coffee chain has become the latest company to pull advertising from GB News as the broadcaster claims it is subject to a “massive advertising boycott”.
Grind,
a network of cafes with 14 outlets across London, confirmed this week that it had cancelled “all future spend” with GB News after it was criticised by a campaign group for advertising on the channel.
In a message to the business on Twitter last week, climate pressure group Stop Funding Heat said: “Hi Grind - we’re sorry to say that your advertising has been spotted showing up on GB News … surely this isn’t the kind of channel you want to be aligned with?”
It posted a video of extracts from GB News coverage of climate issues, in which presenters called the activist Greta Thunberg “this annoying little Swedish teenager”.
On Monday, Grind announced that it would no longer be advertising with the channel.
In a reply, Grind said: “We’d like to thank you for bringing this to our attention, needless to say we’ve pulled all future spend from GB News.”