List of boycotts
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This is a list of boycotts.
Past
| Time frame | Participants | Target | Cause | Main article | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1769 | Philadelphia merchants First Continental Congress | Great Britain | Opposition to colonial taxation without representation | Continental Association | [1] |
| 1848 | Milan | Austria | Austrian state monopolies | Five Days of Milan | [2] |
| 1880 | Irish Land League | Charles Boycott (origin of the term boycott) | Desired land reform in Ireland | [3] | |
| 1891 | Iranian Shia | United Kingdom | The Shah's granting of a tobacco monopoly to Britain | Tobacco Protest | [4] |
| 1891-1950 | Australian unionists and local residents | Local publicans and hotels around Australia | Poor wages and conditions for staff in hotels and the high cost of alcohol, accommodation and food | [5] | |
| 1902 | Jews in New York City | Kosher meat products | Price increases causing unaffordability | 1902 kosher meat boycott | |
| 1904–1906 | China | United States | The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1902, an extension of the original Act of 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act | [6][7] | |
| 1905-1907 | Indian National Congress Indian independence movement | British Raj | Opposition to the partition of Bengal and a desire for Indian economic independence | Swadeshi movement | [8] |
| 1912 | Tunisia | Compagnie des tramways de Tunis, all Italian businesses in Tunis | Young Tunisians | Tunis Tram Boycott | |
| 1919 | China | Japan | May Fourth Movement | Chinese boycotts of Japanese products | [9] |
| 1919-1922 | Indian National Congress | British Raj | Opposition to the Rowlett Act and demands for self-rule | Non-cooperation movement | |
| 1920 | Overalls producers | High cost of clothing | Overall clothing boycott movement | ||
| -1927 | American Jews | Ford Motor Company | Antisemitism by Henry Ford in The Dearborn Independent | ||
| 1930-1934 | Indian National Congress
Mahatma Gandhi Jawaharlal Nehru |
British Raj | Demands for Indian independence | Civil disobedience movement | |
| March 1933 | American Jewish Congress International critics of Nazism | Nazi Germany | Antisemitism in Nazi Germany | Anti-Nazi boycott of 1933 | |
| April 1933 | Nazi Germany | German Jews | Anti-Nazi boycotts | Nazi boycott of Jewish businesses | |
| 1941–1951 | Iraq | Iraqi Jews | Farhud | [10] | |
| 1942-1945 | Indian National Congress
Mahatma Gandhi Jawaharlal Nehru |
British Raj | Demands for Indian independence | Quit India | |
| 1948 | Nii Kwabena Bonne III | Association of West African Merchants | Price inflation | 1948 Accra riots | |
| 1950 | Soviet Union | United Nations | The UN not recognising the People's Republic of China as 'China' | Soviet Union boycott of the United Nations | |
| 1955–1968 | African Americans | Various | Racial segregation in the United States | Civil Rights Movement Montgomery bus boycott | |
| 1961–1983 | West Berlin | Berlin S-Bahn | East German operation of the S-Bahn | Berlin S-Bahn | |
| United Farm Workers | Grapes and lettuce in retail grocery stores | Labor disputes | Delano grape strike | ||
| 1960s–1990 | Various academics | South African universities | Apartheid | Academic boycott of South Africa | |
| Various | South African produce | Apartheid | Disinvestment from South Africa | [citation needed] | |
| 1966–1987 | Various | Coors Brewing Company | Anti-LGBT hiring practices
Discrimination towards minorities and women and anti-unionism |
Coors strike and boycott | [11] |
| Early April 1973 | Americans | Meat products | Increasing prices | 1973 meat boycott | |
| 1984–1993 | INFACT | General Electric | Production and promotion of nuclear weapons | Corporate Accountability International | |
| 1988-1994 | Australian Rainforest Action Groups | Companies importing rainforest timber from Malaysia to Australia | Prevention of the destruction of Indigenous owned rainforests | [12] | |
| 1989–1998 | Rainforest Action Network | Mitsubishi | Rainforest destruction through its forestry activities | Boycott Mitsubishi Campaign | [13] |
| 1990-1991 | African Americans in New York | Korean-American businesses | Racial tensions | Family Red Apple boycott | |
| 1991–1998 | Friends of the Lubicon | Daishowa | Proposed logging of Lubicon Cree territory | [14] | |
