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DisisdegueyPavlichenko🇵🇸<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mindly.social/@MamaBearCathy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MamaBearCathy</span></a></span> Yes this is what I've been doing for years. Check the product and find the manufacturer or another web (mainly local or in my country) NEVER use AMAZON. <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/boycottamazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boycottamazon</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p>Let this very stupid move be the death knell for Amazon</p><p>Amazon Is Ending an Important Privacy Feature for Alexa Echo Devices By the End of the Month <br><a href="https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/amazon-echo-ends-do-not-send-voice-recordings-option/488677" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">entrepreneur.com/business-news</span><span class="invisible">/amazon-echo-ends-do-not-send-voice-recordings-option/488677</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/JeffBezos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JeffBezos</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WillLewis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WillLewis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WashingtonPost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonPost</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WaPo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaPo</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePress</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BoycottAmazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoycottAmazon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BoycottWholeFoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoycottWholeFoods</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EatTheBillionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EatTheBillionaires</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
impermanen_ 🕊️<p>If you are looking for an alternative to <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> for many kinds of electronics, photo/video and computer equipment I’ve been a customer of B&amp;H Photo out of New York since the ‘80s and have always been happy with the prices and service. They usually meet or even beat Amazon’s prices, just take a little longer to ship (like 2 days for free shipping instead of overnight).</p><p>I don’t know if there’s a Canadian outfit that’s comparable? Honestly, I’ll consider paying extra.</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/BoycottAmazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoycottAmazon</span></a></p>
Jared “Indie Social Web” White<p>Example #52794 of how utterly shitty Amazon is as a company.</p><p><a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/BoycottAmazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoycottAmazon</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/631435/amazon-cpsc-lawsuit-recall-third-party-products" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theverge.com/news/631435/amazo</span><span class="invisible">n-cpsc-lawsuit-recall-third-party-products</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p>LOLOL. Of course he does!!!!</p><p>Trump Praises Bezos’ Makeover of the Washington Post<br><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-praises-jeff-bezos-makeover-of-the-washington-post/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thedailybeast.com/trump-praise</span><span class="invisible">s-jeff-bezos-makeover-of-the-washington-post/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/JeffBezos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JeffBezos</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WillLewis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WillLewis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WashingtonPost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonPost</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WaPo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaPo</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePress</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BoycottAmazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoycottAmazon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BoycottWholeFoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoycottWholeFoods</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EatTheBillionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EatTheBillionaires</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>A pretty good overview of the significance of Amazon's <a href="https://mas.to/tags/greed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greed</span></a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/fuckery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fuckery</span></a>. Part of it is the usual by now <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> bullshit. </p><p>&gt; Pluralistic: Amazon annihilates Alexa privacy settings, turns on continuous, nonconsensual audio uploading (15 Mar 2025) <a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/03/15/altering-the-deal/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pluralistic.net/2025/03/15/alt</span><span class="invisible">ering-the-deal/</span></a> by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pluralistic</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/BadEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BadEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BoycottAmazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoycottAmazon</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DumpAlexa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DumpAlexa</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a></p>
Trina Corey<p>Audible alternatives...</p><p>Libby, Hoopla, Libro.fm</p><p>more info on Libro:<br>"We are an alternative to Amazon-owned Audible 👋🏻 With us, you select the independent bookshop you want to support (we have 3,000+ partners across the globe), and we share profits from your purchase with them. <br>We're also employee-owned and a registered Social Purpose Corporation."</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BoycottAmazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoycottAmazon</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Boycott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boycott</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Audible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Audible</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Bezos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bezos</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Billionaires</span></a></p>
DisisdegueyPavlichenko🇵🇸<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chow.fan/@mookie" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mookie</span></a></span> Step Number one: DO NOT USE AMAZON.<br><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/boycottamazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boycottamazon</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p>Why Ruth Marcus Left the Washington Post <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/essay/why-ruth-marcus-left-the-washington-post" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newyorker.com/news/essay/why-r</span><span class="invisible">uth-marcus-left-the-washington-post</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/JeffBezos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JeffBezos</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WillLewis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WillLewis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WashingtonPost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonPost</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WaPo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaPo</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePress</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BoycottAmazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoycottAmazon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BoycottWholeFoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoycottWholeFoods</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EatTheBillionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EatTheBillionaires</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Sam (Ethical Revolution) 🌱✌️<p>As it's World Book Day allow me to present to you my Ethical Bookseller Search Tool once more...</p><p><a href="https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/amazon-alternatives/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ethicalrevolution.co.uk/amazon</span><span class="invisible">-alternatives/</span></a></p><p>It's a nifty tool in to which you can enter any book title / author / ISBN and find the book from more ethical booksellers than Amazon.</p><p>Our research has shown that more often than not the ethical bookseller option is as cheap or cheaper than Amazon! = Win / win. </p><p>Lots of info on the page as to why we should be avoiding Amazon too. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/WorldBookDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldBookDay</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/BoycottAmazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoycottAmazon</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/AvoidAmazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AvoidAmazon</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/WBD2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WBD2025</span></a></p>
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Marcia MacDonald

@JordiGH thank you so much! I had guessed it might help to tag someone local from @grist 🙂

Considering the ongoing campaign to , AWS is less than ideal, so we'd at least be interested in exploring other options.

I will send an email, but I'm also happy to hear experiences from anyone else who's thought about or tried to do something similar!

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