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Adbusters

Adbusters is a Canadian nonprofit anti-advertising and anti-consumerist organization that publishes the magazine Adbusters and runs activist campaigns. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, it operates as the Adbusters Media Foundation, which was established in 1989 to critique consumer culture and the influence of mass media.

The organization is best known for its culture-jamming campaigns, which modify or parody advertisements to critique

Publications and outreach: Adbusters publishes a magazine featuring journalism on media culture, corporate power, environment, and

Campaigns and influence: Among its well-known initiatives are Buy Nothing Day, which encourages abstaining from shopping

Funding and reception: Adbusters is funded through subscriptions, donations, merchandise, and grants, operating as a registered

corporate
power
and
consumerism.
Adbusters
popularized
the
concept
of
culture
jamming
and
has
produced
spoof
ads,
posters,
and
videos
that
repurpose
mainstream
media
messages
to
reveal
underlying
political
or
social
critiques.
social
justice,
and
maintains
an
online
platform
with
articles,
videos,
and
poster
campaigns
that
are
circulated
internationally.
The
organization
also
promotes
digital
posters
and
other
media
designed
to
provoke
critical
reflection
on
advertising
and
consumer
society.
for
a
day,
and
involvement
with
global
protest
movements
such
as
Occupy
Wall
Street
in
2011,
where
Adbusters
supported
and
publicized
calls
to
action
and
coordinated
participation.
nonprofit.
It
has
faced
criticism
from
some
commentators
who
question
the
effectiveness
of
culture-jamming
and
its
tactics,
while
supporters
view
its
provocative
approach
as
a
legitimate
form
of
social
critique
and
media
literacy.