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minus-squareGsus4@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up54·edit-2před 4 dnyThese and the Olympics are going to be like the 1936 Olympics, but like a farcical tragicomedy.
minus-squaredustycups@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·před 4 dnyBoycott. And that’s coming from an Australian.
minus-squareGsus4@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·před 4 dnyI’m too poor to afford a ticket. But I can always not even watch the games :D
minus-squareiamthetot@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·před 4 dnyYes that’s part of a boycott. Their ratings are absolutely important to them.
minus-squarebiofaust@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·před 3 dnyEven better, watch the games and compile a list of all the sponsors buying a commercial during the games. Then publish and boycott. That’s what we did with Berlusconi’s TV channels.
minus-squareGsus4@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·před 3 dnyGood stuff, use ad exposure against them, haha.
minus-squarebiofaust@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·před 3 dnyHere is the basic starting list: FIFA Partners (top-tier; cover FIFA competitions including FIFA World Cup 26™) Visa adidas The Coca-Cola Company Qatar Airways Aramco Hyundai & Kia Lenovo FIFA World Cup 26™ Official Sponsors (tournament-specific “Official Sponsor” deals FIFA has announced) Bank of America (Official Bank Sponsor) Hisense (Official Sponsor) Lay’s (Official Sponsor) McDonald’s Mengniu Verizon (Official Telecommunication Services Sponsor) AB InBev / Budweiser (official World Cup beer through 2026) Unilever (FIFA partnership explicitly includes FIFA World Cup 2026) FIFA World Cup 26™ Official Supporters / Official Providers / Official Suppliers (as announced by FIFA) Airbnb (Official Supporter for FIFA World Cup 26™ in North America) The Home Depot (Official Home Improvement Retail Supporter in North America) Diageo (Official Spirits Supporter in North, Central and South America) Rock-it Cargo (Official Logistics Provider; also noted as a Tournament Supporter) Valvoline Global (Official Supporter) On Location (Official Hospitality Provider) American Airlines (Official North American Airline Supplier)
minus-squareGsus4@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-2před 3 dnyYeah, most of those are easy to avoid. Unilever is harder.
minus-squarebiofaust@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·před 3 dnyCoke is bigger than most think, though.
minus-squareAqarius@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·před 4 dny“First as a tragedy, then as a farce”
These and the Olympics are going to be like the 1936 Olympics, but like a farcical tragicomedy.
Boycott.
And that’s coming from an Australian.
I’m too poor to afford a ticket. But I can always not even watch the games :D
Yes that’s part of a boycott. Their ratings are absolutely important to them.
Even better, watch the games and compile a list of all the sponsors buying a commercial during the games. Then publish and boycott.
That’s what we did with Berlusconi’s TV channels.
Good stuff, use ad exposure against them, haha.
Here is the basic starting list:
Visa
adidas
The Coca-Cola Company
Qatar Airways
Aramco
Hyundai & Kia
Lenovo
Bank of America (Official Bank Sponsor)
Hisense (Official Sponsor)
Lay’s (Official Sponsor)
McDonald’s
Mengniu
Verizon (Official Telecommunication Services Sponsor)
AB InBev / Budweiser (official World Cup beer through 2026)
Unilever (FIFA partnership explicitly includes FIFA World Cup 2026)
Airbnb (Official Supporter for FIFA World Cup 26™ in North America)
The Home Depot (Official Home Improvement Retail Supporter in North America)
Diageo (Official Spirits Supporter in North, Central and South America)
Rock-it Cargo (Official Logistics Provider; also noted as a Tournament Supporter)
Valvoline Global (Official Supporter)
On Location (Official Hospitality Provider)
American Airlines (Official North American Airline Supplier)
Yeah, most of those are easy to avoid. Unilever is harder.
Coke is bigger than most think, though.
I prefer Pepsi anyway
“First as a tragedy, then as a farce”