Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Advertisers are fleeing David Dobrik over Vlog Squad sexual assault allegations

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David Dobrik has lost more than a dozen advertisers and 300,000 YouTube subscribers over the past week after a report detailed a rape allegation against a former member of his vlogging crew.

Business Insider found that 11 brands, including HelloFresh, EA Sports, Dollar Shave Club, and Facebook say they are no longer working with him. PopCrave reports that Chipotle, which recently named a burrito after Dobrik, has dropped him. And TubeFilter reports that SeatGeek — previously one of Dobrik’s biggest advertisers, having sponsored a number of videos in which he gives away cars to friends and family — also says it does not have plans to work with him.

Advertisers are fleeing Dobrik’s channel following a report in Business Insider describing...

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