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After decades of climate deception, Shell uses Fortnite to court demographic most concerned about climate change (www.mediamatters.org)
submitted 10 months ago by can@sh.itjust.works to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world
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[–] Holyginz@lemmy.world 88 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Oil and gas companies need the same rules that cigarettes have. Where they aren't allowed to advertise.

[–] casmael@lemm.ee 55 points 10 months ago (1 children)

*oil and gas companies need to be systematically dismantled and their executives sent to the fucking hague

[–] Lodespawn@kbin.social 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Until quite recently Shell HQ was at the Hague

[–] Pieisawesome@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago

Saves on airfare

[–] FlapKap@feddit.dk 38 points 10 months ago (1 children)

After reading a bit about shell on Wikipedia it seems they're quite experienced with greenwashing

[–] casmael@lemm.ee 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Didn’t they get kari fucking Byron to do a bit for them recently

[–] Ashyr@sh.itjust.works 7 points 10 months ago (2 children)

That's saddening if true.

[–] casmael@lemm.ee 8 points 10 months ago

Both saddening and true sadly

[–] zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 7 points 10 months ago

Official shell YouTube channel, she has a series on it now

[–] LavaPlanet@lemmy.world 35 points 10 months ago (1 children)

So many evil villains in this timeline.

[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Evil won in this timeline long ago.

[–] Powerpoint@lemmy.ca 30 points 10 months ago

This should be illegal

[–] tryptaminev@feddit.de 20 points 10 months ago

I hope this shit backfires on the streamers. Greedy scum doing the bidding of a company literally on track to destroy the future of most of their audience.

[–] splonglo@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago

Lmao shell being more evil and ridiculous than most cartoon villians. Hope these streamers tank their careers.

[–] DontTreadOnBigfoot@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago

How do you do, fellow kids?

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I assumed anyone still playing Fortnite was now at asement dwelling age and wouldn't vote on things anyway.

[–] Laticauda@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Fortnight literally has a reputation for being really popular with kids and teens.

[–] tryptaminev@feddit.de 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

yeah but like 5 years ago. So a sizeable part of the playerbase should be around 18-20 now.

[–] Laticauda@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago

No it's still known for being popular with kids and teens. Also 18-20 isn't "basement dweller" age anyway.

[–] zepheriths@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

And Kari Byron