Britain urgently needs a media that tells the truth, & reports accurately & fairly.
And the public has a right to expect that if a channel breaks
@Ofcom
rules, they will take action.
Their failure to act here will inevitably raise questions.
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Hi
@Grind
- we're sorry to say that your advertising has been spotted showing up on GB News, which pushes out messages like this - surely this isn't the kind of channel that you'd want to be aligned with?
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Forbes printed this article then decided to pull it. The Spectator makes it available for this who missed it. "An environmentalist's apology: ‘I was guilty of alarmism’"
via
@spectator
When GB News lashed out at
@Grind
coffee & a presenter called for a boycott, it backfired so spectacularly that the company put up a billboard thanking him for helping boost their sales by 50% 👏👏👏 /1
Decades of media denial, delay & disinformation have led us to this point. It's time for brands to pull their advertising from outlets that push climate denial
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BREAKING: New report reveals that
#Facebook
is systematically spreading
#climatedenial
across its platform .
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For decades, the Daily Mail has failed to tell the truth about climate change - and about the urgent need for climate action.
Now the UN is warning of "catastrophic" consequences for humanity - yet the Mail keeps on pushing out messages like this...
GB News parent company All Perspectives Ltd has published its full list shareholders following its decision to issue some staff with shares.
They show that Nigel Farage is the non-executive staffer with the most shares in GB News, followed by Dan Wootton
For decades, the Daily Express has been pushing out toxic and misleading messages about climate change. Climate misinformation obstructs & delays urgent climate action - with deadly real-world consequences. 1/
This is amazing - amid growing concern that
@Ofcom
is no longer able to do its job without fear or favour, it's given GB News a free pass over this dangerous conspiracy theory rhetoric.
From
@Desmog
: 1/
cc
@DrMatthewSweet
.
@SkyUK
claim to believe that "We need to take action now" on climate change "because the world can’t wait" - yet this is what they're supporting by running advertising sales for GB News:
GB News ramping up the climate conspiracy rhetoric this evening - suggesting to viewers that if net zero policies are implemented “half of the population will die”, and that this may be "part of the point", within something called “the depopulation agenda”…
"A large subsection of the commentariat driving the abuse of Greta is part of an established network of radical... lobby groups — a network that has firm ties to the fossil fuel industry and funders of climate science denial" -
@Desmog
/
@DesmogUK
It is increasingly clear that there's now a concerted effort under way in parts of the British press to derail action on the
#ClimateEmergency
.
This🧵highlights key examples & shows how the main arguments are textbook
#ClimateDelay
1/n
*Confirmed*
@Grind
have pulled their advertising from GB News after their ads were inadvertently placed there. Congratulations to everyone who got in touch with them about this and to
@Grind
for their prompt action!
@stopfundingheat
Hey. We'd like to thank you for bringing this to our attention, needless to say we’ve pulled all future spend from GB News. If there's anything else we can help with please email hello
@grind
.co.uk. Thanks! ☕️
How can we make progress on climate action when papers, like the Daily Mail, celebrate a coal mine opening?
The answer? Stop funding it ✊
Brands like
@asda
who appear on the same page, must ask themselves; is funding this ⬇️ in line with your own sustainability goals?
The Daily Telegraph has a long track record of publishing false & misleading claims about climate change.
Now
@Desmog
has revealed that Redbird Capital - the investment firm moving to take over the Telegraph - has extensive fossil fuel holdings:
Hello! 👋 In case you missed it; the fantastic team at
@Grind
publicly let us know they were pulling all ad spend from GB News. This is a brave decision from Grind who chose not to align themselves with toxic misinformation.
Brands; you can
#StopFundingHeat
and
@StopFundingHate
@stopfundingheat
Hi
@Stopfundingheat
team, thank you for bringing this to our attention, we appreciate it. We have blacklisted the website from our ad placements.
Hi
@Ofcom
- will you investigate this problematic segment from 6.53pm yesterday on the GB News Neil Oliver Show? The claims made appear to have gone unchallenged and unbalanced & would therefore be in breach of the rules on impartiality and accuracy?
GB News ramping up the climate conspiracy rhetoric this evening - suggesting to viewers that if net zero policies are implemented “half of the population will die”, and that this may be "part of the point", within something called “the depopulation agenda”…
GB News airs the extraordinary claim that "climate change is... showing every sign of being a social mania" (along with what it calls "transgenderism")
GB News aren't just notorious for climate misinformation and denial - they've also aired a series of inflammatory personal attacks against high profile women
#DontFundGBNews
1/
Hi
@ProcterGamble
- as a major Fox advertiser, will you speak out and distance yourselves from this kind of dangerous rhetoric? Surely this isn't the kind of messaging that brands like
@Gillette
want to be seen to align with? cc
@GilletteUK
Sky have a whole website celebrating their commitment to
#NetZero
, telling us: "This is our home... The opportunity to save it is now... The world can't wait":
Meanwhile this is what
@SkyUK
enable by continuing to support GB News:
Yet at the same time
@ProcterGamble
continues to pour money into advertising with Fox News? Time to put your money where your mouth is,
@ProcterGamble
- don't just tell us, show us! - cc
@MMFA
Proctor & Gamble has announced a $5 million fund to “fight for justice” like it’s some kind of a big deal.
For context, this is the same co that casually realized in 2017 that they’d pissed away $200 million in ad fraud.
