Apr
20
BuzzFeed Deleted Three Posts Because of Business-Side Pressures
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BuzzFeed deleted three posts after receiving complaints from advertisers and members of its business-side, an internal review conducted of the site’s practices revealed. The three posts were about Unilever’s Axe body spray, Microsoft and Pepsi.
Removing published articles from a website without issuing a formal retraction or reason for the deletion is a major taboo among serious news and media organizations.
Ben Smith, BuzzFeed’s editor in chief, explained in a memo to staff over the weekend, first reported by Gawker, why the posts were deleted. Here’s a portion of the memo, provided by BuzzFeed:
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