Category: Boycotts

Ad Flap Leaves Bitter Aftertaste for Bud Light and Warning for Big Business

Bud Light’s marketing effort with a transgender influencer has put it “in the center of the culture wars in a way that no company could possibly want to be,” one observer said.
2 Executives Are on Leave After Bud Light Transgender Turmoil

Anheuser-Busch announced the moves after a conservative backlash to a promotion with the social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney.
Behind the Backlash Against Dylan Mulvaney, Bud Light’s Transgender Influencer

After Dylan Mulvaney promoted the beer on Instagram, well-known conservatives tried to start a boycott. Experts say the controversy will not hurt the brand in the long run, and may help.
Leave Russia? A Year Later Many Companies Can’t, or Won’t.

The New York Times – Business:
Not all Western companies packed up and left Russia after its invasion of Ukraine. Some say Moscow has tied their hands, while others choose to stay put.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Is Greater Than Any Basketball Record

The New York Times – Sports:
His N.B.A. career scoring record has been broken, but his legacy of activism and his expansion of Black athlete identity endure.
Ukraine Renews Threat to Boycott Olympics if Russians Compete

The New York Times – Sports:
Ukraine’s sports minister said his country was marshaling allies to press the International Olympic Committee to bar Russian and Belarusian athletes.
Elon Musk Is Tweeting Through a Tide of Criticism

The New York Times – Business:
The new owner of Twitter has embarked on a tweeting spree to push back, spar and justify his actions.
Confusion and Frustration Reign as Elon Musk Cuts Half of Twitter’s Staff

The New York Times – Business:
The layoffs hit across many divisions, including the engineering and machine learning units, the teams that manage content moderation, and the sales and advertising departments.
Twitter’s Advertisers Pull Back as Layoffs Sweep Through Company

The New York Times – Business:
Elon Musk, Twitter’s new owner, acknowledged that ad spending on the platform had slumped. He blamed the drop on pressure from activists.
Five Ways Sanctions Are Hitting Russia

The New York Times – Business:
Russia’s economy and residents have taken a battering, but the government continues to reap big revenues from energy sales. A partial European embargo on oil takes effect in December.