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christyd99.bsky.social @christyd99.bsky.social · 7h

Happy to say I do not purchase anything from these GB advertisers, and have no intention of ever starting.

Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 7h

Yes! The companies we shop with tend to care what their customers think - and even GB News themselves have admitted that public pressure really can work! 👊👊👊

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Kathy Hodgson 💚🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🚲🥄 @kathyhodgson.bsky.social · 7h

Loving the fact that I already don't do business with the ones I've heard of but the majority are complete unknowns

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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 7h

Today's GB News TV advertisers include *Sky *Sun Life *Boxt *Avanti Travel Insurance *AllClearTravel *AliveCor *City_Moves *WeFix_London *PolandTravel_UK *WorldOfCruising *AprilKingLegal *Emerald_Cruises *getdrafty *TonicSurgery *HousingUnits *CandlelightUK *moneyfactscomp *Staysure *SimplyFactoring

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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 7h

...and if enough customers continue to raise concerns, then the position can change over time... We'll continue to keep a close eye on this - and in the meantime, a huge thanks again for taking action! /3

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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 7h

Equally, we've generally seen that - except in cases where a company's support for a particular media outlet stems from a strong ideological attachment by the owners and/or senior management team - customer concerns will always get noted... /2

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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 7h

Thanks so much for taking action on this - and for sharing this response from AJ Bell - it certainly sounds like (for now at least) they're doubling down on their association with GB News, and the answer that they've given definitely seems to miss the point...! /1

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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 1d

Today's GB News TV advertisers include *Pure Cremation *SkyUK *SunLife *Boxt *World Of Cruising *Avanti Travel Insurance *Emerald Cruises *Get Drafty *Belgica *Polish Tourism Organisation *Freshpet *Halton Lifts *AprilKingLegal *AllClearTravel *ScenicLuxury *VinceTheVet *WeFix London *MyClaim Group

Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 2d

70% of Brits have a negative view of President Trump - yet GB News is doubling down on its efforts to promote MAGA figures and import the Trump playbook to Britain.

If you advertise on GB News, this is what you're aligning with...

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/08/a...

'America Must Save Britain': MAGA-Mania and Conspiracy Theories Broadcast Nightly on GB News' New US Show

A new daily GB News programme broadcast from Washington features climate denial, vaccine misinformation, and non-stop praise for Donald Trump – as its hosts tell the American audience that the UK need...

bylinetimes.com

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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 3d

In the same announcement, Ofcom revealed that it was also choosing not to investigate the airing of a clear anti-trans slur on GB News.

In fact, Ofcom has quite a track record here... /3

Ofcom Refuses to Investigate GB News Over Call to Shoot Disabled Benefit Claimants

The watchdog also refused to investigate a complaint about a presenter's use of an anti-trans slur, saying the comments were "in line with audience expectations for this channel"

bylinetimes.com

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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 3d

Since GB News launched, there have been many other examples of toxic content which Ofcom has flatly refused to even investigate.

Earlier this year GB News aired comments suggesting that disabled benefit claimants should be starved & shot. No action from Ofcom. /2 bylinetimes.com/2025/08/21/o...

Ofcom Refuses to Investigate GB News Over Call to Shoot Disabled Benefit Claimants

The watchdog also refused to investigate a complaint about a presenter's use of an anti-trans slur, saying the comments were "in line with audience expectations for this channel"

bylinetimes.com

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helen-from-troy.bsky.social @helen-from-troy.bsky.social · 2d

Avanti now! I was just about to take out travel insurance with them, but no more!

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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 3d

Ofcom's record is so bad that its former director of standards has spoken out over its mishandling of GB News, suggesting that "Ofcom appears to be unwilling to intervene and unwilling to regulate this channel in the same way as it regulates other television news channels": /8

GB News’s US expansion feared to be new way for Trumpian views to reach UK audience

White House backing was on full display as GB News launched The Late Show Live

www.theguardian.com

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Samantha Wathen @samanthajwathen.bsky.social · 2d

Proud - in nearly a decade of being a press officer for a national campaign - to have always turned down requests from these people.

Declining Jacob Rees-Mogg was a particular career highlight.

Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 3d

Amid a global misinformation crisis, where toxic messages can spread to millions within hours, Britain urgently needs a regulator that is willing and able to act robustly & with speed.

Ofcom seems painfully ill-equipped to do the job it has been tasked with /9 www.heraldscotland.com/news/2478423...

GB News accused of operating 'anti-Muslim hate channel'

Former First Minister Humza Yousaf has been cited in a report which accuses GB News of running an 'anti-Muslim hate channel'

www.heraldscotland.com

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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 2d

It was never really about free speech, was it? www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

‘Free speech for me, not for thee’: how Trump’s censorship blitz is splitting the right

After Charlie Kirk’s killing, the US president has unleashed an assault on free speech. Some conservatives are questioning his razor sharp U-turn

www.theguardian.com

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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 3d

Amid a global misinformation crisis, where toxic messages can spread to millions within hours, Britain urgently needs a regulator that is willing and able to act robustly & with speed.

