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Playbook developed to help businesses survive social media firestorms

  • February 26, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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Playbook developed to help businesses survive social media firestorms
Sexist. Dystopian. This was how critics labeled a 30-second Peloton holiday ad in 2019 that featured a man giving a woman an exercise bike as a gift. Backlash was so severe that Peloton's stock fell by about 9%, after social media erupted over perceived outdated gender roles and body image standards.

Originally published at Phys.org

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