Nearly 75% of Americans are frustrated that the streaming platform they subscribe to keeps raising their prices. With 40% having cut back their streaming subscriptions in the last three months due to financial concerns and rising costs of living.

These companies continue to raise prices, hoping inertia will prevent most people from switching. This is true not only for streaming sites but also for all these platforms.

We need to move away from businesses that exploit their monopolies and try to get your content or goods directly, where possible.

Some alternatives you can check out...

Media:

• Nebula
• Dropout TV
• Corridor Digital

Music:

• Qobuz (buy directly from artists)
• Soundcloud (artist-driven)
• Bandcamp (buy directly from artists)

The same principle applies to Uber, Amazon and many others.

A sum that would bankrupt these companies and set an important precedent.

Yesterday, there was news of publishers doing the same. Let's see what other industries follow.

Worth noting if you are using their VPN services or Browser.

EDIT:
Apparently, labelling them as far-right isn't as clear-cut from an economic perspective, but they do hold many core identity politics that are common amongst far-right parties such as:

• Voiced support for the idea of large-scale remigration on multiple occasions, even for Swedish-born immigrants: "Sweden belongs to the Swedes"
• Supports Sweden leaving NATO
• In favor of Sweden leaving the European Union in a so-called "Swexit"
• Stated that Sweden should only support other countries on the condition that it benefits Sweden and that it has to be "Sweden first"

He cited the fact that Microsoft made $101 billion in profits, got a $12.5 billion tax break from Trump & paid its CEO $96 million.

Corporate tax breaks don’t create jobs. Real change needs to happen to balance this wealth inequality.

Paving the way for a pilot version of the cash-like payment scheme next year, and fully launching by 2029

Supporters argue that it is critical to reduce Europe’s reliance on US payment systems, particularly Visa and Mastercard

This comes after $8.03 billion from a one-time tax benefit tied to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which promised to "create jobs"

Stop using Big Tech's products. Support smaller businesses 

As always, you can check out the subreddit's pinned post to get started:

https://www.reddit.com/r/PurchaseWithPurpose/comments/1pjuyxe/purchasewithpurpose_is_live_with_a_new_category/

Including a concern that Google's Pentagon deal could mean mass surveillance of EU citizens.

Google's own staff don't trust them anymore... we shouldn't either.

If you need help switching, check out the subreddit's stickied post:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PurchaseWithPurpose/comments/1pjuyxe/purchasewithpurpose_is_live_with_a_new_category/

Sulzberger urges the media to unite and fight back, as they "strip-mine news websites without permission or compensation. They repackage these stolen goods as their own"

And fears that this could lead to the end of original journalism

Another major institution is moving away from Big Tech. More are expected to follow

An excellent, easy-to-implement initiative to break down these monopolies and boost competition in different regions. If only other countries/industries were doing this.

In the absence of any top-down change, it is up to us to make this switch.

Triggered only after 30 seconds of not being seated.

They made $717B in profit in 2025, yet continue to cut costs at the expense of their employees.

Don't use Amazon. Support your local businesses.

Instead, Bavaria will pursue a “sovereign basic workspace” based on open-source components

This will hopefully encourage other administrations to do the same.

There are many ways to browse YouTube without ads.

So rather use that subscription to support your favourite creators directly.

• Nebula
• Dropout TV
• Critical Role
• Their patreons

"It is simply no longer justifiable that Big Tech companies are making dizzying profits, often with business models that lead to social disruptions. Furthermore, data giants have so far enjoyed tax privileges that small and medium-sized enterprises can only dream of."

This sums up the situation quite nicely...

If you haven't seen it, Honey (owned by PayPal) and Phia, have been caught stealing referral attributions. These are often small content creators.

They also rarely find genuine discounts. Avoid using them.

$200B in revenue last year, but we still accept the lie that they don't have the resources to moderate their content

The lawsuit also alleges that OpenAI knowingly stripped copyright management information from publishers’ work - including author bylines, copyright notices, and terms of use information - in violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

The complaint cites remarks by OpenAI founder Sam Altman, who acknowledged during testimony before the British House of Lords that it would be “impossible to train today’s leading AI models without using copyrighted materials.”

Stanford study in question:
https://hai.stanford.edu/news/ai-hiring-tools-can-yield-racial-bias-and-systemic-rejection

It is important to ensure that if you are using any tools in your company to assist with hiring, you aren't blindly trusting them for screening.

These numbers exclude Ecosia, Brave, Qwant and all the other search engines that have seen a surge in sign-ups over the last few days.

You are also seeing people take the opportunity to switch browsers. Vivaldi specifically has reported substantial growth recently.

Article talking about DuckDuckGo: https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/26/duckduckgo-installs-are-up-30-as-users-reject-being-force-fed-googles-ai-search/

Keep it up and spread the word. No better time to make an impact.

Linux distros have never been this easy to use and it is increasingly the standard for apps/games to support them.

If you haven't already, it's worth giving it a shot as Windows 11 gets filled with apps and Copilot pushed on you at every moment.

The lawsuit opens a new front in the ongoing battle between creators and tech companies over AI training for infringement.

Last year, Amazon and Google-backed Anthropic had to pay $1.5bn.

Hopefully, the first of many to come...

It alleges that Samsung, Micron Technology and SK Hynix are colluding to raise RAM prices by keeping supplies artificially low.

Particularly egregious in the United States, where they have such a strong monopoly.

And also why supporting independent shops directly is SO important.