@marcpritchard1
, you’re not doing enough.
🚨New Campaign Alert!
GB News’s financial losses are soaring — but even with a whopping £42 million annual loss, there’s no sign of them changing their tune.
So
@stopfundingheat
is ramping up the pressure from another direction, via the UK’s media regulator Ofcom. /1
Just in...
#Sweetfreedom
have confirmed they're pulling advertising from GB News 👏👏👏
Congratulations to Steve & everyone who reached out them - and to
#SweetFreedom
for their prompt action!
Many customers will be disappointed to learn they've been advertising on GB News.
#SweetFreedom
say they're are "all about... what's better for us all... people, animals and planet".
Yet this is what their ads are supporting: /1
Almost a third of presenters on GB News have used their platform to cast doubt on the scientific consensus on climate breakdown, according to an analysis ⬇️
#DontFundGBNews
🔥3 days
🔥3 double-page spreads
🔥Dozens of photos of sunbathers in 40(!) degree heat
...Zero mention of climate change.
Omission is climate denial and The Sun continues to push dangerous rhetorics whilst the world burns.
When will the advertisers below
#StopFundingHeat
?
This week GB News suggested that it's "woke" to want to stop drilling for oil and gas...
GB News also happens to be co-owned by an investor whose company has £1.8 billion of fossil fuel assets...
Amazing that
@SkyUK
are actually a *sponsor* of COP26 - yet at the same time they're giving massive support to GB News, whose track record on climate has been called out by
@DesmogBlog
here...
So it comes to this . England today. People losing their homes because of the climate emergency caused mostly by fossil fuel pollution …
@Channel4News
tonight
Congratulations
@grind
👏
Sales up by 50%
Web traffic doubled 👩💻
No increase in subscriptions cancelled ✅
Doing the right thing is good for business.
@StopFundingHate
#StopFundingHeat
Hello
@OctopusEnergy
, we are delighted that 100% of the electricity that you supply comes from community-based renewable energy projects.
But are you aware that your adverts are funding Daily Express anti-net-zero stories? Can you review your online ad policies?
This is HUGE - right before
#COP26
. Congrats to
@consciousadnet
for helping make this possible.
Surely it's time for Facebook to follow suit and put it into policy?
Hi
@MGMotor
- we're sorry to say that an advert for your electric cars has been spotted showing up on GB News. Are you sure it's a good fit for your brand to be aligned with a channel that pushes out messages like this?
*Confirmed* -
@SearchScene
have acted promptly to exclude GB News from their Youtube advertising. If you work in marketing you can protect your brand too by following these simple guidelines:
@stopfundingheat
Hi
@stopfundingheat
, thanks for the heads-up on this. Much appreciated. We have now added GB News and a bunch of other news outlets to our exclusion list. Our video ads should no longer show on these channels. Thanks again!
.
@Discovery
say: "We acknowledge that climate change is a real threat to our world and business and Discovery is committed to curbing our own impact on the environment":
Meanwhile they're one of the biggest investors in GB News, who feature in this clip:
An incredible amount of misinformation about renewable energy from GB News.
@HelloFreshUK
&
@Chillysbottles
unfortunately your ads have appeared next to this clip on YouTube. Are you comfortable aligning your brand with this kind of messaging?
#DontFundGBNews
Wow - now NewsCorp's climate change denial is even being publicly called out by members of the Murdoch family. Time for a rethink at the Australian, Sky News Australia, the Herald Sun & Fox News? - cc
@Slpng_Giants_Oz
@MadFckingWitch
"Climate scientists say such organized attacks are par for the course for anyone who dares to discuss the science. They often are highly coordinated, using the same talking points, themes and language"
.
@SkyUK
are listed as a "principal partner" of COP26:
Sky say they are "helping millions of our customers understand and reduce their carbon footprint with informative programming" - and yet they have been actively enabling GB News content like this:
The Daily Mail has - you've guessed it - given over its lead comment slot today to a writer attacking the "woke" "climate alarmist" Met Office.
I'd never heard of him, though. So I googled him.
He's a "speech writer and consultant" for "companies operating in the energy sector"
BREAKING: a new report reveals insurance industry is spending millions in advertising on Fox news programs promoting misinformation & denialism on both
#Covid
-19 & the climate crisis.
#InsureOurFuture
#DropFox
An article full of cherry-picked data in the Daily Mail with the attempt to minimise the impacts of climate change.
It smells of the "straw man argument" with a whole heap of misrepresentation.
Do the below brands really want to fund this kind of messaging?
The truth is that many people are tired of the toxicity and want to see a fairer and more compassionate media.
In reality, GB News just isn't as popular as they want us to to believe - and with content like this, it's easy to see why: /8
Here's what the Telegraph thinks about the next generation taking action to protect their future. Is this really a message that advertisers who seek to appeal to young people want to align themselves with?
#StopFundingHeat
Fox advertiser
@ProcterGamble
has spoken about "the brutal reality of systemic racism”, which can "no longer be ignored or set aside": ==> Meanwhile here's what Fox News has to say about systemic racism:
Amazing that
@SkyUK
are now going out of their way to align with this kind of message - are they turning their back on the commitments they made here? ==>
"Swedish teen Greta Thunberg, who founded the Fridays for Future weekly school strikes and has become a figurehead of a climate change youth movement, has borne the brunt of the attacks"