New Zealand's Stuff newspaper group joins Facebook boycott as 'experiment'

Company says it has paused' its relationship with the social media company as part of global movement against hate speech

New Zealand's largest newspaper group has temporarily quit Facebook in a bold experiment" akignment with a global boycott of the social media site, which has been condemned for failing to crack down on escalating hate speech.

Stuff is the biggest news media website in New Zealand and owns dozens of newspapers around the country, employing more than 400 journalists.