Dems fume at Disney’s Hulu for blocking ads on abortion, guns

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

I would be hard pressed to find a better example of irony than this.

The Disney-backed streaming service Hulu is refusing to run political ads on central themes of Democratic midterm campaigns, including abortion and guns, prompting fury from the party’s candidates and leaders.

The streaming service popular among younger voters, which has a policy against running content deemed controversial, is like other digital providers in not being bound by the Communications Act of 1934, a law that requires broadcast television networks to provide politicians equal access to the airwaves.

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and Democratic Governors Association tried to purchase joint ads on abortion and guns with Hulu on July 15, along with identical placements on a Disney-affiliated ABC affiliate in Philadelphia and the company’s cable sports channel ESPN. The Hulu ads never ran, while the others did.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/07/25/disney-hulu-democrats-ads/

 

[marvin martian]

I would be hard pressed to find a better example of irony than this.

The Disney-backed streaming service Hulu is refusing to run political ads on central themes of Democratic midterm campaigns, including abortion and guns, prompting fury from the party’s candidates and leaders.

The streaming service popular among younger voters, which has a policy against running content deemed controversial, is like other digital providers in not being bound by the Communications Act of 1934, a law that requires broadcast television networks to provide politicians equal access to the airwaves.

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and Democratic Governors Association tried to purchase joint ads on abortion and guns with Hulu on July 15, along with identical placements on a Disney-affiliated ABC affiliate in Philadelphia and the company’s cable sports channel ESPN. The Hulu ads never ran, while the others did.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/07/25/disney-hulu-democrats-ads/

The Dems are too dumb to realize Hulu is doing them a favor.

 

[citygator]

Who the hell is so stupid they watch commercials on Hulu instead of paying $6 a month? Who is running my party thinking that is a voting block?

 

[Devils_Advocate]

Why fume over this?

The Democratic Party and those associated with them can use Twitter, Facebook, Tik Tok and MSM to spread their message and truthfully I pay for no Ads on my account, so I wouldn’t see those Ads anyway.

I mean if anyone that has Hulu usually pay a little more for the Ad Free Hulu, so let be honest how many people would those Ads reach on Hulu?

 

[Silent Warrior]

Who the hell is so stupid they watch commercials on Hulu instead of paying $6 a month? Who is running my party thinking that is a voting block?

Maybe it's not stupidity. Maybe those that watch the cheaper version do so because they can't afford more. Those would be the ones the Democratic party used to represent, but abandoned a while ago.

 

[Papageorgio]

We have had Hulu and Netflix for a couple years, I think it is time to get rid of them as I don't remember the last time, we ever turned them on. to watch anything.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

We have had Hulu and Netflix for a couple years, I think it is time to get rid of them as I don't remember the last time, we ever turned them on. to watch anything.

We cut the cord altogether with cable. Streaming services are all we subscribe to now.

 

[Papageorgio]

We cut the cord altogether with cable. Streaming services are all we subscribe to now.

I watch TV over our antenna, and we stream through Plex and Amazon for purchased movies.

 

[Independentthinker]

I would be hard pressed to find a better example of irony than this.

The Disney-backed streaming service Hulu is refusing to run political ads on central themes of Democratic midterm campaigns, including abortion and guns, prompting fury from the party’s candidates and leaders.

The streaming service popular among younger voters, which has a policy against running content deemed controversial, is like other digital providers in not being bound by the Communications Act of 1934, a law that requires broadcast television networks to provide politicians equal access to the airwaves.

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and Democratic Governors Association tried to purchase joint ads on abortion and guns with Hulu on July 15, along with identical placements on a Disney-affiliated ABC affiliate in Philadelphia and the company’s cable sports channel ESPN. The Hulu ads never ran, while the others did.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/07/25/disney-hulu-democrats-ads/

Good for Hulu!

 

[flan327]

Maybe it's not stupidity. Maybe those that watch the cheaper version do so because they can't afford more. Those would be the ones the Democratic party used to represent, but abandoned a while ago.

Nope
MY Democrat Party still represents ME

 

[Papageorgio]

Nope
MY Democrat Party still represents ME

I can tell.

 

[Silent Warrior]

Nope
MY Democrat Party still represents ME

Then I feel sorry for your lack of understanding.

 

[marvin martian]

Nope
MY Democrat Party still represents ME

That's sad.