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Today's Daily Mail is ramping up the anti-woke paranoia with some strikingly violent imagery. Is this really what @sainsburys @LloydsBank & @LidlGB want to align themselves with? 
Today's Daily Mail advertisers include @LloydsBank @sainsburys @pandocruises @pandoferries @LidlGB @British_Airways @BandQ @vauxhall @TheAA_UK @SandalsResorts @ROLCruiseLtd @FredOlsenCruise & @ImagineCruising
Today's Daily Mail advertisers also include @SagaUK @champneys @AvantiTravelIns @AllClearTravel @MercuryHolidays @VisitMaltaUK @DialAFlight @staysure @SovereignCruise @VikingCruises @OceaniaCruises #CruiseLines @InsureandGo @suttons_seeds @Stannah @flymepegasus & @APTouring
In a recent BBC interview, the GB News CEO again lashed out at #StopFundingHate supporters, and suggested that "a lot" of the channel's struggle to attract advertisers "comes down to groups such as Stop Funding Hate" /1
The GB News CEO has complained to the Telegraph that "Stop Funding Hate played a really central role in positioning us as a ‘hate’ outfit".
According to the Telegraph "countering the threat from Stop Funding Hate (SFH) has been a constant worry" 2/ msn.com/en-gb/entertai…
According to the Telegraph "countering the threat from Stop Funding Hate (SFH) has been a constant worry" 2/ msn.com/en-gb/entertai…
Yet while #StopFundingHate supporters have played a significant role, it's vital to acknowledge that many others have also been raising serious concerns about GB News & the content it has been pushing /3 theguardian.com/media/2023/feb…
In 2018, @StopFundingHate produced this video highlighting the human impact of transphobic media.
The vitriolic trolling from anti-trans networks that we received in response only confirmed for us how extreme the situation had become 1/
The vitriolic trolling from anti-trans networks that we received in response only confirmed for us how extreme the situation had become 1/
#StopFundingHate is committed to challenging all forms of hate, and we're proud that our supporter community includes people from across UK society. Trans people have been an active part of #StopFundingHate from the earliest days of our campaign. /2 stopfundinghate.info/2018/09/28/sto…
The orchestrated nature of anti-trans demonisation has been shocking to witness - but time and again we've seen that when enough of us stand together and refuse to be divided, it is possible to push back /3 splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017…
TUI market themselves as "LGBTQ+-Friendly", but sadly their advertising tells a different story... tui.co.uk/destinations/i…
If you're a @TUIUK customer, you can take action by sending a polite & friendly message askng them to pull their Daily Mail advertising & #StopFundingHate
If you're a @TUIUK customer, you can take action by sending a polite & friendly message askng them to pull their Daily Mail advertising & #StopFundingHate
Morrisons say "We're proud to support our LBGT+ colleagues, customers & communities all year round" my.morrisons.com/pride/
Yet they're funding this Mail article lashing out at "the trans lobby"
Time for @Morrisons to put their money where their mouth is & #StopFundingHate
Yet they're funding this Mail article lashing out at "the trans lobby"
Time for @Morrisons to put their money where their mouth is & #StopFundingHate
The Daily Mail is getting worse again - but together we're pushing back.
You can help by sharing our "How to Stop Funding Hate" guide, co-produced with @EC_Magazine ethicalconsumer.org/ethicalcampaig… #StartSpreadingLove #StopFundingHate
You can help by sharing our "How to Stop Funding Hate" guide, co-produced with @EC_Magazine ethicalconsumer.org/ethicalcampaig… #StartSpreadingLove #StopFundingHate
This week, the Daily Mail published an article sneering at "LGBTQWERTY+ rights" & lashing out at "ridiculous rainbow armbands" archive.ph/rOW7F
But when we went to the online version of the article to identify the advertisers, we discovered something interesting... /1
But when we went to the online version of the article to identify the advertisers, we discovered something interesting... /1
We found that all of the online ads had disappeared from this toxic article - despite the fact that the Mail is heavily financially reliant on advertising to turn a profit.
Then we learned something even more intriguing... /2
Then we learned something even more intriguing... /2
When @Plundermot checked the source code behind the Daily Mail's inflammatory article, they found that the Mail themselves had deliberately disabled all the advertising. /3
At its heart, #StopFundingHate is about a simple idea:
By using our power as consumers to encourage big brands to stop funding toxic media, we can counteract the financial incentives that currently make hateful clickbait profitable.
stopfundinghate.info/2021/11/28/the…
By using our power as consumers to encourage big brands to stop funding toxic media, we can counteract the financial incentives that currently make hateful clickbait profitable.
stopfundinghate.info/2021/11/28/the…
If enough of us take action, we can ultimately make hate unprofitable for good.
