Daily Yopp! 2.6.17 - Tell Amazon to Drop Breitbart Ads

Do you use Amazon? If so, be aware that Amazon is one of a few holdouts in continuing to advertise on Breitbart News. Breitbart is Steve Bannon's baby and is basically the leading propaganda machine for Trump. If we cut off Breitbart's funding source - advertisers - we can strike a devastating blow to one of Trump's key weapons.

Some helpful links for background.

• The New York Times: How to Destroy the Business Model of Breitbart and Fake News
• Slate: "Sleeping Giants" is Borrowing Gamergate's Tactics to Attack Breitbart
• Buzzfeed article about Amazon employees campaign to get the company to cut Breitbart ties
• Business Insider article: Furious anti-Trump protesters and Trump supporters are both threatening to boycott Amazon — here's why
• USA Today: All the Brands Pulling Ads from Breitbart

Let's send Amazon a message. Do as many of the following CTAs as your time permits. The first is the most important one.

CALL TO ACTION # 1 - EMAIL AMAZON

Log into your account and go to the Contact Us page.

Send an email that says something like this:

I'm deeply concerned about your continued policy of advertising on Breitbart News. Please join the over 800 companies who have said NO to their legacy of promoting hate and remove all advertising from their website. 

I will continue to monitor their site and will update my friends, family, and followers if you continue to post ads there. I like the convenience of using Amazon, but I can purchase items locally or directly from the online sellers if you choose to continue your support of Breitbart.

CALL TO ACTION #2 - SIGN PETITION

Change.org Petition to Jeff Bezos - Eliminate Advertising from Breitbart

CALL TO ACTION #3 - AUDIT YOUR AMAZON FOOTPRINT

If you are a regular Amazon user, take a look at how often you use their services and what other options you have. Be prepared to boycott Amazon.


CALL TO ACTION #4 - SPREAD THE WORD

Share this Daily Yopp!, post the articles above on Facebook, tweet to @Amazon that you will be boycotting.


I'll keep you posted as to what Amazon chooses to do.

Yours in Solidarity.