Twitter verification has always been a mess. Charging $8 a month won’t fix it. Charging for verification would be a boon for scammers and impersonators. K. Bell @karissabe NurPhoto via Getty Images It’s only been a matter of days since Elon Musk took over Twitter, but he’s already shaking up the platform in major … Continue reading Advertisers continue to flee Twitter as civil rights groups call for a boycott
By Elizabeth Segran July 08, 2022 Prime Day is upon us. But you don’t have to shop Amazon’s gargantuan two-day sale. The annual shopping event is taking place on July 12 and 13. As in the past, the e-commerce giant will entice shoppers to spend as much as possible by offering limited deals. Last year, … Continue reading Boycott Amazon Prime Day. Shop these alternatives instead
Ad spending data from thousands of advertisers suggests the boycott had little impact on Facebook’s revenues. Greg Sterling on July 30, 2020 Despite the participation of more than 1,100 companies, including many household brands, it’s unlikely that the Stop Hate for Profit Facebook ad boycott had a significant impact on the company’s revenues. The social … Continue reading Did the Facebook Ads boycott actually work?
What You Can Do To Stop Fake News, Ads: Boycott by George Simpson , Featured Contributor, September 6, 2018 Before you sit through the Senate hearings (or read Sheryl Sandberg’s 10-page self-congratulatory opening remarks), I hope you read this BuzzFeed story about how researchers from the advocacy group the Campaign for Accountability just spent $35 … Continue reading What You Can Do To Stop Fake News, Ads: Boycott
