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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

27 days

Last year, @PinkNews made @thetimes Top 100 Fastest Growing companies for its 2020-2022 performance. CEO Benjamin Cohen even boasted about £10.3M revenue in 2022. But are those numbers legit? Spoiler alert: No, they're absolutely not.

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

27 days

Before we unravel that mystery, let's meet PinkNews' diverse group of Directors: 1) CEO: Ben Cohen 2) COO: Ben Cohen's Husband-Anthony James 3) General Counsel: Ben Cohen's Father-Richard Cohen 4) CFO: Ben Cohen's Close Family Friend- Andrew Millet Hm, conflict of interest?

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

27 days

The CEO and COO's deception and hypocrisy extend beyond the numbers. PinkNews employees endure constant bullying, harassment, and discrimination at the hands of this couple. **Pls follow, share and stay tuned for more details and screenshots...

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

27 days

A quick look at Companies House reveals PinkNews' 2022 turnover was actually £5.5M—almost HALF of what the CEO claimed.

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

14 days

During a call with senior leadership, PinkNews CEO @benjamincohen raised concerns about hiring neurodivergent people going forward. He claimed they might blame medical issues for poor performance, making it difficult to fire them due to legal complexities around employment law

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

27 days

How could @thetimes get this so wrong? Who fact-checks those financial reports? The Times admits they rely on information provided directly by the companies🧐 Let's take a look...

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

27 days

We're no financial experts, but between that and the non-existent £10.3M revenue in 2022, something isn't right. In fact, it's not the first time a fact-check on Companies House has exposed the CEO's brazen lies about revenue that doesn't exist. 👇👇👇

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

27 days

Adding to the confusion are the repeated instances of financial restatements – not once, but TWICE within the span of just a few years. But why all the accounting confusion? Where is the oversight?

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

25 days

PinkNews' CEO and COO profit from the LGBTQIA+ community while bullying, harassing and discriminating against their own employees, especially Black, Asian, Women, Non-binary, Trans (AFAB), and Neurodivergent staff.

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

30 days

@WeAreQueerAF The owners of PinkNews are profiting from the LGBTQIA+ community. At the same time, their employees are bullied, harassed and discriminated against by them. The hypocrisy needs to be exposed.

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

27 days

Let's examine their accounting flip-flops: In 2020, the Directors revised the 2019 figures, inflating the previous year's turnover by over £1 million by retroactively including Snapchat's 50% share in PinkNews' revenue. Their justification? A nebulous nod to "industry standard."

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

27 days

Could it be linked to the @thetimes top 100 fastest growing list? Let's look at the criteria... Hmm, it seems PinkNews' OG statements wouldn't have made the cut. But, with their restated financials, the CEO dodges that revenue drop from 2021-22 that would have disqualified them.

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

27 days

But why the sudden reversal? The reason given by the Directors was the same vague excuse they used when restating the 2019 accounts: "industry practice." Could there be another motive lurking behind the scenes? We think there might be...

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

27 days

BUT WAIT, in 2022, the Directors changed their minds again and decided they wanted to EXCLUDE Snaps 50% share from the previous year's revenue. So, once again, they restated the accounts for 2021. The result? Turnover for 2021 was slashed in half from £7.16m to £3.99m

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

17 days

Outside a PinkNews party, many of us witnessed our COO engage in inappropriate physical misconduct with a very intoxicated junior employee near a tree. When the employee's manager filed a grievance including this incident, they were swiftly removed. The employee left soon after.

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

19 days

We're gathering all the grievances raised against leadership, which the HR Head ignored. They include evidence redundancies targeted neurodivergent staff, and shockingly ableist, discriminatory remarks made by CEO @benjamincohen about his reluctance to hire neurodivergent people

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

17 days

Unsurprisingly, two of those women no longer work here. That means, since 2022, a staggering total of SIX very senior managers, including five women & one black, non-binary (AFAB) individual, left PinkNews within a year due to the toxic, misogynistic conduct of the CEO and COO.

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

19 days

Every post we share is backed by evidence. Screenshots Recordings Multiple Witnesses

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

27 days

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

17 days

Why did CEO @benjamincohen & his husband COO @DrAnthonyJames lie about £10.3 Million revenue when financial statements show it was only £5.5 Milllion? Did they lie & restate PinkNews' accounts to meet the criteria for the @thetimes Top 100 List? Yes. This thread proves it.

PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

27 days

Last year, @PinkNews made @thetimes Top 100 Fastest Growing companies for its 2020-2022 performance. CEO Benjamin Cohen even boasted about £10.3M revenue in 2022. But are those numbers legit? Spoiler alert: No, they're absolutely not.

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

25 days

The all-white leadership, made up of family members and close family friends means there is no oversight or accountability for their gross misconduct. Don't believe us? Read the glassdoor reviews.

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

17 days

@RichardTylerInt @fletcherr can you offer any insight as to why @PinkNews appeared on the Times Top 100 fastest growing list in 2023 when the numbers don't add up?

