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[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

If you want to learn how to do successful boycott campaigns, you should look for the BDS Movement, that has worked to spread awareness to boycott companies affiliated with the illegal Israeli occupation and genocide against Palestinians.

And no surprise, you will find many US companies in there. Also it should come as no surprise, that the US wants to outlaw even talking about boycotts in many states, as well as corrupt European politicians like in Germany attacking the notion of boycotting companies involved with brutal crimes against humanity.

We need to join efforts in reducing the economic power of Imperialism, whichever shape it takes.

https://bdsmovement.net/

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

Sodastream? What did they do?

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

Can we collectively decide not to respect American intellectual property laws to really hit the tech sector where it hurts? We don't get that many physical goods over here but most of our software is American owned. I advocate for not paying American tech companies anymore.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

We need our own tech stack, that is at least verifyable. It's due time to kick out the American tech giants from government projects etc.

With America possibly becoming the new Russia it is just not safe to rely on Microsoft, Apple, Aws etc.

We need an Europan open source stack.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

EU regulations that can be triggered in response to tariffs include an option to make that completely legal

Edit because I'm getting asked for a source: EU Anti Coercion Instrument that got passed in 2021 and came into effect in December 2023: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=OJ%3AL_202302675

Specifically Annex I, paragraph 7:

ANNEX I

Union response measures pursuant to Article 8

[...]

  1. The imposition of restrictions on the protection of intellectual property rights or their commercial exploitation, in relation to rightholders that are nationals of the third country concerned, which may amount, as necessary, to the non-performance of applicable international obligations with respect to trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights.

This applies to copyright and patents, but not trademarks as far as I know.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago

That would be amazing! It would actually have some teeth

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This sounds really interesting, do you have a link or anything I could look for in a quick search to learn more?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Search for Anti-Coercion Instrument, the one that came into effect in December 2023

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Anyone else in northern Europe noticing that all the US products are the shitty ones you never buy anyway? I think the only American stuff I ever buy is steam games. No food. I was already boycotting Starbucks and MacDonalds over Palestine.

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[–] [email protected] 51 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

I’m American (embarrassed to say that right now) and came to visit this site to get off Reddit. Even we are exploring non-US options.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago

Welcome and have fun! Glad to see you over on this side :)

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