Maybe I’m just cynical, but I feel like everyone cancelling is going to forget about this in a few months when the news cycle moves on and a new Star Wars show comes out or something.
Has a disorganized boycott like this ever worked? (honest question)
A lot of us are only here because we wanted to join a consumer action against Reddit. The first few months I was on Lemmy every post was about how Reddit users were fleeing in droves and we were going to show those big bad corporate clowns over at Reddit not to mess with us and Reddit would collapse within weeks.
Welp. Reddit is doing just fine, so yeah, color me cynical as well. I like it better here though.
I agree and I thought more people would be frustrated enough to leave Reddit. But there are enough of us here now that there is an alternative to Reddit that is viable. Hopefully that becomes common knowledge and they realize leaving Reddit doesn’t mean not having a community, so they feel encouraged to switch.
I second this. From experience, I noticed more hyper local subs on Reddit are very active, but the more larger general subs seem to endlessly repost old content or share exaggerated titles/content. I do wish there were more of a local presence on Lemmy, not everyone wants to go to Reddit or Facebook Groups for that.
The very personal and highly disorganized boycott of American goods and services by Canadians is definitely having an effect on several sectors including tourism, alcohol, and media.
Tourism alone has resulted in a loss of about 30 BILLION.
Because the regime and his sycophantic cunts are fucked and can suck our collective dick.
Yes. Boycotts don’t need to be organized to be effective. Some (def not all, and not usually Disney for that matter) to listen to fan and customer feedback.
Companies track their income trends extremely closely. Even a blip of 1% will be reported on in every shareholder meeting and need to be explained.
Cancelled
I did
I don’t even like Jimmy Kimmel, but I cancelled too. Don’t fuck with the 1st amendment.
The only reason I’ve never canceled is because I’ve never subscribed.
But I wish I had something to cancel in protest of the egregious 1st amendment violations.
I also don’t subscribe, but have paid to watch the occasional Marvel movie. I’m happy to pass on whatever they’ve got lined up next if it gets them to take their role in fostering free speech more seriously.
Track down the advertisers on your local ABC affiliate stations and cancel them!
Clickbait. Friggin article never mentions what"drives" means. I was hoping to find out 1 million people cancelled or something, but it just mentioned a few specific people.
Also, they didn’t mention me. :(
How exactly do you propose a reporter determine the number of cancellations?
If said reporter can’t present quantifiable data/evidence, then maybe they shouldn’t write the article?
Or at least not write it with that headline. Engagement bait has ruined journalism.
Could start by at least listing Professorozone in the canceled subscriptions.
Do we have any numbers?
Nope, just thoughts and prayers.
Already done. I like Star Wars, but oh the fuck well.
Yeah, and even if you did just get it by other means.
You should be able to stream it for free here: https://hydrahd.io/
Yarr? 🏴☠️
No, she’s a Star Trek character.
Plenty of wretched hives of scum and villainy to get your Star Wars fix.
Me too, but they’re all on my Plex server for all my homies to see.
This is the way
This is the way.
Thanks for the reminder!
“come back and cancel anytime”
What the fuck is that wording?
Hulu, is everything OK at home?
I don’t even watch Kimmel but the mouse is out
Yeah, I don’t watch him often, and when I do, I’m not a fan. But I’ll absolutely do whatever I can to express how much I dislike him being cancelled.
Yes, yes I would.
Oh fuck yes I would.
If I could download a car, you bet your ass I would!
I’d even make copies of that car for all my friends, just like I do now.
Hello, it’s me, your friend.
And I’d help you make copies!
Don’t forget, Hulu is owned by Disney too. Honestly, I’m done with video streaming at least for a while. I never have time anymore to watch anything so it’s just a money suck and physical media is better anyway.
CBC Gem has a ton of awesome stuff, and is worth it for Schitt’s Creek alone. Free with ads too (may not be the case outside Canada though)
A VPN is cheaper and multi-purpose! :)
Maybe something’s going over my head but my understanding is a VPN can get you around region locks but you still have to pay for the streaming service to access it.
Unless you’re talking about using a VPN to pirate, which I’ve definitely done without a VPN, albeit a long time ago.
Much safer over a VPN. Not foolproof though; be sure to read up on whatever you’re doing for whatever reason you’re doing it.
There’s one service still putting out quality content but low overall volume, but mentioning their name on Lemmy is a risky bet. Anyway, piracy is free and can be set up for convenience too.
Mention the name, coward
Dropout?
I would like know please
Drop me a PM with the name please
I would very much so like to know, please
If you’re boycotting, here you go. Ahoy!
i always look at these seriously and then realize i havent subbed to a single one ever
Lol me either. Their services are not nearly as good as the unauthorized streaming sites.
I think this chart might be a bit dated, I’m fairly certain Disney has taken full control of Hulu, not 67%
You only need 51% for “full control.”
Their point is Disney owns 100% as of 2023
Got it, boycott half episodes
Nah. Gotta watch only odd episodes
At some point one can reduce consumption to ‘Previously on the show…’ and ‘Watch next…’ bits before and after an episode.
