Sales slumps at Target and Bud Light may fuel more boycotts, experts say Tuesday, August 22 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Target's sales declined over a three-month period for the first time in six years, the company announced last week, attributing the loss in part to what the company's Executive Vice President Christina Hennington described as the "strong reaction" to its Pride... Read More.
Boycotts rarely work, experts say amid Bud Light anti-trans backlash Friday, April 14 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Fresh calls to boycott Bud Light volley across social media nearly two weeks after a product endorsement from Dylan Mulvaney, a transgender influencer, set off backlash among some prominent conservatives.Far-right House Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., on Wednesday reposted a video... Read More.
Alex Jones ‘boycotts’ defamation trial as Connecticut jury to soon hear closing arguments in damages phase Thursday, October 6 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones declined to take the stand in his own defense Wednesday in the Infowars host's second defamation trial over his Sandy Hook comments, as jurors are slated to begin deliberating the damages this week.Standing outside the Connecticut courthouse... Read More.
Amid boycotts, US scrambling to make Summit of the Americas a success Saturday, May 28 by ABC News(MEXICO CITY) -- The week-long Summit of the Americas, slated to start June 8 in Los Angeles, is a big deal for the Western Hemisphere -- bringing together leaders from North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean.But President Joe Biden's opportunity to host... Read More.
Activists say Olympic diplomatic boycotts ‘simply not enough,’ call for further action against China Thursday, February 3 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- With the open ceremony of the Beijing Olympic games Friday, the movement to boycott the event has been intensifying with a rising number of protests in recent weeks, as seen lately in Indonesia, Taiwan, Germany, Austria, and Belgium.Citizens protested to denounce... Read More.