Activist Consumer<p>"As long as Trump and his nasty, scary friends are in power, I don't want to have anything to do with America"</p><p>If you are thinking abour what you can do against the current situation in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> know that you are not alone. Here are some inspirational stories about what others are doing to put the power back in their hands.</p><p>(Dutch)<br><a href="https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/03/28/geen-pringles-facebook-of-tesla-hoe-lezers-amerikaanse-producten-mijden-a4888026" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/03/28/geen-</span><span class="invisible">pringles-facebook-of-tesla-hoe-lezers-amerikaanse-producten-mijden-a4888026</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boycottusa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boycottusa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buyeuropean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buyeuropean</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buylocal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buylocal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boycott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boycott</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/consumeractivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consumeractivism</span></a></p>
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Activist Consumer<p>In <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sweden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sweden</span></a> last week people have been boycotting big supermarkets in the country in protest against the rapidly increasing grocery prices. Some call to extend the action for 3 weeks to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boycott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boycott</span></a> the biggest supermarket of the country: Ica.</p><p>Although the economic effect seems to be limited, at least it started a conversation about the prices: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/consumeractivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consumeractivism</span></a> is effective. </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/25/swedish-shoppers-boycott-supermarkets-food-prices-rise" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2025/mar</span><span class="invisible">/25/swedish-shoppers-boycott-supermarkets-food-prices-rise</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BojkottaVecka12" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BojkottaVecka12</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bojkotta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bojkotta</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/activistconsumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>activistconsumer</span></a></p>
Activist Consumer<p>Here's a nice list if you are looking for alternatives for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigtech</span></a> products.</p><p>It is a project in development, read about the 'why' on:</p><p><a href="https://lukakopajtic.com/independence/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lukakopajtic.com/independence/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>(source of image)</p><p>Switching away from big tech not only makes you more technologically independent from these increasingly unreliable companies, it also breaks their monopolies and with that puts power back in your own hands.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/consumerawareness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consumerawareness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/consumeractivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consumeractivism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pixelfed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pixelfed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>firefox</span></a></p>
Activist Consumer<p>Nearly there...</p><p><a href="https://fortune.com/2025/03/20/ross-gerber-elon-musk-ceo-tesla-step-down-share-price/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fortune.com/2025/03/20/ross-ge</span><span class="invisible">rber-elon-musk-ceo-tesla-step-down-share-price/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SwastiCar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SwastiCar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/consumeractivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consumeractivism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accountability</span></a></p>
Activist Consumer<p>Interesting website giving Fortune 100 companies a grade for how they are treating democratic values. Some surprise entries (for me at least), like Tesla getting a B, and Alphabet (Google) getting an F...</p><p>Remember that the dollars they spend on lobbying are the dollars you put in these companies. By informing yourself and being an <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/activistconsumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>activistconsumer</span></a> you can nudge the world in your direction.</p><p><a href="https://www.americandemocracyscorecard.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">americandemocracyscorecard.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/consumeractivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consumeractivism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigtech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boycott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boycott</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/awareness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>awareness</span></a></p>
RebelGeek99<p>That week of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AmazonBoycott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmazonBoycott</span></a> felt soooo good ... I think I'm going to do another... And another... And another... </p><p>How has your <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/consumeractivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consumeractivism</span></a> been going?</p>
Activist Consumer<p>Worldwide consumer actions against <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SwastiCar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SwastiCar</span></a> are going well, with stock prices of the brand plummeting over 25% in the last month turning the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> president in a car salesman in a desperate act to try and increase sales. </p><p><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/11/politics/video/tesla-white-house-donald-trump-elon-musk-anderson-cooper-ac360-digvid" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">edition.cnn.com/2025/03/11/pol</span><span class="invisible">itics/video/tesla-white-house-donald-trump-elon-musk-anderson-cooper-ac360-digvid</span></a></p><p>However the message unfortunately still doesn't come across. In a recent interview <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a> still says he thinks he is doing the right thing, so I guess it's still <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/workinprogress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workinprogress</span></a> <br> <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-said-hes-running-212551323.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-mu</span><span class="invisible">sk-said-hes-running-212551323.