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In many cases, advertisers have been pressured by activists on pain of having their brand actively smeared by those activists. This leaves the question open as
by Zuider 5y ago
In many cases, advertisers have been pressured by activists on pain of having their brand actively smeared by those activists. This leaves the question open as to how much advertisers would be motivated to withdraw their custom, absent such campaigns, or the chilling effect of the possibility of such activism.
- amanaplanacanal 5y agoWell sure, but that’s part of the free market, and has nothing to do with pressure from the government. The government pressure story is just not convincing to me.
- Zuider 5y agoI am not sure that political activists employing threats to achieve a political goal should be considered part of the free market.