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Bud Light backs down (almost): are brands learning their lesson?

15 April 2023

6:48 PM

15 April 2023

6:48 PM

(Formerly?) popular beer brand Bud Light has suffered a major thrashing in the public forum since engaging trans social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney – famous for the ‘100 Days of Womanhood’ online saga.

As the perplexed Vox put it: ‘Bud Light sent a handful of beers to a trans influencer and all hell broke loose.’

Due to the de-centralisation of consumer audiences after the breakup of the legacy media, companies have been forced to find new ways to market their products.

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