| 1996 | CDU/CSU | Mission: Impossible, Phenomenon and Chick Corea | Association of Corea, Tom Cruise, and John Travolta with Scientology, which is not legally recognized in Germany | Mission Impossible (film) § Marketing | [15] |
| 1990s–2000 | Andrew Vachss | Thailand | Prostitution of children in Thailand | Don't! Buy! Thai! | |
| 1998–2003 | American gun owners | Colt Smith & Wesson | Colt and Smith & Wesson's cooperation with Bill Clinton's gun control efforts | [16] | |
| 2001–2002 | Greenpeace Friends of the Earth People & Planet | Esso/ExxonMobil | Esso's climate change denial and lack of investment in renewable energy | Stop Esso campaign | |
| 2003 | US conservatives | Various celebrities, such as the Dixie Chicks | Celebrity opposition to the 2003 invasion of Iraq | Dixie Chicks comments on George W. Bush | |
| 2005 | Association of University Teachers | Bar-Ilan University University of Haifa | Bar-Ilan's operations in the West Bank Haifa's discipline of a lecturer | Association of University Teachers § Boycott of Israeli universities 2005 | |
| 2005-2006 | Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd | Nissui Company, Sealord Tuna, Gorton's Seafood | Involvement of parent company in whaling | [17] | |
| 2005–2013 | International Labor Rights Fund and others | Firestone Tire and Rubber Company | Forced labour and child labour on rubber plantations in Liberia | Firestone Natural Rubber Company | [18][19] |
| 1 May 2006 | Illegal immigrants in the United States | US businesses and schools | US immigration policy | Great American Boycott | |
| 2008 | German labor unions | Nokia | Nokia's closing of a German plant | [20] | |
| 2008 | Stonewall | Heinz | Heinz's pulling of a commercial featuring two men kissing | [21] | |
| 2009 | Various countries | Durban Review Conference | Scope of the conference | Durban Review Conference § Boycotts | |
| 2010 | Various | BP | Deepwater Horizon oil spill | Reactions to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill § Public reaction | |
| 2010 | Various | Arizona | Racial profiling law | [22] | |
| 2011 | Israelis | Tnuva | Rising food prices and price gouging | Cottage cheese boycott | |
| 2013-2020 | 350.org | Numerous Australian banks, universities and local governments | Divestment from fossil fuels | [23] | |
| 2018 | Moroccans | Bottled water and dairy products | Price gouging and corruption | 2018 Moroccan boycott | |
| 2019 | Residents of Louisiana | National Football League CBS Sports | Negligence in rules enforcement that kept the New Orleans Saints out of Super Bowl LIII | 2018 NFC Championship Game | [24] |
| 2023 | Various subreddits | Reddit's intentions to charge for its API service | Reddit API controversy | [25][26][27][28] | |
| 2024 | Social media users, primarily TikTokers | Various celebrities and social media influencers | Support for Israel in, or lack of action over, the Gaza war | Blockout 2024 | |
| 2025 | Dave Portnoy (withdrew), Christian McCaffrey, Cheryl Bosa, Bills Mafia | National Football League Fox Sports |
Alleged match fixing and officiating misconduct in favor of the Kansas City Chiefs, particularly in the 2024 AFC Championship Game | Super Bowl LIX boycott | [29] |
| 2025 | Various | Avelo Airlines | Avelo signing an agreement for a long-term charter program flying for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement | [30][31][32] | |
| 2025 | Roblox players, parents, safety advocates, and other online communities | Roblox (specifically The Hatch) | The Hatch's inclusion of TheOfficialTeddy, who had a history of exposing children to inappropriate topics. | Child safety on Roblox § Sex games | [33][34][35][36] |
Sporting
Electoral
Ongoing
| Initiation | Participants | Target | Cause | Main article | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Arab League | Israel | Partition of Palestine | Arab League boycott of Israel | |
| 1977 | Various | Nestlé | Nestlé's promotion of infant formula over breast milk in developing countries | Nestlé boycott | [37] |
| 1989 | Liverpudlians | The Sun | The Sun's coverage of the Hillsborough disaster | Coverage of the Hillsborough disaster by The Sun § Merseyside boycott | [38][39][failed verification][40][failed verification][41][42] |
| 2003 | Numerous union organizations including SINALTRAINAL | Coca-Cola Company | Anti-union violence in Colombia and environmental degradation in India | Criticism of Coca-Cola | [43][44] |
| 2005 | Various human rights and anti-occupation activists | Israel | Israeli–Palestinian conflict | Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions | |
