An email sent to some online companies that sell Lego sets requested that marketing for some products be stopped and Lego itself paused advertising on social media.
Toy brickmaker Lego paused some advertising for building sets and products including police stations, city police vests and the White House in light of the ongoing protests following the death in police custody of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
An email sent to some online companies that sell Lego sets requested that marketing for some products be stopped, according to a report by trade website The Toy Book. More than 30 products were listed in the email, dated Tuesday, which stated: “In light of recent events, Lego has requested the below products to be removed from sites and any marketing ASAP.”
People have been protesting in cities across the U.
