Q.1234

The actress Scarlett Johansson found herself involved in two minor controversies in early 2014, both involving her endorsement of "SodaStream", a soda drink maker that a consumer can use to prepare carbonated soft drinks.

In the first case, a Super Bowl ad for the product featuring Johansson was edited as a result of Fox TV refusing to air it in its original form. Why the censorship? (note: this involved a business reason, and nothing to do with Johansson's performance in this ad).

Secondly, she and a Britain-based non-profit organisation ended their association with each other because SodaStream operates in the disputed West Bank area in Israel-Palestine, which the charity is opposed to. Which non-proft is this?

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1. Because the ad named Coke and Pepsi. Though the channel did not explicitly state the reasons for its opposition to the original ad, the fact that Pepsi was the title sponsor of the Super Bowl was significant.

2. Oxfam.

More here on these incidents.

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