Mastodawn

I really hate it when companies make you pull out excel in order to know which "package" to buy.

And I hate it even more when you then find out that they ricked it so that you need to buy all of them to get the full set...

(to be fair at ifixit you can also buy the screwdrivers individually, but this just made a good example for what most companies are doing these days)

#ifixit #advertising #marketing #anticonsumer

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BallisticPunk Mar 18

You, the consumer, purchased your Android device believing in Google’s promise that it was an open computing platform and that you could run whatever software you choose on it. Instead, as of September 2026, they will be non-consensually pushing an update to your operating system that irrevocably blocks this right and leaves you at the mercy of their judgement over what software you are permitted to trust. #anticonsumer #stupidity #EatTheRich

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Shankar 🇮🇳Feb 26

@ente I have questions on your terms. Why do you have sections 18 and 21 in your terms?

On section 18, you provide no obligation on your part to even inform the users on updates to the terms.

That is #anticonsumer .

On Section 21, I want to know your reasoning on taking the forced arbitration route.

I like your services, but not your terms.

https://ente.io/terms

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Hacker News Oct 13, 2025

Android's sideloading limits are its most anti-consumer move yet

https://www.makeuseof.com/androids-sideloading-limits-are-anti-consumer-move-yet/

#HackerNews #Android #Sideloading #ConsumerRights #TechNews #AndroidUpdates #AntiConsumer

Android’s sideloading limits are its most anti-consumer move yet

These Android sideloading limitations really hinder users and indie developers.

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Apollo Sep 22, 2025

Dystopia continues...

"Samsung forces ads onto refrigerators after the sale: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL4G_OW0SYs

#RightToRepair #louisrossmann #samsung #lg #ads #spying #anticonsumer

Samsung forces ads onto refrigerators after the sale: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!

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Zander Aug 12, 2025

WTF? I don't play any game using #Vanguard anti-cheat, but, this brought to my attention it runs at boot without even running the game now?! WTF?

They don't need to b running kernel level anything let alone at boot without even running their games!

Fuck those companies. I'm not for black-hat hacks, but that should be a green-light for whatever hacks ppl wanna do against them. #antiprivacy #anticonsumer #games

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtHlMTc8lR4

i was right (again).

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GhostsheetZ Jul 26, 2025

MOTHERFUCKERS I JUST WANT SOME DAMN ICE CREAM.
#carrs #anticonsumer #bullshit

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