Discussion

• @jsrailton John Scott-Railton on x

  Now, should you trust @ring now?  No. After all they thought this was a good idea.  But this shows that pressure works.  Be the backlash against surveillance that you want to see in the world.  Voice your disgust over surveillance grabs & show it by cancelling subscriptions and t…

• @ike_saul Isaac Saul on x

  This has gotta be one of the biggest self-owns in advertising history. You literally spend millions of dollars for a 30-second Super Bowl spot to tell everyone you're spying on them, immediately destroying your brand reputation and unpending your business model. [image]

• @wexler Nu Wexler on x

  I like my (non-Ring) doorbell cam. It helps me see when packages are delivered or when my kids go outside. But I don't want it in a national network of cameras and I sure as hell don't want local law enforcement or ICE to have access to it without a warrant.

• @jbillinson Josh Billinson on x

  We've seen plenty of bad Super Bowl commercials before, but has a company ever created a problem for themselves with one like this before?

• @readdanwrite Daniel Roberts on x

  one of the most instantly self-destructive Super Bowl ads ever?

• @stevefm20 @stevefm20 on bluesky

  Good  —  Amazon has dropped plans to partner its Ring doorbell cameras with the police surveillance tech company Flock Safety  —  www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

• @davidho David Ho on bluesky

  Turns out public outrage matters.

• @serife @serife on bluesky

  This is because of the work activists put in, that led to press and pressure, and public outrage.  None of what is happening is inevitable.  None of it.  This is a win.  Don't stop stopping them. www.theverge.com/news/878447/ ...

• @paulusschoutsen.nl Paulus Schoutsen on bluesky

  Public pressure works.  If we, as consumers, are loud enough of were we draw the line, we can influence companies.  Keep repeating: no to surveillance and tracking, yes to privacy and local control www.theverge.com/news/878447/ ...

• @ob1rebel @ob1rebel on bluesky

  Keep up the pressure.  It works.  Greedy assholes only understand money.  If they are going to lose more money than they will make, they reconsider.

• @jsrailton John Scott-Railton on bluesky

  2/ Ring just learned a lesson: Americans want more privacy, not less.  —  We're suspicious of big tech companies encroaching on our personal lives & prepared to show it.  —  Lawmakers take note: pushing back on mass surveillance = grassroots support.  —  By @jp2e.bsky.social …

• @ernie.tedium.co Ernie Smith on bluesky

  This is a significant win for critics of Flock.  That terrible Super Bowl ad really did a number on them.  Heh.  —  www.theverge.com/news/878447/ ...

• @chrisnielsen Chris Nielsen on bluesky

  Lesson here is don't piss the We Rate Dogs guy off

• @ellenenders Ellen Enders on bluesky

  How much of this as a result of post Super Bowl ad backlash, WeRateDogs owner's rant, people discovering the ICE partnership...?  All of them?  Would Ring have stayed if nobody found out?  Sure  —  blog.ring.com/about-ring/r...  [embedded post]

• @deflock-redmond DeFlock Redmond on bluesky

  Some good news today!  🏆  —  The backlash against these dystopian mass #surveillance tech companies will continue... don't let up!

• @reckless Nilay Patel on bluesky

  Ring walks away from Flock.  Statement is a doozy! www.theverge.com/news/878447/ ...

• @noorlovelace Noor on bluesky

  “Boycotting doesn't do anything.  Posting doesn't do anything.”  Doomers suck.  Apathetic people suck.  SO MUCH has changed this year alone because folks have boycotted and been LOUD and we will continue to bc the alternative is (lemongrab voice) unnnnnaccceptableeeee!  Still get…

• @SteveThompson@mastodon.social Steve Thompson PhD on mastodon

  Obvious result of backlash for Super Bowl ads freaking people out on surveillance, but that's not the official reason they give here.  —  Ring and Flock Cancel Partnership  —  https://blog.ring.com/...  #SuperBowl #surveillance #backlash #Amazon #Ring #Flock #press #news

• r/bloomington r on reddit

  Ring and Flock Cancel Partnership

• r/50501 r on reddit

  Ring and Flock Cancel Partnership - Keep up the Boycott!

• r/Bellingham r on reddit

  Ring ends Flock Partnership

• r/LouisRossmann r on reddit

  Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash

• r/law r on reddit

  Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash

• r/LinusTechTips r on reddit

  Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash

• r/business r on reddit

  Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash |  Following mounting pressure and a questionable Super Bowl ad …

• r/Seattle r on reddit

  Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash

• r/ThePeoplesPress r on reddit

  Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash

• r/LouisvilleCO r on reddit

  Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash

• r/boulder r on reddit

  Boulder has a lot of Ring Cameras.  They just cancelled their relationship w/ FLOCK

• r/Ring r on reddit

  Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash

• r/privacy r on reddit

  Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash

• r/amazonemployees r on reddit

  Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash - how long has it been Day 2?

• r/technology r on reddit

  Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash

• r/FlockSurveillance r on reddit

  Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash

• r/businesstrendz r on reddit

  Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash

• r/news r on reddit

  Amazon no longer working with controversial police tech company after backlash over Ring doorbell Super Bowl ad

• r/PoliticalOptimism r on reddit

  Amazon no longer working with controversial police tech company after backlash over Ring doorbell Super Bowl ad

• r/Anticonsumption r on reddit

  Amazon scraps partnership with surveillance company after Super Bowl ad backlash