Hacker News with Generative AI: Boycotts

Boycott IETF 127 (boycott-ietf127.org)
The IETF Administration LLC has decided to continue to hold meetings in the US, in spite of significant threats to the safety of the community in traveling there. As an Internet community we strive to include everyone. Holding a meeting in the US is incompatible with our values. We call on the IETF community to refuse to travel to the 127th IETF meeting, to be held in San Francisco.
Internet Standards, Boycotts, Social Issues, Community, Travel
572 points by randompeach 13 days ago | 358 comments
'Danish Viking blood is boiling.' Danes and other Europeans boycott US goods (apnews.com)
Ivan Hansen, a retired Danish police officer, loaded up his basket at the supermarket, carefully checking each product to avoid buying anything made in the United States. No more Coca-Cola, no more California Zinfandel wine or almonds.
Boycotts, International Relations, Consumerism, Denmark, Europe
15 points by KnuthIsGod 15 days ago | 23 comments
The Billionaire Boycott Conundrum (scalzi.com)
Over on Bluesky, where I spend quite a lot of time these days, because it’s an instance of social media not owned by a billionaire and/or ruled by algorithms intended to push vaguely-to-explicitly fascist thoughts and memes into my face every time I look at it, there’s a contingent of folks who have declared — not unreasonably! — that now is the time to be boycotting the billionaires who have explicitly supported Trump, and all of their businesses.
Social Media, Politics, Boycotts, Billionaires
8 points by NotInOurNames 19 days ago | 6 comments
Trump says he's buying a Tesla to support Musk and counter 'illegal' boycott (cnbc.com)
Politics, Tesla, Elon Musk, Boycotts
28 points by FollowingTheDao 23 days ago | 17 comments
Calls for boycotting US products spread in northern Europe (lemonde.fr)
While tens of thousands of people have joined Facebook groups in Sweden and Denmark calling for no longer buying American, Norwegian company Haltbakk Bunkers has announced that it will stop supplying US military vessels with fuel.
Boycotts, International Relations, Europe, United States
26 points by doener 30 days ago | 10 comments
Tesla boycott is gaining momentum in Germany due to Musk's meddling in politics (electrek.co)
A boycott of Tesla vehicles is gaining momentum in Germany due to Elon Musk’s consistent meddling in the country’s politics and promotion of a fringe far-right party.
Boycotts, Germany, Tesla, Politics, Elon Musk
26 points by doener 76 days ago | 3 comments
Tesla boycott is gaining momentum in Germany due to Musk's meddling in politics (electrek.co)
A boycott of Tesla vehicles is gaining momentum in Germany due to Elon Musk’s consistent meddling in the country’s politics and promotion of a fringe far-right party.
Tesla, Germany, Politics, Boycotts, Elon Musk
15 points by zfg 76 days ago | 0 comments
Boycott men? South Korea's 4B movement gains traction in the U.S. (npr.org)
Following President-elect Trump’s victory — which was fueled by male voters and to many looked like a referendum on reproductive rights — some young American women are talking about boycotting men.
South Korea, Feminism, Politics, Social Movements, Boycotts
25 points by laurex 145 days ago | 34 comments
Elon Musk's X sues CVS, Unilever, others over advertising boycott (thestreet.com)
Elon Musk, Twitter, Lawsuits, Advertising, Boycotts
5 points by jrpelkonen 238 days ago | 0 comments
Twitter to sue advertisers who “illegally boycotted” the platform (twitter.com)
Twitter, Social Media, Lawsuits, Advertising, Boycotts
20 points by mdhb 239 days ago | 7 comments