| 2005 | Various Muslims worldwide | Denmark | Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy | Economic and social consequences of the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy | [45] |
| 2008 | Opponents of California Proposition 8 | Supporters of California Proposition 8 and Utah | LDS Church support for Proposition 8 | Protests against Proposition 8 supporters | [46] |
| 2008 | Center for Biological Diversity | Bluefin Tuna fishing | Overfishing of Bluefin Tuna, leading to their status as an endangered species. | [47] | |
| 2009 | LGBT groups | The Salvation Army | The Salvation Army's opposition to homosexuality | [48] | |
| 2010 | Canvass for a Cause and other LGBT groups | Target Corporation and Best Buy | Donations to politician Tom Emmer | [49][50][51][52] | |
| 2010 | Boycott BP | BP | Deepwater Horizon oil spill | Reactions to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill | [53] |
| 2011 | LGBT groups | Chick-fil-A | Chick-fil-A's CEO's support of politicians who oppose same-sex marriage | Chick-fil-A same-sex marriage controversy | [54] |
| 2012 | PETA | Air France | Shipping monkeys to laboratories for experimentation | [55] | |
| 2013 | Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa and various others | Chevron Corporation | Failure to adequately clean up widespread oil pollution in the Ecuadorian Amazon from its former Texaco operations | Lago Agrio oil field | [56] |
| 2013 | Survival International | Botswana | Eviction of indigenous San people from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. | Ancestral land conflict in Botswana | [58] |
| 2013 | International Labor Rights Forum | Theo Chocolate | Not living up to "fair trade" label because of proven union busting | [59][60] | |
| 2013 | Palestinians living in the United States | Syria, Iran | Syria and Iran's treatment of Palestinians | [61] | |
| 2013 | Ukrainians | Russian products | Russian embargoes and the Russo-Ukrainian War | Do not buy Russian goods! | |
| 2013-2014 | LGBT groups | Russia, Stolichnaya vodka, 2014 Winter Olympics | Russia's anti-LGBT policies | [62] | |
| 2014 | Citizens of Washington, D.C. | Tourism to Maryland's 1st congressional district, Eastern Shore of Maryland | Interference in District of Columbia home rule | Boycott of Maryland's 1st congressional district | |
| 2014 | Various | Nabisco | Switching production of products from the United States to Mexico | Oreo boycott | |
| 2015 | Ethical Consumer | Amazon | Tax avoidance, poor treatment of workers, anti-competitive practices. | Criticism of Amazon | [63] |
| 2016 | American Family Association | Target Corporation | Mixed sex bathrooms and changing areas | [64] | |
| 2016 | Various | Corporations backing Donald Trump | Policies and rhetoric of Donald Trump | GrabYourWallet | [65] |
| 2017 | Right-wing commentators and fans of Andy Signore | Screen Junkies | Defy Media firing him due to allegations of sexual harassment | [66] | |
| 2018 | Various companies with ties to the NRA | National Rifle Association of America | Stoneman Douglas High School shooting | 2018 NRA boycott | [67][68][69] |
| 2018 | Various companies with ties to The Ingraham Angle, and The Ingraham Angle itself. | The Ingraham Angle | Laura Ingraham attacking Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivor David Hogg | Boycott of The Ingraham Angle | |
| 2018 | Various companies with ties to Sinclair, and Sinclair itself. | Sinclair Broadcast Group | Conservative media bias of Sinclair; Sinclair mandating local news to attack certain news organizations | Boycott of Sinclair Broadcasting Group | |
| 2018 | Various | Nike, Inc. | Featuring of Colin Kaepernick in its advertising campaign, who sparked controversy by kneeling in protest during the national anthem | U.S. national anthem kneeling protests | [70] |
| 2019 | Right-wing commentators and fans of Vic Mignogna | Crunchyroll, LLC and Rooster Teeth | Severing of ties with Vic Mignogna following sexual harassment allegations | [71] | |
| 2019 | Various | Turkey | Turkish invasion of Rojava | 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria | [72] |
| 2019 | South Koreans | Japan | Japan–South Korea trade dispute | 2019 boycott of Japanese products in South Korea | [73][74] |
| 2020 | Indians | China | 2020–2021 China–India skirmishes | Boycott of China in India | |
| 2020 | Muslim world | France (products) | French response to the murder of Samuel Paty | Murder of Samuel Paty | [75][76] |
