THE GREAT BOYCOTT - a megathread on woke companies to boycott and their alternatives.

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[–]sadocgawkroger 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (8 children)

Definitely Facebook and Google?

[–]Aureus[S] 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

I agree with Google, everyone should be minimizing Google usage as much as possible.

I have a different take on social networks though. Boycotting them is basically self-censorship, which is obviously counterproductive. Instead, I recommend boycotting their advertisers. This does depend on the platform though - I actually think Facebook is one of the better ones (although you have to be very careful with their privacy violations)

What are your thoughts on this?

[–]sadocgawkroger 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

"Boycotting them is basically self-censorship." - a very interesting take! I never thought of it that way. Maybe dealing with privacy will just be a matter of using an alternative account and some proxies/adblockers/etc.?

[–]Aureus[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Maybe dealing with privacy will just be a matter of using an alternative account and some proxies/adblockers/etc.?

This could work. Honestly, people should be using pseudonyms on the Internet wherever possible. Adblockers are always a great idea, although it's important to dismiss them on sites that you value.

Btw, I'm trying to ask everyone this, but have you considered joining the chatroom I linked above? It would be a great place to keep in contact and further discuss the boycott. If you're not interested, that's okay, I also have a sub at /s/Activism (although it will probably be slower).

[–]sadocgawkroger 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I'll be joining the chatroom thanks for the heads up!

[–]Aureus[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Awesome, hope to see you there! I'm still trying to get it set up so let me know if you have any issues.

[–]Sscratchie 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

If you want privacy and anonymity on the net use Tor and Protonmail. You don't have to use it all the time. It's your secret identity.

[–]suckitreddit 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

If you want to boycott Facebook, and Google try:

Minds (social media). Gab (social media). Qwant (search). Brave Browser. Protonmail (e-mail). Mega (storage).

[–]sadocgawkroger 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Oh and Starbucks.