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It's All Politics
THE GREAT BOYCOTT - a megathread on woke companies to boycott and their alternatives.
submitted 3 years ago * by Aureus from self.politics
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[–]Aureus[S] 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago (4 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 - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago (3 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 - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago (2 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 - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago (1 child)
I'll be joining the chatroom thanks for the heads up!
[–]Aureus[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago (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.
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[–]Aureus[S] 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun - (4 children)
[–]sadocgawkroger 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun - (3 children)
[–]Aureus[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun - (2 children)
[–]sadocgawkroger 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun - (1 child)
[–]Aureus[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - (0 children)