A key part of #StopFundingHate's longer-term strategy is to work to empower as many people as possible to use the tactics that we’ve found success with.
stopfundinghate.info/2021/11/28/the…
A key part of #StopFundingHate's longer-term strategy is to work to empower as many people as possible to use the tactics that we’ve found success with.
stopfundinghate.info/2021/11/28/the…
Even a small number of messages to advertisers can sometimes make a big difference.
And the success of our allies around the world, such as @SleepingGiants @slpng_giants_pt & @slpng_giants_fr is another testament to the power of this type of campaigning:
And the success of our allies around the world, such as @SleepingGiants @slpng_giants_pt & @slpng_giants_fr is another testament to the power of this type of campaigning:
Six years ago this tweet went viral & prompted news coverage around the world.
@editthisbob had contacted Lego to urge the company to pull their Daily Mail advertising & #StopFundingHate, and thousands supported his call: money.cnn.com/2016/11/14/med… 1/
@editthisbob had contacted Lego to urge the company to pull their Daily Mail advertising & #StopFundingHate, and thousands supported his call: money.cnn.com/2016/11/14/med… 1/
Since then, #StopFundingHate supporters have been credited with bringing about significant changes - including a marked reduction in anti-migrant front pages in the UK press
thedrum.com/news/2019/08/0… /2
thedrum.com/news/2019/08/0… /2
There's still a long way to go, but together we've achieved far more than we ever expected when #StopFundingHate first launched in 2016
stopfundinghate.info/2019/08/16/fiv… /3
stopfundinghate.info/2019/08/16/fiv… /3
Why is that so many advertisers have chosen not to fund GB News? Is it because of a "sinister" plot against the channel by #StopFundingHate supporters, as suggested in this article? Or might there be additional reasons for big brands to steer clear? 1/ archive.ph/2022.10.28-132…
Just last week, GB News was called out by leading UK Jewish organisations over its repeated use of a term widely associated with antisemitism. Is it any surprise that responsible advertisers might not want to be aligned with this kind of rhetoric? /2 theguardian.com/politics/2022/…
Soon after GB News launched, one of its own contributors quit, accusing the channel of "demonising trans people at every opportunity". Many LGBT-inclusive companies will be mindful of the risks of supporting an outlet with this track record. /3
pinknews.co.uk/2021/06/23/ind…
pinknews.co.uk/2021/06/23/ind…
Interesting new article deconstructing the so-called ‘anti-woke’ culture war, in which the appropriation of the #neofascist culture war discourse by the mainstream right in the UK is analysed discursively.
By Bart Cammaerts.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…
By Bart Cammaerts.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…
The anti-woke culture war by the British conservative party as well as right-wing media will serve to analyse how social justice struggles like anti-racism, anti-sexism and pro-LGBTQ rights are being abnormalised and positioned as extreme deviant political positions.
So-called ‘cancel culture’ is strategically deployed to neutralise contestations against a range of bigoted views. Freedom of speech & the right to offend is weaponised to protect racist & discriminatory language, positioning idea’s as valid opinions worthy of democratic debate.
Hello @Lancer_1989 @SDhawan25, Stop sponsoring News Channels and Anchors who target Indian Muslims, Stop promoting Islamophobic Channels. Stop being a part of Hate Campaign! #StopFundingHate
Hello @TataMotors @TataMotors_Cars Stop sponsoring News Channels & Anchors who target Indian Muslim minority, Stop News Channels who promote Islamophobia.
#StopFundingHate
#StopFundingHate
Hello @Asianfootwears, Stop sponsoring News Channels who target Indian Muslim minority, Anchors promote Islamophobia through their News Channels.
#StopFundingHate
#StopFundingHate
Please take a look at this @lewis_goodall @mrjamesob @PrivateEyeNews @garyyounge @OborneTweets @PippaCrerar @krishgm @GaryGibbonC4 @rachshabi @KathViner @arusbridger @AndyWoodcock @tedbyoung
Frangopoulos knows exactly what he's doing.
#NeverAgain #NeverForget #StopFundingHate
Frangopoulos knows exactly what he's doing.
#NeverAgain #NeverForget #StopFundingHate
That not a single UK print or broadcast national news media outlet has so far even mentioned that GB "News" presenter Neil Oliver last night interviewed someone who in 2016 described the #Holocuast as "a lie", is as chilling as it is mind-blowing.
WTAF happened to #NeverForget?
WTAF happened to #NeverForget?