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WIPWednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WIPWednesday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/consumeractivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consumeractivism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boycotusa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boycotusa</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>From ‘economic blackout’ to ‘Latino Freeze,’ Wall Street is grappling with activist consumers <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/812411/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/812411/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Companies</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ConsumerActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerActivism</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/JeffBezos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JeffBezos</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LatinoFreezeMovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LatinoFreezeMovement</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MichaelGalvez" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MichaelGalvez</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PoliticalInvolvement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalInvolvement</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/target" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>target</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TeslaSales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TeslaSales</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/VicePresidentKamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VicePresidentKamalaHarris</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WallStreet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WallStreet</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1898817/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1898817/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> From ‘economic blackout’ to ‘Latino Freeze,’ Wall Street is grappling with activist consumers <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Companies</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ConsumerActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerActivism</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/JeffBezos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JeffBezos</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LatinoFreezeMovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LatinoFreezeMovement</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MichaelGalvez" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MichaelGalvez</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PoliticalInvolvement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalInvolvement</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/target" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>target</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TeslaSales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TeslaSales</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/VicePresidentKamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VicePresidentKamalaHarris</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WallStreet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WallStreet</span></a></p>
Activist Consumer<p>In the Netherlands today has become the national 'transfer day' <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/overstapdag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>overstapdag</span></a>. In other words: people are taking time today to leave WhatsApp and move towards Signal due to their concerns in relation to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> and the ongoing influence that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigtech</span></a> is having on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a>.</p><p>Will you make the change?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/signalapp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>signalapp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/consumeractivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consumeractivism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dataprivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dataprivacy</span></a> </p><p>(Dutch)<br><a href="https://signalapp.nl/signal-app-nieuws/wordt-1-maart-de-nationale-overstapdag-van-whatsapp-naar-signal/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">signalapp.nl/signal-app-nieuws</span><span class="invisible">/wordt-1-maart-de-nationale-overstapdag-van-whatsapp-naar-signal/</span></a></p>
Activist Consumer<p>The hard part about being an <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/activistconsumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>activistconsumer</span></a> is that you need to stop comparing products mainly on price, but you need to start comparing based on impact. That means doing research before buying, a lot of work of you need to do that for every thing you buy.</p><p>Luckily you can start one product at a time: every weekend pick one product that you regularly buy and check if it nudges the world in the direction you want. </p><p>What product did you replace by another and why?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/consumeractivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consumeractivism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/awareness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>awareness</span></a></p>
Activist Consumer<p>Angry at the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tariff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tariff</span></a> threats of their southern neighbour, the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buycanadian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buycanadian</span></a> movement is still going strong. Canadians sharing lists of Canadian alternatives to American products, and are cancelling trips to the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a>. Both already are showing some impact on US economy, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/consumeractivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consumeractivism</span></a> is effective.</p><p>I think there is a bigger opportunity here in general to start to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buylocal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buylocal</span></a> and support your local economy, also for non Canadians...</p><p><a href="https://retailwire.com/discussion/are-angry-canadian-consumers-blow-us-retail/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">retailwire.com/discussion/are-</span><span class="invisible">angry-canadian-consumers-blow-us-retail/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boycottusa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boycottusa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/activistconsumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>activistconsumer</span></a></p>
Activist Consumer<p>Consumer opinion matters, and consumer action even more: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/swasticar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>swasticar</span></a> stock has been plummeting the past few days, in part due to lower sales in key regions and consumer opinion about the brand. </p><p>Let's keep spreading our opinion then!</p><p><a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/teslas-stock-falls-again-and-this-analyst-says-why-its-an-elon-musk-problem-a7ac0f01" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">marketwatch.com/story/teslas-s</span><span class="invisible">tock-falls-again-and-this-analyst-says-why-its-an-elon-musk-problem-a7ac0f01</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WIPWednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WIPWednesday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tesla</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/consumeractivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consumeractivism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boycott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boycott</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boycottusa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boycottusa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/activistconsumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>activistconsumer</span></a></p>
