Meanwhile, advertisers including eBay, EDF Energy, The Sun, Laura Ashley, Specsavers, Vodafone and Save the Children withdrew advertising in a corporate stampede to disassociate themselves from Ask.fm.fm
The article was deemed so offensive by companies such as BT and Marks and Spencer that they withdrew advertising from the online page Moir's article appeared on.
Rupert Murdoch's takeover of Britain's biggest commercial broadcaster was in doubt last night, as his newspaper empire battled fresh allegations of hacking phones of murdered children's families and companies withdrew advertising from its best-selling title.
Intel became wrapped up in Gamergate when the company, lobbied by male internet users, withdrew advertising from the Gamasutra website which had published an essay about the movement by a feminist critic.
Rupert Murdoch's planned takeover of Britain's biggest commercial broadcaster was cast into doubt last night as his newspaper empire faced fresh allegations that it hacked the families of dead British servicemen and a dozen blue-chip companies withdrew advertising from its best-selling paper.
Another problem is that the government has been leaning more heavily on the press — particularly last year around the elections, when it withdrew advertising from media noted for their unflattering coverage of the ruling party.
