Category: Boycotts

Cheaper Than Water? Retailers Try to Unload Bud Light.

The brand is still struggling to win back customers. Nowhere is that more apparent than at stores, where cases of the beer sit untouched.
Bud Light Is No Longer America’s Top-Selling Beer After Boycott

Bud Light lost its share of retail beer sales in recent weeks following a boycott by consumers over a promotional post by a transgender influencer.
After Backlash, Target Becomes Latest Brand to Shift Pride Marketing

Target is the latest company to adjust plans for marketing supportive of the L.G.B.T.Q. community after it faced backlash from some customers.
Trump Will Return to CNN, Ending a Long Boycott

Since leaving the White House, Donald J. Trump has favored more friendly, right-wing outlets. His decision to appear on CNN represents a shift in his media strategy ahead of the 2024 election.
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.