Ofcom seems painfully ill-equipped to do the job it has been tasked with /9 www.heraldscotland.com/news/2478423...

GB News accused of operating 'anti-Muslim hate channel'

Former First Minister Humza Yousaf has been cited in a report which accuses GB News of running an 'anti-Muslim hate channel'

www.heraldscotland.com

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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 2d

Today's GB News TV advertisers include *Sun Life *Fischer Future Heat *Avanti Travel Insurance *Halton Lifts *Belgica *Reclaim Nation *AliveCor *Get Drafty *Simply Factoring *Twisted Gifts *April King Legal *Tonic Surgery *Freshpet *Rangeford Living *Polish Tourism Organisation

'America Must Save Britain': MAGA-Mania and Conspiracy Theories Broadcast Nightly on GB News' New US Show

A new daily GB News programme broadcast from Washington features climate denial, vaccine misinformation, and non-stop praise for Donald Trump – as its hosts tell the American audience that the UK need...

bylinetimes.com

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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 2d

GB News is going big on Donald Trump just at the moment that his government is stepping up its attacks on freedom of expression...🤔

Was this ever really about free speech?
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

'They Need to Suffer': Inside Trump's War on Dissent

Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, and the rest of the administration are waging a furious crackdown on dissent following Charlie Kirk's assassination.

www.rollingstone.com

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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 2d

70% of Brits have a negative view of President Trump - yet GB News is doubling down on its efforts to promote MAGA figures and import the Trump playbook to Britain.

If you advertise on GB News, this is what you're aligning with...

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/08/a...

'America Must Save Britain': MAGA-Mania and Conspiracy Theories Broadcast Nightly on GB News' New US Show

A new daily GB News programme broadcast from Washington features climate denial, vaccine misinformation, and non-stop praise for Donald Trump – as its hosts tell the American audience that the UK need...

bylinetimes.com

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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 2d

Today in toxic media includes this Express piece targeting Muslims, trans people, net zero, wind and solar energy, and the Greens.

💰 Supported by ads from the #NSPCC, #Asda, #TuClothing and #BootsUK.

Express article with headline that reads: Greens who want to save the world by destroying Britain.

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 2d

🔴 ‘America Must Save Britain’: MAGA-Mania and Conspiracy Theories Broadcast Nightly on GB News’ New US Show

A new daily GB News programme broadcast from Washington features climate denial, vaccine misinformation, and non-stop praise for Donald Trump. ✍️ @bylinetimes.bsky.social

'America Must Save Britain': MAGA-Mania and Conspiracy Theories Broadcast Nightly on GB News' New US Show

A new daily GB News programme broadcast from Washington features climate denial, vaccine misinformation, and non-stop praise for Donald Trump – as its hosts tell the American audience that the UK need...

bylinetimes.com

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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 3d

Ofcom took *six months* to decide to take no action after thousands complained about this very blatant breach of broadcasting standards by GB News.

But perhaps the real surprise is that they investigated it at all… /1

www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/06/g...

GB News' homophobic slur breached Ofcom code – but channel won't face any sanctions

Ofcom has said GB News breached its Broadcasting Code over the use of a homophobic slur, but have refused to sanction the channel.

www.thepinknews.com

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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 3d

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Marty Davies @smartypantsmarty.com · 3d

My comment continued: "Advertisers can choose to distance themselves from such hateful rhetoric by pulling advertising. And Sky Media can choose to stop spending their time hawking ad inventory on the channel’s behalf."

Ofcom finds GB News breached code with 'offensive' LGBTQ+ comment

Campaigners welcome ruling on Josh Howie’s comments about the LGBTQ+ community.

www.campaignlive.co.uk

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Marty Davies @smartypantsmarty.com · 3d

Also worth remembering that a GBNews spokesman responded to my column in March denying that they broke Ofcom rules.

Seems Ofcom disagreed with them on that.

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Marty Davies @smartypantsmarty.com · 3d

I covered this in my Campaign column back in March. And in this column I drew attention to the sanctioning powers we have as advertisers. My message on this remains the same.

Time for Sky to get its head out of the clouds

Pressure mounts on Ofcom and Sky to take action to end GB News’ campaign of hate.

www.campaignlive.co.uk

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Marty Davies @smartypantsmarty.com · 3d

My comment continued: "Advertisers can choose to distance themselves from such hateful rhetoric by pulling advertising. And Sky Media can choose to stop spending their time hawking ad inventory on the channel’s behalf."

Ofcom finds GB News breached code with 'offensive' LGBTQ+ comment

Campaigners welcome ruling on Josh Howie’s comments about the LGBTQ+ community.

www.campaignlive.co.uk

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