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Sep 16, 2020, 11 tweets

Tracking the boycott of Facebook Over the past few days a number of huge global brands have mounted a boycott of Facebook + Twitter. I have been tracking the progress here. #KnowWhatMatters onesub.io/~jimbo/1ip06x0…

The first I heard of the campaign starting to gain traction was Patagonia’s boycott - Patagonia though, seemed like a likely candidate.. onesub.io/~jimbo/1ip06x0…

Next up was North Face onesub.io/~jimbo/1ip06x0…

Unilever are a gamechanger. No-longer trendy brands but global powerhouses. onesub.io/~jimbo/1ip06x0…

Hot on the heels of Unilever, Coca-Cola followed suit late Friday. onesub.io/~jimbo/1ip06x0…

Zuckerberg's game is getting serious.
Last Thursday when I posted, FB's stock was off 4%. Now the time-limited boycott has grown and it's off 9%. onesub.io/~jimbo/1ip06x0…

LEGO are the latest big fish in this fight but over 400 companies in total have pulled out and the number continues to climb. onesub.io/~jimbo/1ip06x0…

“ For balance, the BBC article highlights progress FB is making in detecting hate speech. Detecting the remaining 10% gets progressively more expensive. ” — Michael Hobbs (or Pareto) onesub.io/~jimbo/1ip06x0…

Can it be possible that commercial companies are finally motivated to do "what's right" where the law fails? I'm sorry if I'm in the sceptic category... however much I hope it does have an impact... onesub.io/~jimbo/1ip06x0…

From brands to celebs.. Leonardo DiCaprio, Katy Perry, and Michael B. Jordan and now Kim Kardashian West are staging a (one day) walkout. onesub.io/~jimbo/1ip06x0…

I forgot to mention Sacha Baron Cohen too .. onesub.io/~jimbo/1ip06x0…

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