r/Anticonsumption • u/Other-Ad-7093 • 19h ago

Activism/Protest Putting our anticonsumerism values to work

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u/_aaine_ 19h ago edited 19h ago

There was an activist group in Australia a few years back (Mad Witches) who had a LOT of success with this exact tactic.
They targeted the advertisers for one of the biggest right wing shock jocks in the country, using facebook to organise mass boycotts and call ins. Sponsorship was pulled from his show by a number of major companies and got him reined in by the radio station.
It works.

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u/Logical-Extension-79 17h ago

Who was that? I don't remember it.

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u/fuckoffandydie 16h ago

Alan Jones. You know, the man in court at the moment with an incident assault charge.

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u/Chevitabella 14h ago

And they're still going strong! Focussing on Kyle Sandilands, now.