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I find it hard to believe that Unilever really ‘cares’ about any of these issues so I’m chalking this up to virtue signaling. Really just seems like posturing m

I find it hard to believe that Unilever really ‘cares’ about any of these issues so I’m chalking this up to virtue signaling. Really just seems like posturing more than anything

scottmf 9y ago
I find it hard to believe you “care” either way so I’m chalking this up to edgelord signaling.
slig 9y ago
They don't, really. See any of the ads of Axe which is owned by them.
mistercow 9y ago
It could also be virtue signaling as a smoke screen for something related, but less prosocial. The article used the word "divisive" in its first sentence, and while that doesn't appear to be Unilever's word, it might be more accurate than the words Unilever used. I don't see them caring about the actual issues, but I can certainly imagine them caring about boycotts. And making ad-supported content "less divisive" does seem like a good way to avoid those.
nitwit005 9y ago
Presumably they're making noise to get them to improve price, quality or both. Or possibly hoping that companies elsewhere will approach them with other offers.
revelation 9y ago
They are complaining about "toxic content directed at children". We are talking about the worlds biggest ice cream manufacturer, they own brands like Lipton who make billions from sugar water with ads like these Muppet animations targeted at children gulping it straight from the bottle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8n-BF5lrnQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8n-BF5lrnQ Once those kids are fat teenagers, they own Axe of course, infamous peddlers of archaic gender role pushing crap like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpPJjgIfRkI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpPJjgIfRkI So yeah, the first step on making responsible ads for the internet is banning these particular vermins at Unilever.
TorKlingberg 9y ago
I'm not sure a giant corporation like Unilever can "care" in some deep philosophical sense, but as long as their customers care they will react.
fenwick67 9y ago
I can believe they legitimately don't want their products presented next to objectionable content, but not because they care, they just don't want people associating them with it.

I find it hard to believe that Unilever really ‘cares’ about any of these issues so I’m chalking this up to virtue signaling. Really just seems like posturing more than anything

scottmf 9y ago

I find it hard to believe you “care” either way so I’m chalking this up to edgelord signaling.

slig 9y ago

They don't, really. See any of the ads of Axe which is owned by them.

mistercow 9y ago

It could also be virtue signaling as a smoke screen for something related, but less prosocial. The article used the word "divisive" in its first sentence, and while that doesn't appear to be Unilever's word, it might be more accurate than the words Unilever used. I don't see them caring about the actual issues, but I can certainly imagine them caring about boycotts. And making ad-supported content "less divisive" does seem like a good way to avoid those.

nitwit005 9y ago

Presumably they're making noise to get them to improve price, quality or both. Or possibly hoping that companies elsewhere will approach them with other offers.

revelation 9y ago

They are complaining about "toxic content directed at children". We are talking about the worlds biggest ice cream manufacturer, they own brands like Lipton who make billions from sugar water with ads like these Muppet animations targeted at children gulping it straight from the bottle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8n-BF5lrnQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8n-BF5lrnQ Once those kids are fat teenagers, they own Axe of course, infamous peddlers of archaic gender role pushing crap like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpPJjgIfRkI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpPJjgIfRkI So yeah, the first step on making responsible ads for the internet is banning these particular vermins at Unilever.

TorKlingberg 9y ago

I'm not sure a giant corporation like Unilever can "care" in some deep philosophical sense, but as long as their customers care they will react.

fenwick67 9y ago

I can believe they legitimately don't want their products presented next to objectionable content, but not because they care, they just don't want people associating them with it.