters Newsmaker interview on Tuesday that the maker of Oreo cookies has pulled its ads off Twitter after Tesla Inc boss Elon Musk acquired the social media site.

"What we’ve seen recently since the change on Twitter has been announced, is the amount of hate speech increase significantly," Van de Put said. "We felt there is a risk our advertising would appear next to the wrong messages.

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