Apparently, You Can Get ‘White Lives Matter’ or ‘I am Hitler’ On a Personalized Coca-Cola Bottle

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One way to seriously engage with consumers is to give them some personalization options, and technology has made it easier for brands to customize items such as labels and packaging. Building on the popularity of its “Share a Coke” packaging, the firm now offers personalizable 8oz glass bottles with one of 15 backgrounds.

It being the internet and people being what they are, it’s hard to fault Coca-Cola for putting in place measures to prevent abuse of the “Share a Coke” offerings, adding foul or offensive language and messages to its squeaky-clean corporate visage. However, it didn’t take long for folks to put Coca-Cola’s censorware through its paces, finding terms like “White Lives Matter” getting through, while others like “Black Lives Matter” being met with an error message, according to CNN Business

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