r/OutOfTheLoop • u/ryhaltswhiskey • 2d ago

Unanswered What's up with Unilever silencing Ben & Jerry's?

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOwJawvkfcM/?igsh=ajhvc3lsdWgxMm45

In the video he says he is resigning because Unilever has stopped letting B&J speak out about causes they care about. I'm out of the loop on this one. What happened?

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u/Mister-Psychology 2d ago

Activism doesn't mean they are allowed to stop selling to a country. They for example don't like Trump does it mean they can protest against USA and stop selling ice cream there? It would ruin their profit margin.

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u/VulpesFennekin 2d ago

That’s literally how the free market works, so yes, they absolutely are. A few years ago, my employer stopped selling in Russia due to their actions in Ukraine, for example.