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In Portland, Ore., Brittany Trahan started buying DVDs rather than paying for Netflix and Apple TV, while Lisa Shannon has been relying on public transit instead of taking an Uber. And in McDonough, Ga., Brian Seymour II has been embracing the cold to shop locally instead of buying through Amazon.

They're among a growing number of Americans participating in a boycott this month, targeting tech companies who, they believe, are not doing enough to stand up against President Trump's aggressive immigration crackdown.

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[-] Liuone@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

What happened to good old pirating? We used to show them middle finger for wanting single payment from us, and now we do subscriptions for stuff we barely even use?

[-] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

Pirates have historically been some of the biggest DVD collectors.

[-] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 1 month ago

I have like 5 CD books filled with burnt DVDs of pirated shit. ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

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