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Facebook, Apple, Nike and other companies support protesters with donations and hashtags

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Tech-oligarchs and sweatshop-mongers for social justice!

By Mike Murphy and Andrew Keshner

Market Watch

As protests stemming from the death of George Floyd wrack the nation, a number of leading tech companies have offered their support for demonstrators and funding for social-justice organizations.

Twitter Inc. TWTR, +3.41% changed its profile bio to read simply “#BlackLivesMatter,” while Alphabet Inc.’s GOOGL, +1.81% GOOG, +1.85% Google said on its main search page: “We stand in support of racial equality, and all those who search for it.”

Google’s YouTube said it would donate $1 million “in support of efforts to address social injustice.”

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