Website ideia: companies and their vices (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 day ago by Nuvalon@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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i had an idea, what if there was a website that showed companies that are know to be corrupt or engaged in unethical pratices. this could be a hub to easily show people companies they should not support and why.

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[-] amzd@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Generally these kind of websites turn into companies that take hush money to delete bad reviews, eg glassdoor/yelp

[-] Sickos@hexbear.net 4 points 1 day ago

All of them?

[-] original_reader@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago

Reopen The Consumerist.

They famously gave EA the "Worst Company of the Year" award, complete with a golden poo. Although that was subjective (there's definitely worse companies), it had an impact.

[-] chaosCruiser@futurology.today 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

So, a name and shame kind of site?

[-] Goun@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

There's buycott, might be similar

[-] evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

There was buycott. I dont think it's been developed for 10 years now.

[-] Goun@lemmy.ml 1 points 13 hours ago

Damn, TIL, thanks!

this post was submitted on 18 Mar 2026

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