To its credit, the Jewish Chronicle has at least covered this story - but shamefully for UK journalism, it remains the only national "news" organisation to have done so.
thejc.com/news/news/outr…
thejc.com/news/news/outr…
A very important report released by @FoundationTLS on how Hindutva groups are using Facebook (@Meta) to preach anti-Muslim hate and violence
A thread on major findings 🧵
#StopFundingHate #StopIndianMuslimGenocide
A thread on major findings 🧵
#StopFundingHate #StopIndianMuslimGenocide
The report shows extensive Hindutva fan page networks are using @Meta to widely amplify hate speech and calls to violence and genocide against Indian Muslims.
Between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2021, the monitored fan pages of Yati Narsinghanand, Suresh Chavhanke (Sudarshan News Network) and Pushpendra Kulshrestha. received a total of 160 million interactions, with 48.7K interactions on average daily.
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Toxic, interfering, fossilised foreign billionaire scrotum Rupert Murdoch’s #talkTV has hardly any viewers for its divisive culture-war crap, so Fox "News" staff have been brought in following a Snr behind-the-scenes executive quitting last week.
theguardian.com/media/2022/jun…
Toxic, interfering, fossilised foreign billionaire scrotum Rupert Murdoch’s #talkTV has hardly any viewers for its divisive culture-war crap, so Fox "News" staff have been brought in following a Snr behind-the-scenes executive quitting last week.
theguardian.com/media/2022/jun…
On Monday, the flagshit Piers Morgan Uncensored attracted just 64,000 viewers - beaten by a repeat of 1970s sitcom The Good Life on Gold. Narcissistic plum Morgan has suggested Murdoch should make a massive bid to hire Susanna Reid, who has not denied discussions had taken place.
Other talkTV programmes are faring far worse, with just 7,000 people watching toxic hard-right extremist sociopath Tom Newton Dunn, the former Sun political editor who in 2019 published & then unpublished a debunked far-right conspiracy theory linking Jeremy Corbyn to terrorists.
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Master of 'wedge issues', Lynton Crosby, has been attending Boris Johnson’s meetings in No 10.
The political strategist, whose advisory firm has represented tobacco as well as oil & gas interests, is at the heart of Johnson's political strategy.
theguardian.com/politics/2022/…
Master of 'wedge issues', Lynton Crosby, has been attending Boris Johnson’s meetings in No 10.
The political strategist, whose advisory firm has represented tobacco as well as oil & gas interests, is at the heart of Johnson's political strategy.
theguardian.com/politics/2022/…
Like many senior Tories, Crosby is a master of 'Divide & Rule', & an expert in the 'Dark Arts' of voter manipulation, infamous for his 'dead cat' strategy & the promotion of toxic & deliberately divisive 'wedge issues' - evidence of which is everywhere in Britain at the moment.
A 'wedge issue' - a key component of the classic 'divide & rule' political strategy - is described as a political or social issue, often of a controversial or divisive nature, which splits apart a demographic or population group.
Did you know the @TheGrayzoneNews story about #PaulMason is tied to the #LabourParty? Here is a thread that explores the anti-left / abusive outfit Labour have outsourced lots of former staffers work to: #ValentProjects
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The report by @KitKlarenberg displays secret communications between #PaulMason and various intelligence community wonks, in a coordinated effort to smear indy media, and 'take down the left' - Corbynites especially. Because apparently, 'anti-imperialism' is BAD. 🤷🏻♂️🤡
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Mixing deplatforming, "full nuclear legal" (we've had a taste of that from the #LabourParty), and various other abusive and dehumanising techniques, this 'intel contractor' was happily working with #PaulMason and others to put leftists at risk.
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Fuck the Daily Mail.
A "free press" owned predominantly by non-dom or foreign billionaires, which sycophantically supports the @Conservatives because they best represent the owners' interests, isn't a free press at all - it's the #propganda wing of a brutal & failing regime.
A "free press" owned predominantly by non-dom or foreign billionaires, which sycophantically supports the @Conservatives because they best represent the owners' interests, isn't a free press at all - it's the #propganda wing of a brutal & failing regime.
The Mail has been a toxic, divisive 'enemy of the people' for well over a century.
#EnoughIsEnough
#dontbuythemail
#StopFundingHate
#EnoughIsEnough
#dontbuythemail
#StopFundingHate
If the Daily Mail told the truth:
Daily Mail #THREAD
Devised in 1896 by Alfred Harmsworth (Viscount Northcliffe) & his brother Harold (Viscount Rothermere), the Mail has campaigned against Unions & the Labour Party, against women & most working-class men being given the vote, & now, against environmentalists.
