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I really wonder if it’s actually affecting sales. My best guess is that cancel culture has at worst zero effect on purchases, and likely just free advertising b

by jl2718 6y ago

I really wonder if it’s actually affecting sales. My best guess is that cancel culture has at worst zero effect on purchases, and likely just free advertising by the twitter mob.

mikece 6y ago
Yeah... Unilever and Verizon -- among many others -- boycotting ad buys on Facebook have zero impact. Keep on believing that. How about a couple links that just showed up under "newest" here on HN: Ford, Coca-Cola, Starbucks, and other brands are boycotting ad buys on Facebook right now: https://www.axios.com/scoop-microsoft-has-been-pausing-spending-on-facebook-instagram-9fca2ee3-acd3-4b78-90c2-ed96846394e3.html https://www.axios.com/scoop-microsoft-has-been-pausing-spend... https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/06/29/884881853/facebook-boycott-grows-ford-joins-coca-cola-starbucks-and-other-brands https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racia...