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

19 days

Did you know most of @PinkNews revenue is from unbranded Snapchat shows? Our CEO+COO don't want you to know this. Why? Maybe because these anon shows promote content like body shaming which don't exactly 'inform, inspire, empower'—the stated values PN sells to brands & partners

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

19 days

Many of us & former employees raised serious complaints about the CEO/COO/Head of People/Head of Video. All those who spoke up were either forced to resign or let go soon after.

Hannah Dingle

@HannahDingle

19 days

Working at @PinkNews was an awful experience. My union got involved in the end ad i had a case for disability discrimination but my mental health was too ill too fight it. Everyone that I worked with on the digital team has left. Highest turnover of anywhere I've worked.

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

17 days

The COO's husband (the CEO) was inside the party venue when this was happening.

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

25 days

We are talking to journalists who want to cover this hypocrisy. If you are a former employee who wants to share their experience DM or email PinkNewsWhistleblowers @outlook .com

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

19 days

When reporters objected to writing about influencer eating disorders & plastic surgery rumors, denouncing it as misogyny, the CEO aggressively told these women they didn't understand what misogyny meant. He explained that writing about celebs denying a boob job isn't misogynistic

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

28 days

We've received messages from former PinkNews colleagues, and we'll be sharing the contents today. If you're one of the journalists who contacted us, we'll be responding today as well.

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

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@HannahDingle @PinkNews Thank you for sharing Hannah. You're not alone. Many of us & former employees raised serious complaints about the CEO/COO/Head of People/Head of Video. All those who spoke up were either forced to resign or let go soon after. We'll be sharing their stories soon.

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

16 days

After interviewing a Black candidate from South London for a finance team position, the CFO told the Head of People they weren't fit for hire because, in his opinion, they sounded "too rough". That candidate didn't get the job.

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

1 month

If we raise a formal complaint to HR about our CEO or his husband, the COO, it'll be dismissed by the HR boss— she's a friend of the couple & is managed by the COO If we appeal, our complaint then goes up the ladder to either... the CEO's father or the CFO- a close family friend

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

17 days

Our CEO @benjamincohen told a senior manager that she & her female colleagues reminded him & the COO of the cast of "Miranda." He laughed as he specified which woman was which, likening one to the large, ungainly Miranda, one to arrogant Tilly, and one to 'little friend' Stevie

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

1 month

This nepotistic structure has meant serious bullying, harassment and misconduct by the CEO and COO gets ignored or covered up, especially the COO's conduct at work events... More specific details to follow...

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

14 days

Benjamin Cohen

@benjamincohen

2 months

I lived most of my life alongside an often debilitating disability, MS. My husband @DrAnthonyJames is running the London Marathon to raise funds for the @mssocietyuk . If you can sponsor him today!

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

30 days

Email: PinkNewsWhistleblowers @outlook .com

PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

1 month

Former or current PinkNews employees, if you want to share your experiences working here, feel free to DM us or email PinkNewsWhistleblowers @outlook .com. We'll respect your anonymity and share your story.

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

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Former or current PinkNews employees, if you want to share your experiences working here, feel free to DM us or email PinkNewsWhistleblowers @outlook .com. We'll respect your anonymity and share your story.

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

14 days

Who else attended this meeting and didn't say a single thing in response to the CEO's discriminatory views? 1) The Head of HR- Emily Young 2) The COO- @DrAnthonyJames 3) The CFO- Andrew Millet

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

13 days

Wait till you hear what he and the COO said about the trans community...

PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

14 days

During a call with senior leadership, PinkNews CEO @benjamincohen raised concerns about hiring neurodivergent people going forward. He claimed they might blame medical issues for poor performance, making it difficult to fire them due to legal complexities around employment law

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

25 days

PinkNews is a place where only cis-white men, particularly those who parrot the lies of the CEO and COO, receive respect, decent pay, and promotions. Others face bullying, racism, misogyny and discrimination, often leaving within a year

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

19 days

There is NO safeguarding or oversight at PinkNews. The CEO/COO escape accountability for their bullying and discriminatory behaviour by surrounding themselves with family and close friends in the executive leadership.

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

19 days

@HannahDingle @PinkNews We're gathering all the grievances raised against leadership, which the Head of HR ignored. They include evidence redundancies targeted neurodivergent staff, and shockingly ableist, discriminatory remarks made by the CEO about his reluctance to hire any more neurodivergent people

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

1 month

"If the grievance is with HR, you should raise it with Benjamin Cohen. If the grievance is about Benjamin Cohen, you should raise it with the HR team."

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

14 days

@16mVotes Thank you 🙌 all of our posts are backed up with evidence from screenshots, meeting recordings and audio

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

16 days

Much love for past and present colleagues for sharing their experiences, screenshots, and recordings with us. Expect more details of the discriminatory hiring practices at @PinkNews soon.

PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

16 days

After interviewing a Black candidate from South London for a finance team position, the CFO told the Head of People they weren't fit for hire because, in his opinion, they sounded "too rough". That candidate didn't get the job.

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

14 days

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

19 days

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PinkNewsWhistleblowers

@PinkNewsStaff

1 month

The absence of a DEI people strategy might explain PinkNews' all-white senior management. Most of the staff laid off last year were autistic or neurodivergent. Since 2022, six senior women and one black, non-binary exec joined under the CEO/COO. All but one left within a year.

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