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Groupon Pulls Ads From 'Apprentice' Site

First Posted: 04/29/11 10:23 AM ET Updated: 06/29/11 06:12 AM ET

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Groupon Inc. said it won't let ads appear on the website for The Apprentice after customers complained about the political views of Donald Trump, the real estate developer who stars on the NBC television show.

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Groupon Inc. said it won't let ads appear on the website for The Apprentice after customers complained about the political views of Donald Trump, the real estate developer who stars on the NBC televis...
Groupon Inc. said it won't let ads appear on the website for The Apprentice after customers complained about the political views of Donald Trump, the real estate developer who stars on the NBC televis...
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Jina Koffi
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02:34 PM on 04/30/2011
Wow, can I award Groupon as a business?!
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shthar
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04:19 PM on 04/29/2011
Advertisers do not like extremes in politics, behavior or anything.
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AcademicFreedom
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12:26 PM on 04/29/2011
Just canceled my Groupon account
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OnenessMedia
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03:16 PM on 04/29/2011
Im cancelling mine too. I think I ll join the new Facebook deals even if I don;t like facebook that much
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Joey Y
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12:10 PM on 04/29/2011
This whole story is actually a lie. Groupon's posted about it on their own blog. They never DID advertise on that show, nor on the website. Some people asked them not to in the future, and they agreed since there were enough requests. Way to perpetuate a FAKE story, HuffPo.
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DougMcP
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11:54 AM on 04/29/2011
To do this under the guise of political correctness is too transparent. Groupon has also barred any ads appearing if it has anything to do with guns or abortion. It's looking like they have totally established their allegiance to the Obama group. An advertiser that tries to make political statements by choosing who they will support is pure BS and no different than the movie stars voicing their uniformed, biased opinions on an uneducated public.
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11:02 AM on 04/29/2011
My opinion of Groupon just got a lot better.
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loosebowel
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09:34 AM on 04/29/2011
True or not, payback is a beeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaach.
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