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Operation Disrespectful Nod & Baby Seal

Jasperge107
7 min readNov 3, 2015

A list of Gawker Media’s advertisers and analytics providers.

Tips for sending emails to advertisers.

Compose personalized emails to advertisers explaining that their advertisements on these websites, where they slander their own customers and call them dead, repeatedly publish private photos of celebrities, and engage in libel, defamation, copyright infringement and theft, are detrimental to the value of their brands, and continued advertisements can lead to an negative association for their brand.

It’s OK to use templates, but advertisers receiving the same letter over and over are more likely to disregard the letters.

Don’t mention GamerGate, because our goal is not to convince them of GamerGate’s legitimacy, nor to gain their support of GamerGate, but instead, convince them to act in defense of their brand’s image.

Letter templates: http://pastebin.com/JiUdj4Q8

Operation Disrespectful Nod.

Allstate Insurance (adsense, io9 only)

  • Customer support, Twitter
  • Phone number: 1–800–255–7828
  • Snail Mail: Allstate Insurance Company / P.O. Box 12055 / 1819 Electric Rd. S.W. / Roanoke, VA 24018

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Amazon

  • Contact form, Twitter
  • Phone number: 1–888–280–4331
  • Public relations: amazon-pr@amazon.com / 206–266–7180
  • Jeff Bezos, CEO: jeff@amazon.com
  • Sam Wheeler, Director of Advertising and Partnerships: swheeler@amazon.com
  • Adam Selipsky, Vice President of Marketing, Sales, Product Management, and Support: selipsky@amazon.com
  • Snail Mail: Amazon / 410 Terry Avenue North / Seattle, WA 98109

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Cadillac (Gizmodo only)

  • Contact form, Twitter
  • Phone number: 1–800–458–8006
  • Mail: Cadillac Customer Assistance Center / P. O. Box 33169 / Detroit, MI 48232–5169

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Casper (native ads, Gawker & Kinja only)

  • Customer help, Twitter
  • Phone number:1 888–498–0003
  • Snail Mail: Casper / 45 Bond St. / New York, NY 10012

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Dreamhost (native ads, io9 only)

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Dressbarn (Kinja only)

  • Customer service, Twitter
  • Phone number:1–800–373–7722
  • Snail Mail: Dressbarn / 30 Dunnigan Drive / Suffern, NY 10901 / Attn: Customer Service

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Godaddy (adsense, Jalopnik & Lifehacker only)

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Goose Island Beer Company (Gawker & Kotaku only)

  • Contact form, Twitter
  • Phone number: 1–800–466–7363
  • Snail Mail: Goose Island Beer Co. / 1800 West Fulton St. / Chicago, IL 60612

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Hostgator (native ads, Lifehacker only)

  • Contact form, Twitter
  • Phone number: 1–844–271–2304
  • Snail Mail: 5005 Mitchelldale / Suite #100 / Houston, TX 77092

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Huckberry (native ads, Gizmodo & Deadspin only)

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Lexus (ad banner, Gizmodo only)

  • Customer help, Twitter
  • Phone number: 1–800–255–3987
  • Snail Mail: Lexus / P.O. Box 2991-Mail Drop L201 / Torrance, CA 90509–2991

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MeUndies (native ad, io9 only)

  • Customer support: support@meundies.com, Twitter
  • Phone number: 1–888–552–6775

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Smuggler’s Bounty (banner ad, io9 only)

  • Customer support: support@smugglersbounty.com, Twitter

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Stacksocial

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Target (Kinja only)

  • Contact info, Twitter
  • Guest service: guest.service@target.com
  • Guest Relations: 1–800–440–0680
  • REDcard Guest Services: 1–800–424–6888

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Woot (Kinja only)

  • Customer support: support@woot.com, Twitter
  • Snail Mail: Woot Inc. / 4121 International Parkway / Carrollton, TX 75007

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Yokohama Tires (adsense, Jalopnik & Lifehacker only)

  • Contact form, Twitter
  • Phone number: 1–800–722–9888
  • Mail: Yokohama Tire Corporation / 1 MacArthur Place, Suite 800 / Santa Ana, CA 92707

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Operation Baby Seal.

Tips for reporting ad aggregators and analytics providers.

To participate, file reports with Google Adsense and Amazon Associates Program, informing them that Gawker and its subsidiaries (which include Valleywag, Defamer, Kotaku, Gizmodo, Jezebel, Lifehacker, Deadspin, Screamer, The Concourse, io9, Sploid, Jalopnik, Truck Yeah!, and Cink) are violating the guidelines for their advertising and analytics programs.

Do not copy and paste everything, but instead create a personalized letter in your own style. To avoid politicizing the issue, don’t mention GamerGate, as it has no effect on Gawker’s misconduct. Include whatever links you feel are most relevant, along with the specific guideline they violate. Use the contact links and evidence provided below. Have a look at some of the example emails in case you need help.

Amazon Affiliate Program

Google Adsense

Violations

Nudity and Sex

Hate Speech and Discrimination

Promoting Violence

Copyright Infringement and Theft

Libel and Defamation

Other

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