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    The statement concluded: “Building a bot that attempts to spread hate through #MakeItHappy is a perfect example of the pervasive online negativity Coca-Cola wanted to address with this campaign.”

Yup.

    “I’m frankly ashamed of how poorly we’ve dealt with this issue during my tenure as CEO. It’s absurd. There’s no excuse for it. I take full responsibility for not being more aggressive on this front. It’s nobody else’s fault but mine, and it’s embarrassing.

    “We’re going to start kicking these people off right and left and making sure that when they issue their ridiculous attacks, nobody hears them.”

If ever there were a time to ban Gawker from Twitter, that time is now.