Shell Issues ‘Inappropriate’ Gag Order at Children’s Greenwash Festival

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Shell has ditched a youth-targeted “Generation Discover” festival in the Hague amid controversy around a ‘gag order’ visitors were asked to sign.

Generation Discover is an annual five day festival of Shell aimed at 8 -14 year olds according to Shell “to inspire kids in science and technology”. Visitors were asked to agree to: “keep all details about the content of the project confidential” and sign-over all image rights to the company.

Campaigners have condemned the contracts as “inappropriate” for a youth-focused festival and are calling for the company to declare them invalid.

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