CURRENT EVENT: Gawker Media hurting after the fallout from Intel pulling their ads. Gawker has a minimum buy-in of $25,000 to advertise on their sites, and major companies have already pulled their funding. Other major companies also considering pulling their ads.
UPDATE: Some rapscallions are now directing energy at Google Adsense and Amazon, FIENDISHLY seeking to sabotage the middleman between Gawker and sponsors.
>https://archive.today/mlf8v
Some concerned customers have been sending emails, writing letters, and making calls to Gawker's sponsors, and it's apparent effective. For reference/context, a list of Gawker advertisers is here:
>http://pastebin.com/esE9whL9
RECENT NEWS:
Gawker are SERIOUS bullies...
>http://www.cjr.org/the_kicker/gawker_bullying.php
...and Adrien Chen, a former top Gawker journalist, wrote a NASTY piece on cripplemoot, writing that he's "only a torso perched on an electric wheelchair" with "deformed bones [and] shriveled legs".
>https://archive.today/FpKkn
Gawker is being sued because they do not pay their interns.
>http://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/41201/gawker-is-latest-target-of-unpaid-intern-class-action
Gawker listed sponsors that do not actually advertise them, which is a textbook case of fraud.
>http://adland.tv/adnews/gawker-toxic-brands-who-partner-them/1291467968
Gawker just signed a 15-year lease for a massive new $75 million office in the heart of NYC. Earliest chance to cancel is 2024.
>http://www.businessinsider.com/gawkers-new-offices-2014-9
Gawker supports pedophilia:
>https://archive.today/i1Njv
NB: This is a discussion about the ongoing digital consumer revolt against Gawker, which is clearly related to both politics and current events. No doxxing, raids, or incitement to perform illegal activities will be tolerated in this thread.
REMINDER: /pol/ is a bully-free board that welcomes diverse opinions. If posters do not behave appropriately, please remind them of these standards by replying with:
>Pls no bully
UPDATE: Some rapscallions are now directing energy at Google Adsense and Amazon, FIENDISHLY seeking to sabotage the middleman between Gawker and sponsors.
>https://archive.today/mlf8v
Some concerned customers have been sending emails, writing letters, and making calls to Gawker's sponsors, and it's apparent effective. For reference/context, a list of Gawker advertisers is here:
>http://pastebin.com/esE9whL9
RECENT NEWS:
Gawker are SERIOUS bullies...
>http://www.cjr.org/the_kicker/gawker_bullying.php
...and Adrien Chen, a former top Gawker journalist, wrote a NASTY piece on cripplemoot, writing that he's "only a torso perched on an electric wheelchair" with "deformed bones [and] shriveled legs".
>https://archive.today/FpKkn
Gawker is being sued because they do not pay their interns.
>http://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/41201/gawker-is-latest-target-of-unpaid-intern-class-action
Gawker listed sponsors that do not actually advertise them, which is a textbook case of fraud.
>http://adland.tv/adnews/gawker-toxic-brands-who-partner-them/1291467968
Gawker just signed a 15-year lease for a massive new $75 million office in the heart of NYC. Earliest chance to cancel is 2024.
>http://www.businessinsider.com/gawkers-new-offices-2014-9
Gawker supports pedophilia:
>https://archive.today/i1Njv
NB: This is a discussion about the ongoing digital consumer revolt against Gawker, which is clearly related to both politics and current events. No doxxing, raids, or incitement to perform illegal activities will be tolerated in this thread.
REMINDER: /pol/ is a bully-free board that welcomes diverse opinions. If posters do not behave appropriately, please remind them of these standards by replying with:
>Pls no bully