Devised in 1896 by Alfred Harmsworth (Viscount Northcliffe) & his brother Harold (Viscount Rothermere), the Mail has campaigned against Unions & the Labour Party, against women & most working-class men being given the vote, & now, against environmentalists.
The Daily Mail (like the Telegraph) is a newspaper which has little to do with news - it exists to protect the interests of the billionaire class from democracy.
This #thread is adapted from this excellent article by writer & historian, @johnsimkin. 🙏
spartacus-educational.com/spartacus-blog…
This #thread is adapted from this excellent article by writer & historian, @johnsimkin. 🙏
spartacus-educational.com/spartacus-blog…
The Mail is owned by Jonathan Harmsworth, 4th Viscount Rothermere. According to the Sunday Times Rich List he is estimated to be worth over £1 billion.
He has non-domicile tax status & owns his media businesses through a complex structure of offshore holdings & trusts.
He has non-domicile tax status & owns his media businesses through a complex structure of offshore holdings & trusts.
The year that #StopFundingHate launched in 2016, there were over 100 anti-migrant front pages across UK newspapers - most especially in the Sun, Daily Mail and Express. 1/
Together we've shown that when enough of us speak out, advertisers will respond - and it can make a real difference. In recent years, there's been a marked reduction in anti-migrant UK front pages. #StopFundingHate works: thedrum.com/news/2019/08/0… /2
But now the Daily Mail & other UK media have shifted towards a new target. They are repeatedly running toxic & inflammatory "clickbait" stories about trans people, and the problem is escalating. /3 pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/25/cou…
Today's Daily Mail advertisers include @CoopUK @Google @MarksandSpencer @Morrisons @LidlUK @TheAA_UK @abrdnInv_UK @ImagineCruising @FredOlsenCruise & @SkiptonBS
The Daily Mail does not speak for Britain - pass it on...
Some newspapers like to claim that they represent the views of Britain, so we commissioned a poll to find out what people really think: ==> stopfundinghate.info/2017/12/18/you… & d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_upload…
Earlier this year Stop Funding Hate was the subject of a complaint to the CIC Regulator, alleging that our work was in breach of the law and amounted to “political” activity. This allegation was wholly unfounded and we are pleased to confirm that it has not been upheld. /1
Self-evidently, #StopFundingHate’s work seeking to persuade private companies not to advertise with toxic media does not fall under the definition of “political” activity outlined in the CIC rules here: legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/1788…
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Around the world, those challenging racism and campaigning for human rights are frequently subjected to false allegations of illegality & law-breaking. While it's sad to see this happening in the UK, #StopFundingHate will not be diverted by this. /3 frontlinedefenders.org/en/violation/s…
Toxic divisive ranting anti-@BBC culture war shithouse Paul Dacre has been appointed as the editor-in-chief of the Daily Mail’s parent company because good sense & public outcry prevented him from becoming the next chair of the media regulator, @Ofcom.
theguardian.com/media/2021/nov…
theguardian.com/media/2021/nov…
A new guide from @StopFundingHate & Ethical Consumer @EC_magazine explains how you can help make Dacre's & Murdoch's divisive hate unprofitable.
#StopFundingHate
ethicalconsumer.org/ethicalcampaig…
#StopFundingHate
ethicalconsumer.org/ethicalcampaig…
The Mail under Dacre has been criticised for an alleged racist attitude towards the stories it covers. Nick Davies recounts an anecdote from a former Snr news reporter who, en route to a murder scene of a woman & her two children was told to return because the victims were black.
We got a message earlier today from the Sunday Telegraph who say that they’re running yet another story tomorrow targeting Stop Funding Hate /1
This follows an earlier Sunday Telegraph report in August, claiming that a group of MPs had written to the CIC Regulator to complain about Stop Funding Hate’s work /2 archive.is/wm9K3
We know that similar vexatious claims about Stop Funding Hate were dismissed by the CIC Regulator in 2018. /3
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Twitter and Facebook depend heavily on advertising revenue. If enough big advertisers speak out & take action, these platforms will face strong pressure to stop this abuse #StartSpreadingLove #StopFundingHate cnbc.com/2021/07/12/fac…
"As it is advertisers that fund these platforms, I hope we stand together to hold them to account, unafraid to speak out and demand change"
marketingweek.com/letter-racist-… #StartSpreadingLove
marketingweek.com/letter-racist-… #StartSpreadingLove
The more big brands speak out, the more of an impact this will have - full list of signatories here. If you work in advertising or marketing you can help by encouraging your clients to join: ==> medium.com/the-conscious-…
