Boycotts, kind of like protests, show to the government that people care. Specifically, it shows the people care enough to actually take action that takes effor

Boycotts, kind of like protests, show to the government that people care. Specifically, it shows the people care enough to actually take action that takes effort. That is a rather high level of caring. So, it seems to me that boycots (and protests) are important for convincing regulators something is an issue.