Activist Consumer<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/croatia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>croatia</span></a> is en-masse boycotting retail chains and brands in order to combat the rising prices of the last few years. With effect: the government is freezing prices of 70 products and the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boycott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boycott</span></a> is spreading to other countries as well.</p><p>Again an example that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/consumeractivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consumeractivism</span></a> does work. Inspired? How are you going to nudge the world in your direction?</p><p><a href="https://balkaninsight.com/2025/01/30/croatians-boycott-coca-cola-and-other-brands-in-price-hike-revolt/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">balkaninsight.com/2025/01/30/c</span><span class="invisible">roatians-boycott-coca-cola-and-other-brands-in-price-hike-revolt/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/activistconsumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>activistconsumer</span></a></p>
Jonathan Kamens<p>Target web storefront: charges me sales tax on a "Target Plus" (i.e., 3rd-party selling through their platform) grocery order (groceries are tax-free where I live)<br>Me: Notices and complains via chat immediately after placing order<br>Target: [After making me wait like a half hour] We can't do anything until the order is invoiced<br>Me: Complains again via chat after order is delivered<br>Target: I've forwarded it to our tax team, maybe they'll get back to you eventually 🤷<br>Me: 😡<br><a href="https://federate.social/tags/Target" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Target</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/ConsumerActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerActivism</span></a></p>
Jonathan Kamens<p>Sometimes I worry that the principled stand I am taking not to patronize a particular business is just hurting me without doing diddly squat to influence the business. Two example, both <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Boston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Boston</span></a> area <a href="https://federate.social/tags/restaurants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>restaurants</span></a>...<br>🧵1/?<br><a href="https://federate.social/tags/ConsumerActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerActivism</span></a></p>
Jonathan Kamens<p>Ups and downs of patronizing Sullivan Tire in Watertown MA</p><p>They do good work, but they often put you through a significant amount of turbulence along the way.</p><p><a href="https://federate.social/tags/SullivanTire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SullivanTire</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Boston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Boston</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Watertown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Watertown</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/ConsumerActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerActivism</span></a></p><p><a href="https://blog.kamens.us/2023/11/20/ups-and-downs-of-patronizing-sullivan-tire-in-watertown-ma/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.kamens.us/2023/11/20/ups-</span><span class="invisible">and-downs-of-patronizing-sullivan-tire-in-watertown-ma/</span></a></p>
Jonathan Kamens<p>Why is PayPal still so incredibly awful?</p><p>Even if you jump through all of PayPal's hoops and give them all the information they ask for when creating an account, they may still decide to arbitrarily lock you out of your account and never restore your access. <a href="https://federate.social/tags/PayPal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PayPal</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/LiberaPay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LiberaPay</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Charity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Charity</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/ComputerSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/ConsumerActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerActivism</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a></p><p><a href="https://blog.kamens.us/2023/08/12/why-is-paypal-still-so-incredibly-awful/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.kamens.us/2023/08/12/why-</span><span class="invisible">is-paypal-still-so-incredibly-awful/</span></a></p>
Jonathan Kamens<p>The major credit reporting agencies are all still dumpster fires</p><p>I tried to dispute incorrect information. The process didn't fully work at any of the agencies. I was eventually able to dispute all of the incorrect information at one, but I was unable to dispute some or all at two others and eventually gave up. The credit reporting agencies are terrible.</p><p><a href="https://blog.kamens.us/2023/07/12/the-major-credit-reporting-agencies-are-all-still-dumpster-fires/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.kamens.us/2023/07/12/the-</span><span class="invisible">major-credit-reporting-agencies-are-all-still-dumpster-fires/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://federate.social/tags/ConsumerActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerActivism</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/GovernmentActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentActivism</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/CFPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CFPB</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/CreditReporting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CreditReporting</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Equifax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Equifax</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Experian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Experian</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/TransUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TransUnion</span></a></p>
Jonathan Kamens<p>How a bad password policy at Bank of America reduces security</p><p>When you force people to use hard-to-remember passwords, you're actually forcing them to use bad passwords.</p><p><a href="https://blog.kamens.us/2023/06/09/how-a-bad-password-policy-at-bank-of-america-reduces-security/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.kamens.us/2023/06/09/how-</span><span class="invisible">a-bad-password-policy-at-bank-of-america-reduces-security/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://federate.social/tags/ComputerSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Computers</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/ConsumerActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerActivism</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Internet</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/UserExperience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UserExperience</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Web" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Web</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/BankOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BankOfAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/BoA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BoA</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/InformationSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InformationSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/PasswordReuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PasswordReuse</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/PasswordSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PasswordSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/passwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>passwords</span></a></p>
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