Calls To Boycott Hulu Mount , After Streamer Refuses To Run Democratic Ads.
'Variety' reports that on the morning of July 26, #BoycottHulu was trending on Twitter in the U.S.
The hashtag was prompted by a
'Washington Post' report in which
three Democratic organizations said that on July 15, .
Hulu denied their joint ads
about abortion and gun control. .
Hulu denied their joint ads
about abortion and gun control. .
Hulu denied their joint ads
about abortion and gun control. .
Those organizations were the
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee,
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
and Democratic Governors Association. .
Hulu's parent company, Disney, has said that with the upcoming launch of its Disney+ version with ads, .
it won't accept commercials for alcohol, rival streamers or politics.
According to 'Variety,' Hulu
doesn't have a similar ad ban in place.
but Disney has a two-thirds controlling stake in the company. .
'Variety' reports that Hulu had a 10% year over year gain in subscribers as of April 2 with a total of 45.6 million customers