Posted on 12/08/2016 8:03:30 PM PST by Olog-hai
Telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom and several other German firms have stopped advertising on the US media outlet Breitbart. A similar snub by Kellogg’s had sparked a furious response from the right-wing site.
The carmaker BMW, the restaurant chain Vapiano, the supermarket chain Rewe, and Deutsche Telekom have all pulled their ads from the pro-Trump news site due to concerns about its content, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday.
“The positions held by Breitbart.com contrast with Vapiano’s values, such as openness and tolerance,” said the restaurant chain offering Italian food across Europe and the US.
Deutsche Telekom is also present on the American market through its subsidiary T-mobile, the third-largest wireless carrier in the US. Replying to a DW inquiry, Deutsche Telekom said they “very much regret” that their ads appeared on Breitbart, which is often branded a far-right hate site. …
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And we’ll notice the difference how?
Furrin’ Corpse? They should clean their own house and then get back to us.
Fake News, Time to Sue
Germany. Ah yes, we have this trade deficit to deal with...
oh...and NATO. about time Germany paid up
The German government is in it’s last days. I assure you.
T-Mobile was so horrible I started my boycott of them years ago. That was easy.
Do you mean like this German (Fleggaard, NSFW) Ad?:
Did they pull ads from Völkische Beobacher or Der Sturmer.
...So in the name of openness and tolerance we are going to be intolerant.
Yeah, that works.
At least they’re open about it.
“No weapon formed against Breitbart will prosper”
Boycott BMW!
The assault on a free press continues. The advertisers are getting government pressure. They don’t do this on their own.
There is no way I would buy a BMW. Every friend of mine that has one has service bills that are so high any normal person would cringe. $1,200 for a service visit is not uncommon.
Heh. Easier done than said. Not known for reliability, those overpriced things.
Well, guess we won’t be buying any German wine this year for the holidays. Somebody always has to screw up everything!
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