Facebook Enlists Celeb Moms to Charm You Into Calling Your Mother More With Portal

Featuring moms of Jonah Hill, Serena Williams, Dwayne Johnson and more

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Facebook wants you to view its Portal video conferencing device as a great way to talk with your mom, regardless of how famous you—or she—might be.

Ahead of Mother’s Day next month, the social media company’s new ad attempts to empathize with the moms of the world who don’t hear from their children on their special day. However, instead of packing it with a cast full of celebrities, the spot features the very moms who made them—and Neil Patrick Harris.

The commercial, “Portal

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