Kate and EB discuss the ethics of boycotting. We look at research, online discourse, and examine our own opinions about the value of cancelling our prime memberships or refusing coffee from Starbucks.

Sources:

• Is boycotts an effective system of economic punishment? (Reddit AskEconomics, 2024)
• Do boycotts work? (King, 2017)
• Do the boycotts against McDonald’s and Starbucks work? (Mello-Klein, 2023)
• Target withstood DEI boycotts to show signs of reputation recovery (Danziger, 2025)
• Starbucks workers are still without a contract four years after their first union win. Here’s why (CNN Business, 2025)
• The 10 biggest strikes in U.S. history (Investopedia, n.d.)

Kate and EB discuss the ethics of targeted advertisements. We look at research, online discourse, and examine our own opinions on the hard truths about the insidious advertisements taking over our social media platforms and the data big companies are collecting on our habits and behavior.

Sources:

• What is Targeted Advertising? (Lau, 2024)
• What is Targeted Advertising, and How Does it Work?
• The Truth In User Privacy And Targeted Ads (Froelich, 2022)
• Targeted Ads Are Rewiring Your Thinking (Aurelia, 2025)
• Imagining a World Without Targeted Advertising…is it POSSIBLE? (Project No Buy, 2025)
• Project No Buy on YouTube
• r/Anticonsumption on Reddit
• Buy Nothing Austin on Facebook

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Kate and EB discuss the ethics of family influencers. We look at research, online discourse, and examine our own opinions on the hard truths about the monetization of children and parenting.

Sources:

• Family Influencing in the Best Interests of the Child (Chicago Journal of International Law, 2025)
• The Horrifying True Story Behind Hulu’s Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke (Brodsky, 2025)
• Why You Should Think Twice Before Posting That Cute Photo of Your Kid Online (Limbong, 2024)
• The Dangers of Parents Sharing Their Children’s Lives on Social Media (Sy & Hastings, 2024)
• Influencer Parents and the Kids Who Had Their Childhood Made Into Content (Latifi, 2023)
• The First Social Media Babies Are Adults Now. Some Are Pushing for Laws to Protect Kids from Their Parents’ Oversharing (Karimi, 2024)

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