Calls To Boycott Hulu Mount After Streamer Refuses To Run Democratic Ads

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.

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Hulu denied their joint ads about abortion and gun control.

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Hulu denied their joint ads about abortion and gun control.

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Those organizations were the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and Democratic Governors Association.

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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.

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'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