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Boycotts

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Using your consumer power to refuse to feed the profits of adversaries of humanity. Marketplace baddies who cause disproportionate harm to the planet or people.

Who to boycott, why they are being boycotted (or why you personally boycott them), and how to boycott them (if it’s not obvious).

Also welcome: discussion on how to organize and track your boycotts. E.g. whether it’s a special tool or app, or whether it’s a series of text files to GREP.

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[–] evenwicht@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 13 hours ago

I boycott ebay as well because:

  • Paypal-only, and I boycott Paypal. I heard a rumor that eBay lifted the paypal requirement but I’m not sure that actually had much effect. I don’t get the impression a non-paypal consumer can realistically shop on ebay.
  • eBay’s required JavaScript sniffs the ports on the LANs of all those who visit the website.

Shitty corporations often have good people working for them. This is not reason not to boycott. If a boycott target were to fall, it would make room in the market for new players who those good vendors can switch to.