I wouldnt say Im even trying to boycott, but I could care less about literally everything under that umbrella except for Pixar, and I havent seen a new Pixar movie in probably 10 or more years.
What the fuck does Winnie the Pooh Workbook even mean?
Winnie the Pooh is not a Disney creation. They had exclusive rights to it between 1953 and 2021.
Still do if it’s the Disney design, which is the one everyone recognizes.
You mean you couldn’t care less.
I mean, I think it’s possible for them to care less
Then they must care a decent amount.
while ($care < 0) {$care–}
while ($care < 0) {$care–}
<? This would take any negative value and decrease it forever, but leave all positive and zero values alone, right?
maybe the integer will wrap around to max int and stop
Kids IPs make bank.
Studios should not own TV channels.
HBO Max or whatever it’s called. Hulu and ESPN.
The only language they speak is money. So give them a taste of speaking with money.
What’s the connection with HBO Max? I thought Disney wasn’t connected there.
I don’t think they are. By the simple fact DC comics is held with HBO and Marvel with Disney
Hbo is Warner brothers. Which is owned by… the Comcast corporation ultimately? Iirc. Though I’m not 100% on that. And do not feel like looking it up.
Currently the ultimate parent co.pany is Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. NBCUniversal is the one owned by Comcast, as I recall.
Ah okay. Mixed that up. Thanks for the correction!
Disney doesn’t own HBO
Nothing in the article mentions how many people actually unsubbed…
Of course not. This article was written using vibes.
It’s vibe reporting.
But people are talking about it on Twitter, and what happens on Twitter is more real than reality itself!
How do you propose a journalist reveal numbers only Disney has access to?
Because Newsweek is a rag. If they reported that the sky was blue, I’d go outside and check myself
DROVES
Are those doves that drive?
Damn American units
It’s the car culture I tell ya
Best steer clear of that
It’s the cowboy culture I tell ya
It’s not that bad. But, really quick, how many droves in a fuckton?
Anything but metric
THERE ARE DOZENS OF US
More than a handful, less then a metric fuckton.
Are those biblical droves or Roman droves?
Only Disney has those numbers, and releasing them would tank the stock that’s already dipping.
There is zero reason for them to admit what is happening.
Also of note, trump is pushing for it to go from quarterly to (I think) annual reports, so companies will be able to hide this stuff for longer, the whole time doing insider trading.
It’s because nobody but Disney has that data, and they stopped sharing sub numbers because it fucks with stock price too much.
Talkin out their ass seems to be Newsweek’s brand identity these days.
There’s a guy in the comments who posted a picture of an unsubscribe email.
So… at least one person.
How many people unsubbed isnt the point. The point is that you clicked. They did the same bait articles when Disney fired Gina Carano, and “the right” were all saying they were cancelling disney plus. I look around at the comments, and they are all pretty much the exact same. Just the political leanings have switched. Its both hilarious and incredibly sad at the same time.
Wow someone had a hard-on for Gina
Muscle mommy? Yeah, a little bit… Kinda fat now though… lol I wonder what Ill get down votes for on this comment… lol.
We’ll never know exactly how many. I suppose there’s a way for outsiders to estimate it, but that won’t happen for weeks or months. Disney certainly won’t tell the truth over this.
I guess we’ll see the numbers in quarterly reports. If they release them, as the orange cunt babbled something about not needing those from companies recently.
I saw this suggestion on the site that shall not be named.
Find a Nexstar or Sinclair owned channel, note the advertisers in there, and start shaming them for paying money to advertise on those networks. Literally 50% of their revenue comes from ads so gutting that would make a difference
Here’s Sinclair: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_owned_or_operated_by_Sinclair_Broadcast_Group
Here’s Nexstar: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_assets_owned_by_Nexstar_Media_Group
Edit: *David Smith, son of the founder and currently CEO of Sinclair, has a hilarious entry-
In an August 1996 prostitution sting, Smith was charged with committing an “unnatural and perverted sex act” (oral sex) in a Sinclair company vehicle. He was sentenced to community service, which was fulfilled by having Sinclair station WBFF produce reports on a local drug counseling program.[14][15]
Aaaaand not so funny-
Prior to Ajit Pai’s appointment under the first Donald Trump presidential administration as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Smith met with Pai to discuss deregulation of the FCC’s media ownership rules. This meeting, plus Sinclair having been granted additional access to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, resulted in accusations that Sinclair was currying favor with the Trump administration in exchange for deregulation of the industry.[16][17][18] Smith met with Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential election year, in which he told Trump, “We are here to deliver your message.”[3]
“The site that shall not be named”
… Do you have the slightest idea how little that narrows it down? (/j)
I assume Facebook. We all realised after that that social media was an evil business.
It was Reddit
Impossible. People name and complain about Reddit all the time. It’s like everyone on Lemmy’s bitch ex.
Yeah, pressure at all levels.
You can also look at a local station’s website and see advertising partners. Not the little fish that buy 1-2 ads a year for a local business, the ones that get their ads ran the most and in the best timeslots.
That’s where pressure is best applied on affiliates
That’s sick. Much easier to do and much easier to scrape and compile.
