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1. What does Stop Funding Hate stand for?
Freedom of speech and freedom of the press
We fully support freedom of expression, and freedom of the press, as outlined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Freedom of choice
We believe people have the right to make choices based on the values of companies they may purchase from - and to speak out when something doesn’t sit right.
Impartiality
We stick to our core issue of opposing hatred, discrimination and demonisation. We don’t take sides in political debates.
Inclusiveness
We are open to people of all backgrounds and affiliations who share our aims.
Consistency
We are against all demonisation and hate speech, whatever the motivation and whoever the target.
Universality
Our campaign is grounded in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Everything we do is consistent with those principles.
2. What’s the story behind this campaign?
Stop Funding Hate aims to tackle the culture of hate and demonisation that is dividing our society and contributing to hate crime.
It was started by an online community horrified by the upsurge in media hate speech that has been seen over the past few years. In the space of a few days, Stop Funding Hate was transformed from being a small online discussion to a public campaign supported by tens of thousands.
Over 40,000 people signed a petition calling for Virgin Media to withdraw its advertising from the Sun newspaper. And our first video has been viewed more than 5 million times.
The scale of this response highlights the deep and widespread public concern about UK media hate speech, and the effect that this is having on our society.
And these concerns are shared internationally. Last year the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights raised concerns about the “vicious verbal assault on migrants and asylum seekers in the UK tabloid press”, which he said followed “decades of sustained and unrestrained anti-foreigner abuse, misinformation and distortion”.
3. What... show more about freedom of expression?
This campaign supports all of the freedoms outlined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
We fully support freedom of expression and believe that a free press plays a vital role in a democratic society. We also know that the role of the government in tackling hate speech is a contentious issue and believe that there are good reasons for treading carefully in that area. So we are not proposing any government action beyond the laws that already exist on incitement to racial hatred.
But as consumers, we all have the right to express our views - and to ask the companies we shop with to stand with us on this issue. We're simply asking that our money doesn't help finance the Sun, Daily Express and Daily Mail while they continue to spread hate. show more
1. What does Stop Funding Hate stand for?
Freedom of speech and freedom of the press
We fully support freedom of expression, and freedom of the press, as outlined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Freedom of choice
We believe people have the right to make choices based on the values of companies they may purchase from - and to speak out when something doesn’t sit right.
Impartiality
We stick to our core issue of opposing hatred, discrimination and demonisation. We don’t take sides in political debates.
Inclusiveness
We are open to people of all backgrounds and affiliations who share our aims.
Consistency
We are against all demonisation and hate speech, whatever the motivation and whoever the target.
Universality
Our campaign is grounded in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Everything we do is consistent with those principles.
2. What’s the story behind this campaign?
Stop Funding Hate aims to tackle the culture of hate and demonisation that is dividing our society and contributing to hate crime.
It was started by an online community horrified by the upsurge in media hate speech that has been seen over the past few years. In the space of a few days, Stop Funding Hate was transformed from being a small online discussion to a public campaign supported by tens of thousands.
Over 40,000 people signed a petition calling for Virgin Media to withdraw its advertising from the Sun newspaper. And our first video has been viewed more than 5 million times.
The scale of this response highlights the deep and widespread public concern about UK media hate speech, and the effect that this is having on our society.
And these concerns are shared internationally. Last year the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights raised concerns about the “vicious verbal assault on migrants and asylum seekers in the UK tabloid press”, which he said followed “decades of sustained and unrestrained anti-foreigner abuse, misinformation and distortion”.
3. What... show more about freedom of expression?
This campaign supports all of the freedoms outlined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
We fully support freedom of expression and believe that a free press plays a vital role in a democratic society. We also know that the role of the government in tackling hate speech is a contentious issue and believe that there are good reasons for treading carefully in that area. So we are not proposing any government action beyond the laws that already exist on incitement to racial hatred.
But as consumers, we all have the right to express our views - and to ask the companies we shop with to stand with us on this issue. We're simply asking that our money doesn't help finance the Sun, Daily Express and Daily Mail while they continue to spread hate. show more
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November 7, 2016
andrew_polhill asked:Does anyone circulate a list of companies who advertise in the Daily Mail? I would like to start avoiding them where possibleAndy A. replied:see https://www.twitter.com/stopfundinghate they might have a list
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