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However, many critics said the companies did not act quickly enough, leading to a 48-hour Twitter boycott by prominent organisations and celebrities, including Lord Sugar, Greenpeace UK, the pop star Sophie Ellis-Bextor, sports broadcaster Gary Lineker and MPs from both sides of the House of Commons.