Cuatro OjosFeb 20
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An app called NonUSA is surging in popularity in Denmark; it “helps you identify and avoid American products in everyday life”. (Ironically, iOS-only for now…) https://www.the-independent.com/tech/us-boycott-app-nonusa-denmark-greenland-b2905574.html
App for boycotting US products tops Danish charts after Trump’s Greenland threats

NonUSA app ‘helps you identify and avoid American products in everyday life’

The Independent
Feb 20 at 3:56pmkottke bot
Show threadMistake not ...Feb 20

@kottke I mean there is the ironically named "Made In USA" for android ... lol (link goes to playstore)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.richdenton.made

EDIT: it might not have the desired functionality but I leave it despite my doubts, because its funny. There is a barcode scanner "Made in from ?" which probably actually does provide the desired feature.

Made in USA - Apps on Google Play

Have pride in your purchase.

Show threadpLFeb 20
@kottke we have several in Canada too: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/buying-canadian-shopping-apps-barcode-scanners-1.7463039
Want to buy Canadian? There's an app for that | CBC News

Wouldn't it be great if your phone could just magically tell you whether the products you want to buy are Canadian or not? Well, now it can — thanks to savvy entrepreneurs across the country who've created apps to meant to help shoppers identify the origin of everyday staples.

CBC
Show threadmuslumanFeb 20
@kottke dude we have it for a long time actually https://boykotdedektifi.com
https://boykot.co
I hope links work,although they focused more to israel and china still there are also lots of american brands too because they support israel
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Show threadBoabFeb 20
@kottke we also have a store chain, marking all non American products with a star.
Show threadtripleman, a 🇨🇦 in 🇩🇪Feb 20

@kottke When I moved to Germany in 2010, I saw how germans still had this idea of the US as the nation that liberated them from naziism.

As a Canadian, I knew that that US was looooong gone.

Really obvious they know that too, now.

Show threadEd WiebeFeb 20
@kottke More of this!
Show threadPeterFeb 21

@kottke

We have a similar app down here (Australia) called *Bring Back Australia* that, when you scan the UPC, tells you where the product comes from and what company gets the income from it. It also clearly differentiates between Australian *owned* and Australian *made*, the latter frequently indicating that the ingredients come from overseas.

A bit parochial, but it comes in handy when we're particularly annoyed at a country 😁.

Show threadEric GrajoFeb 21
@kottke Ironically indeed! An app that helps you avoid American products in your everyday life … that runs on an American phone with American software.
Show threadTaffer 🇨🇦Feb 21
@kottke @Viss I use one called Buy Beaver 🦫, there’s also Check The Label but that one depends on slop generators. 🇨🇦
Show threadJokerFeb 24
@kottke BABA (BUY ANYTHING BUT AMERICAN)