As petition drive
surges to 200,000 supporters, this marks the 3rd major shutdown of a
pro-Phil Robertson social media effort.
(Raleigh, NC –
December 23, 2013) — Twitter has blocked users from Tweeting
IStandWithPhil.com as the high-profile petition drive in support of
Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson rapidly approaches 200,000 members in
just under four days. This marks at least the third major shutdown of
a pro-Phil Robertson social media account since the story broke days
ago.
“Despite Twitter’s shut down of iStandWithPhil.com,
we are surging through 200,000 supporters. In recent days,
iStandWithPhil.com is among the top trending hash tags on Twitter,”
said Chris Stone, Founder of Faith Driven Consumer. “We’re encouraging
supporters to be heard, Tweet the @Twitter account, and use their
other means of communication to get iStandWithPhil.com back
online.”
A Google page diagnostic of IStandWithPhil.com
indicates “this site is not currently listed as suspicious” and that
“this has not hosted malicious software over the past 90 days.”
IStandWithPhil.com. is alerting its supporters and asking them to
Tweet @support or @twitter to unblock postings that contain
IStandWithPhil.com.
IStandWithPhil.com, a project of Faith
Driven Consumer – an organization connecting Christian consumers with
faith-compatible companies – is an online petition drive calling for
tolerance, fairness, and respect for differing viewpoints in America’s
rainbow of diversity. The project, which is just four days old, has
been widely profiled by hundreds of media organizations across all
mediums including local and national digital, print, and broadcast
outlets.
IMPORTANT LINK:
The 46 million-strong Faith Driven Consumer market segment,
which spends 1.75 trillion dollars annually, is rallying in support of
Mr. Robertson and is closely watching the network’s response. In
addition to breaking nearly every cable TV record and bringing in huge
dollars for A&E, Duck Dynasty’s product tie-ins are projected to
bring in more than $400 million dollars in revenue by the end of 2013.
There are more than 75 licensing deals in effect and more than 1,200
Robertson-related products currently available in stores nationwide
this Christmas shopping season.
Chris Stone
http://www.faithdrivenconsumer.com/
