U2

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Issues
Controversial behavior
Merits
Charity Environmental awareness Human rights defender Physical health awareness
Genre
Rock ›Alternative rock ›Pop rock
Country
Ireland

Findings

When Description Source
2006 U2 moved part of its music-publishing business from Ireland to the Netherlands after Ireland capped its artists' tax exemption. The move was legal but attracted criticism because the band had publicly advocated for international development and poverty reduction. Source
2014 U2 worked with Apple to place the album "Songs of Innocence" automatically into the iTunes libraries of roughly 500 million users, including people who had not requested it. The backlash led Bono to apologize and Apple to create a removal tool. Source
U2 has supported debt cancellation, HIV/AIDS initiatives and anti-poverty advocacy through campaigns including DATA, ONE and (RED). Their activism has included direct political lobbying and fundraising partnerships. Source
U2 has supported organizations including Amnesty International and Greenpeace and has backed campaigns concerning human rights, environmental issues and humanitarian crises. Source

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