Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are "behind the scenes" of the "Stop Hate for Profit" campaign (opens in new tab), which calls on companies to stop advertising on Facebook to protest Facebook's failure to remove racist hate speech, People reports (opens in new tab). Facebook was recently accused (opens in new tab) of failing to remove a post by Donald Trump inciting violence against Black Lives Matter protesters ("When the looting starts, the shooting starts," Trump wrote on both Facebook and Twitter) (opens in new tab).

"One of the areas the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been working hard on as they develop Archewell [Meghan and Harry's upcoming nonprofit] is online hate speech, and we've been working with civil rights and racial justice groups," a royal source told People. A person told People." The issue has taken on added importance, especially in recent weeks, as they have urged global CEOs to join in solidarity with coalitions of civil and racial justice organizations like the NAACP, Color of Change, and Anti-Defamation League to call for structural change in the online world. We are working to do so."

On Twitter, NAACP President Derrick Johnson praised Megan and Harry, saying, "Thank you for embodying leadership in the moment, the NAACP deeply appreciates your unwavering support for #StopHateForProfit."

The NAACP also praised Megan and Harry for "taking the time to speak out and show your support for #StopHateForProfit.

The campaign, created by the NAACP, Anti-Defamation League, Color of Change, and other organizations, calls on businesses to "stand in solidarity with our most deeply held American values of freedom, equality, and justice and not advertise on Facebook services during July

"We are committed to the values of freedom, equality, and justice.

"99% of Facebook's $70 billion is earned through advertising," says the Stop Hate for Profit website (opens in new tab).

"Send a powerful message to Facebook: your profits are never worth promoting hate, bigotry, racism, anti-Semitism, or violence.

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