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[–] 14 points 2 months ago (9 children)

Meanwhile all the apps and subscriptions Canadian pay for goes into the pockets of U.S. executives and shareholders.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 months ago (6 children)

    That’s a much harder thing to boycott.

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  • [–] 20 points 2 months ago* (3 children)

    Harder, but not impossible. I canceled apple music, Amazon prime, Netfilx, audible, and Youtube premium. The hardest thing to replace has been audible, but I go to the library more.

    Edit: i also canceled NYTimes for the Guardian and the Atlantic for the Walrus.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    I don't know where it's operated out of, but I use libro.fm instead of audible. You can download the audiobooks you purchase so you get a drm free copy, but they do also have a subscription model. An added bonus is that some of the profits are donated to libraries. I believe you maybe can specify which library your money goes to.

    Even if it's US based, at least there's that benefit.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago

    Far more of us than you realise, have never touched that shit to begin with. I have exactly 0 subscription services and the only apps I've ever paid for was to directly support independent developers (some of that's been facilitated by google play, but even that's been less and less over the years).

    That was before we collectively said 'fuck America' and started actively seeking non-american solutions.

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