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Consumers struggle to check brands against personal boycott criteria

Values-driven consumers and creators want to avoid or promote brands based on political affiliations, ownership, or other boycott criteria, but the information is scattered and hard to check quickly. They ask others for recommendations and want a way to connect company-level information to specific products, including by barcode. The evidence also suggests that criteria differ between people, so a single definitive list may not meet everyone’s needs.

For values-driven consumers and creators. Mentioned from Oct 2023 to Jul 2026 on Bluesky.

6 different people described this problem in 6 separate discussions.

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Consumers
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What people said

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  1. Is there an app where you can list companies/owners you want to boycott, like boycott Unilever, and can flag their products with a simple scan of the barcode?
    wergend.bsky.social on BlueskyMar 2025Asked for a tool
  2. Is there an app yet to tell us who we're boycotting. Is Whitakers on the good list
    katchawhaea.bsky.social on BlueskyOct 2023Asked for a tool
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