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Climate change activist Greta Thunberg says she is trademarking her name and the #FridaysForFuture movement to stop people from impersonating her

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51308536

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Title
Greta Thunberg to trademark 'Fridays for Future'
Published
Jan 29 2020
Word count
271 words

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  1. Kuromantis
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    ...I can't say I'm surprised.

    In 2018, Ms Thunberg's school strike grew into a global movement that became known as #FridaysForFuture.

    Millions of people in countries such as Australia, Ghana, Germany and the UK have taken part in the protests.

    She said on Instagram that people had tried to sell products and collect money in the movement's name.

    "My name and the #Fridaysforfuture movement are constantly being used for commercial purposes without any consent whatsoever," the 17 year old said.

    Ms Thunberg has also applied to trademark Skolstrejk för klimatet (school strike for climate), the phrase used on her protest sign that she has carried around the world to #FridaysForFuture protests.

    She added that people had tried to impersonate her "in order to communicate with high profile people, politicians, media and artists".

    ...I can't say I'm surprised.

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    1. ali
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      As long as she is not blocking people protesting for climate from using Friday’s for future I don’t see anything wrong with it to be honest. People will accuse her of anything anyways. She has...

      As long as she is not blocking people protesting for climate from using Friday’s for future I don’t see anything wrong with it to be honest. People will accuse her of anything anyways. She has declined awards that also would have given her some money before.

      9 votes