You know something? As a Basic User, I don't just see sponsored comms that recieve priority over fancomms, or YouTube logos on embedded videos. I also have to put up with motherfucking Frank the Goat going on and on about how great Sponsored+ is. Everytime I post to my journal or update an entry's tags, I have to see it ( Read more... )

Is there anyone else out there who would be interested in writing a (postal) letter or postcard to the powers-that-be at SixApart?

Barak Berkowitz
548 4th Street
San Francisco,CA 94107This is the CEO of SixApart and their San Francisco office. I was given this address by a company representative in response to an email to lj_ads@livejournal.com ( Read more... )

So, what companies do you know of that advertise on LiveJournal? Let's start compiling a list of companies to boycott. We'll start with the obvious: Warner Brothers and Amp d'Mobile ( Read more... )

This community will be changing its purpose slightly to become a listing of livejournal users who specifically intend to boycott livejournal sponsors. We intend membership in this community to be a statement of intent to boycott livejournal sponsors' products and their communities. We will also keep a list of sponsored communities so we can ( Read more... )

Update on lj_bizCheck out what Brad Fitzpatrick wrote. Things sound a little better than I, personally, had hoped, but there are still a few things that are unsettling. Brad says that free accounts won't have to view ads, and should simply not join sponsored communities ( Read more... )

Hello, this is just my small effort to rebel against the introduction of sponsored communities and sponsored features on livejournal. Please join the community if you'd like to show your support that livejournal remain ad and corporate presence free ( Read more... )