Overview

• On July 6, Extinction Rebellion NYC activists spray-painted slogans including “Boycott,” “Dump Trump, Apple!” and “Tim + Trump = Toxic” on the Fifth Avenue Apple Store’s glass façade.
• Demonstrators unfurled a banner inside the flagship store and chanted protest slogans before police officers removed them for disrupting business.
• Apple security staff quickly cleaned off the graffiti, and one individual was cited at the scene for vandalism.
• Protesters accused Apple of environmental hypocrisy, noting its public climate commitments in 2023 and subsequent CEO donations to President Trump.
• The group also highlighted data on AI data centers’ rising carbon emissions and is demanding greater corporate accountability on environmental pledges.