Bezos deletes 'LGBTQ+ rights' and 'equity for Black people' from Amazon policies
Bezos deletes 'LGBTQ+ rights' and 'equity for Black people' from Amazon policies
Amazon's modifications mirror similar actions taken by other major companies after Trump’s election victory, including Meta, McDonald’s, and Walmart
I have one outstanding order that is already out for delivery. Once I get that, I'm closing my amazon account. I'm done. Buy nothing. Vote with your wallet. Edit: account is closed. get bent Bozos.
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Just last night I was going through all my subscribe and save items and finding alternatives. I stored them in a spreadsheet (LibreOffice). My last order is already in motion and once delivered that's it. Amazon is gone.
Other changes I've made or am in the process of making:
- FB + IG -> PixelFed
- Reddit -> Lemmy (lemm.ee)
- X -> BlueSky
- Tesla hasn't been on my wish list for a while -> Rivian or another alternative... wish I could say Xiaomi
- YouTube -> PeerTube, LibreTube, piped.video, invidious
Where I'm stuck and looking for help: What do I do for my next phone? Android and Apple are both at the table supporting this mess. Linux alternatives seem like huge downgrades at the moment... any advice?
Anyone switching to a flip phone?
I've closed almost every account as well. I like Bluesky and PixelFed so far. As far as phones go, I'm just going to keep my same Android for now. It's old and I will not upgrade until I have to. I use fdroid for everything. I though of switching to Apple, but as you said, they are kissing the ring too. Sad times.
X -> BlueSky
Why not Mastodon?
Groups I follow are on BlueSky -- happy to check out Mastodon as well though.
GrapheneOS
Is there a reason to choose Graphene vs Lineage (or any others I may not know about)?
I don't have any experience with Lineage so I don't want to speak to it. May just be hardware dependent in a lot of cases. I had a pixel when I got sick of googles shit and Graphene was the only option for me, so that's what I sprung for. The experience has been very positive - installation was easy - the fresh start was welcome.
Anything samsung galaxy phones? I got a later model and don't know if I can get anything other than the stock program.
to my knowledge there's not a lot available for samsung hardware at the moment, maybe check out sailfish?
With android you can avoid the google play store so they don't get a cut of ad revenue. I don't know whether Google gets a cut of phones they didn't manufacture just because Android is on it, considering Android is open source and the manufacturers are responsible for updates.
I'm using f-droid now. A quick search shows Google makes money via play store and having some of their apps as default (to sell ads) -- so maybe that will still work for me. I'll dig in further. Thank you!
maybe it helps your conscience but it's not going to affect any of these massive corporations. it won't make a dent in their revenue and they will go on oblivious to your 'protest'. if you want to make a difference, the only way is [redacted]. when are ya'll gonna figure this out?
If enough people do this, it will certainly make a dent exactly where they don't want it to. I may be wrong, but I do believe it's possible to reach critical mass. With that said, it also helps my conscience at the same time. I won't comment on the other part other than it's already been figured out and demonstrated. Best I'm willing to do personally is voting with my wallet.