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Etsy faces user boycott over ‘Alligator Alcatraz’-branded products
Etsy users are boycotting the site over its "Alligator Alcatraz" merchandise.
Today, this sort of merchandise — including T-shirts, hats, mugs, stickers, patches, and other items — can be found across e-commerce platforms beyond Etsy, ranging from large retailers like Amazon to online marketplaces like eBay to seller storefront providers like Shopify and more. However, Etsy users have taken particular issue with the company’s decision to allow the merchandise, which celebrates the controversial ICE detention center in Florida, where detainees are held in cages and subjected to reportedly horrible conditions, according to outlets like the AP, Newsweek, The Washington Post, CBS, The NYT, Tampa Bay Times, and others. Boycotters believe that Etsy is in violation of its policy, as the company notes that prohibited behavior includes not only hate speech, but also “content which directly or indirectly contains violent or degrading commentary against protected classes listed above.”
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