| 2021 | American conservatives | The Walt Disney Company | Disney's firing of Gina Carano from the Disney+ series The Mandalorian | [77][78] | |
| 2022 | Various multinational corporations | Russia and Belarus | Response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine | Boycott of Russia and Belarus | |
| 2022 | Romanians | Austria | Austrian veto on Romania's bid to join the Schengen Area. | [79] | |
| 2022 | Twitter users and advertisers | Twitter (X) | Increase of hate speech on Twitter, and Elon Musk's political activities | Twitter under Elon Musk | [80] |
| 2022 (accelerated in 2025) | Tesla consumers | Tesla | Elon Musk's political activities, primarily the Department of Government Efficiency from 2025 | Tesla Takedown | [81] |
| 2023 | American conservatives | Project Veritas | Project Veritas' removal of James O'Keefe. | [82] | |
| 2023 | American conservatives | Anheuser-Busch (specifically Bud Light) | Bud Light's sponsorship of Dylan Mulvaney. | Bud Light boycott | [83] |
| 2023 | American conservatives | Activision (Call of Duty) | Call of Duty supporting Pride Month after removing a pack dedicated to Nickmercs. | [84] | |
| 2024 | Canadians, spearheaded by the subreddit r/loblawsisoutofcontrol | Loblaws stores and its divisions | Accusations of greedflation amidst rising profits as grocery prices increase | 2024 Loblaw boycott | [85] |
| 2025 | Southeastern Europeans | Major retail stores | Inflation and high food prices | 2025 Southeast Europe retail boycotts | [86][87] |
| 2025 | Numerous people worldwide | United States | Donald Trump's tariffs and threats to annex territory (Canada and Denmark) | 2025 United States boycott (in Canada: 2025 Canadian boycott of the United States) |
[88] |
| 2025 | The People's Union USA, and other organizations | Various companies, including Amazon, Target and Walmart | Reversal of diversity, equity and inclusion policies, the Department of Government Efficiency's actions in the United States federal government and corporate greed in general | Economic Blackout | [89] |
| 2025 | Nintendo consumers | Nintendo (specifically Nintendo Switch 2) | Accusations of corporate greed and anti-consumerism after revealing the Nintendo Switch 2's price | [90] | |
| 2025 | Various YouTubers, privacy experts, safety advocates, and other online communities | Google (specifically YouTube) | Google's enforcement of "age assurance" policies for selected users | Criticism of Google | [91][92] |
| 2025 | Various | Roblox | Roblox's ban of and threats to sue Schlep amidst concerns of child safety on the platform | Roblox–Schlep controversy | [93][94][95][96][97] |
| 2025 | Numerous people and other organizations | The Walt Disney Company (specifically ABC), Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair Broadcast Group | Indefinite suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! following statements made regarding the MAGA movement's reaction to the assassination of Charlie Kirk | Suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! | [98][99][100][101][102][103][104][105] |
| 2025 | Various | Microsoft (specifically the Xbox Game Pass) | Price hikes of the Xbox Game Pass and corporate greed in general | [106] | |
| 2025 | American conservatives | Netflix (specifically Dead End: Paranormal Park) | Netflix's support of LGBTQ characters | [107][108] | |
| 2025 | Various | Various companies, including TikTok, X, and Instagram, Hulu, HBO Max, Snapchat, Spotify, and YouTube | Running recruitment advertisements from ICE | Criticism of Spotify | [109][110] |
| 2025 | Numerous people and other organizations | The Walt Disney Company | Usage of Generative A.I. and VFX techniques | Criticism of the Walt Disney Company | [111][112][113] |
| 2025 | Numerous people and other organizations | Paramount Skydance (specifically CBS) | Censorship of the episode 60 Minutes episode "Inside CECOT" | Inside CECOT | [114][115] |
| 2025-2026 | Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain | Eurovision Song Contest 2026 | Israel's participation | [116] | |
| 2026 | Roblox players, parents, safety advocates, and other online communities | Roblox | Usage of age verification by uploading IDs or using facial scans to place users into age groups | Child safety on Roblox | [117][118] |
| 2026 | Discord users, parents, safety advocates, and other online communities | Discord | Usage of age verification by uploading IDs or using facial scans following a data breach | [119] |
