We, the Left Students of Finland, the Centrestudents of Finland, Federation of Green Youth and Students, the Finnish Centre Youth, the Left Youth of Finland, Liberal Students LSK, Social Democratic Youth, the Student Union of National Coalition Party, Swedish Youth of Finland and Youth League of the National Coalition Party, want to offer our full support to the boycott against companies that purchase advertisement space from MV-lehti and Uberuutiset. MV-lehti’s pseudojournalism fosters fear, embitterment and prejudice in the Finnish society. These websites are filled with content that is masked to portray as an alternative mediasource although it has been shown time and again that their news updates are clearly distorted and often plain fictitious. Clearly the purpose of these websites is to gather followers by spreading outlandish claims and use this self-incited interest to make a profit through selling advertisements.
We, the undersigned associations, hereby appeal to all remaining corporations that continue to advertise in MV-lehti and Uberuutiset websites: withdraw your advertisements to show that you do not support these prejudiced and distorted mediasources.
”These publications agitate hatred towards minorities, refugees and other underpriviledged people in our society. They serve both to justify growing hate speech in the society and to further finance their distorted news. Even though spreading fake news is not strictly against the law, the corporations financing these websites should take a stand unless they will be seen to support their hate-seething message,” the chairpersons of undersigned associations argue.
Pinja Laukkanen
Puheenjohtaja, Vasemmisto-opiskelijat
Chairperson, Left Students of Finland
040 140 2229, puheenjohtaja(at)vasemmisto-opiskelijat.fi
Anniina Sippola
Puheenjohtaja, Keskustan Opiskelijaliitto (KOL)
President, Centrestudents of Finland
050 3897260, anniina.sippola(at)keskustaopiskelijat.fi
Hilkka Kemppi
Puheenjohtaja, Keskustanuoret
President, Finnish Centre Youth
050 384 6820, hilkka.kemppi(at)keskustanuoret.fi
Daniel Sazonov
Puheenjohtaja, Kokoomuksen Nuorten Liitto (KNL)
President, Youth League of the National Coalition Party
045 1296812, daniel.sazonov(at)kokoomusnuoret.fi
Marianna Kupias
Puheenjohtaja, Kokoomuksen Opiskelijaliitto Tuhatkunta
President, Student Union of National Coalition Party
0442399029, marianna.kupias(at)kokoomusopiskelijat.fi
Christoffer Andersson
Puheenjohtaja, Liberala studerande LSK
President, Liberal Students LSK
christoffer.andersson(at)liberal.fi
Ida Schauman
Puheenjohtaja, RKP-nuoret
President, Swedish Youth of Finland
040 1824969, ida(at)su.fi
Joona Räsänen
Puheenjohtaja, Sosialidemokraattiset Nuoret
President, Social Democratic Youth
050 547 5590, joona.rasanen(at)demarinuoret.fi
Anni Ahlakorpi
Puheenjohtaja, Vasemmistonuoret
Chairperson, Left Youth of Finland
040 5454 753, anni(at)vasemmistonuoret.fi
Saara Ilvessalo ja Jaakko Mustakallio
Puheenjohtajat, Vihreiden nuorten ja opiskelijoiden liitto ViNO
Chairpersons, Federation of Green Youth and Students
0400 504089 (Saara), 045 6520589 (Jaakko), puheenjohtajat(at)vino.fi
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