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This post is somewhat inspired by a recent post in this same community called "Is anyone else having trouble giving up Reddit due to content?"

I imagine "Reddit" will be a common answer. (And it's one of my answers.)

Another of my answers is "Hasbro." First Wizards of the Coast (a Hasbro subsidiary) tried to revoke an irrevokable license and screw over basically all 3rd-party publishers of D&D content, then they sent literal mercinaries to threaten one of their customers over an order mixup that wasn't even the customer's fault. D&D: Honor Among Thieves and the latest Transformers look really good, but those are within the scope of my boycott, so I won't be seeing those any time soon.

Third, Microsoft. (Apple too, but then I've never bought any Apple devices in my life, so it hardly qualifies as a boycott.) Just because of their penchant for using devices I own against me in every way they can imagine. And for really predatory business practices.

One boycott that I've ended was a boycott of Nintendo. I was pissed that they started marketing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (though it didn't have a name at the time) before the WiiU came out, prompting me to be an early adopter of the WiiU, and then when they actually released BotW, they dual-released it on WiiU and Switch. I slightly eased my boycott when the unpatchable Fusee Gilee vulnerability for the first batch of Switches was discovered. I wanted to get one of the ones I could hack and run homebrew on before they came out with a model that lacked the vulnerability.

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[–] ClemaX@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Uber, HP.

Also, specifically in France: Casino, Monoprix, Leader-Price (now owned by Casino).

[–] Pratai@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Everything google, Facebook, twitter, TikTok…

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[–] frankivo@feddit.nl 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Samsung, Apple, anything Elon, some local solar company

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[–] Bananigans@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Digg, I don't even remember why. It's been like 10 years.

[–] Dingsda@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago

Ubisoft, for at least 10 years.

Reddit since the API changes were announced

[–] finestnothing@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

If you want to watch honor among thieves but don't want to support Hasbro, just raise the black flag (and your VPN) and pirate it

[–] OnopordumAcanthium@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I try to boycott conventionally/industrial produced groceries as much as possible, since organic food is not only better for your health, but also tastes better and doesn't kill all the insects, exhaust the soil or exploiting animals as much as possible. The price is a big downside though

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[–] pizza-bagel@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

Keeping track of what to boycott became to burdensome, so I'm just kinda doing a universal boycott where I buy everything possible second hand.

Hobby Lobby is probably one of the biggest on my shitlist

[–] Papanca@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Many things actually. I'm in the process of degoogling and ditching ms office. Ditched reddit. Ditched discord. I'm also ditching android apps and switching to FOSS versions if i can find them. And today i ditched Startpage. I just found this article about them: https://restoreprivacy.com/startpage-system1-privacy-one-group/

[–] Papanca@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (7 children)

I'm also trying to get rid of plastic and replacing plastic things if i can. So, no more plastic cutting boards, switched them for glass ones. Dental floss in a cardboard box. Things like that.

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[–] waterbogan@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I’m trying to avoid products made in China, with varying success.

Am also vegetarian if I get the choice (which isnt always)

Edit; I appear to also be boycotting fast fashion if unintentionally. I wear clothes until they are worn out and then some

[–] mister_monster@monero.town 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't know if I boycott. I refuse to do business with certain companies, if that counts. I suppose that's what a boycott is.

  • Google, first and foremost
  • Microsoft
  • Meta
  • Apple
  • Visa
  • MasterCard
  • Paypal, including Venmo
  • all banks
  • oil change places
  • all outlet stores

There's probably more I'm not thinking of. Generally speaking I use all FOSS software, always buy things used from a person who owns it, don't buy processed food and cook my own 99% of the time, don't use chemical products on my skin or in the shower, buy clothes used and use cash for everything. For Amazon, which I do use, I get gift cards.

[–] PlantbasedChe@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

All meat and animal origin products

[–] candle_lighter@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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Right now I've completely given up candy and soda for about 3 years now. I hate the business practices of candy companies and how they target children and make their shit as addictive as possible. They use ultra vibrant packaging to get kids eyes to lock to the product and they know kids will beg for it until they get it and they put it on their eye level and on the sides of the checkout lines.

The entire candy thing is just scummy and I hate it so much. I personally see it as legal drugs for children.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Does your Hasbro boycott extend to the products of others licensing rights from them?

Because, though I totally get and agree with your point about Hasbro, having to skip Baldurs Gate 3 would be a huge test of your resolve if you're anything like me 😁

[–] riley0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago

Amy's Foods until the strikers say otherwise. I support BDS always. No fast food, no fast fashion.

[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Still researching, but thinking about adding trader joes after reading this: https://jacobin.com/2023/08/trader-joes-workers-independent-unionism-organizing-tju-grocery-store

[–] lol3droflxp@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Red Bull (loved their cola) and War Thunder. One has a Nazi Boss and the other is just shitty to its players.

[–] frippa@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Totally boycotting micro$oft (except for leeching from github)

boycotting Israel as much as I can (a medication I depend on comes from there, unfortunately)

Fast food, it's just bad and unhealty

eBay as a buyer, selling stuff there opened my eyes as how much that platform sucks.

AAA game studios, kinda. I just pirate them.

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[–] NENathaniel@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

Yea Nintendo for sure. For such a company that makes such fun and charming games they have such shitty business practices and their hardware sucks

[–] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The Sims. Love the series but they really fuck their fans with the DLC with it being repackaged content from prior games, bundled awkwardly, and overpriced.

Nintendo because their stance on modding grinds my gears.

I don't know if I'll buy another Raspberry Pi product partially because they acted rather immature in 2022 when there was some controversy over someone they hired. Also their products being quite expensive when companies like Pine64 sell decent products.

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