It should be #illegal to #brick #games this way!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZYy9KzFT2w via @TechTangents

#StopKillingGames #DRM #AntiConsumer #ConsumerRights #Bricking

Android's sideloading limits are its most anti-consumer move yet

https://www.makeuseof.com/androids-sideloading-limits-are-anti-consumer-move-yet/

#HackerNews #Android #Sideloading #ConsumerRights #TechNews #AndroidUpdates #AntiConsumer

@psoutham @Lazarou nodds in agreement…

We need an "anti-#Thiel" strategy (anti-#monopolization) strategy that empowers #OpenSource, #OpenStandards and only accepts #MultiVendor & #MultiProvider solutions that are #FLOSS as well as #SelfHosting capable (both in terms of "reproduceable builds" & auditable code as well as "you can set it ou yourself" & no bullshit setup)…

• Because monopolization & #enshittification with #CCSS-#SaaS + #subscriptions is just bad and inherently #AntiUser and #AntiConsumer!

Instead #incentives must be set in terms of i.e. #EU-wide public funds for #DigitalInfrastructure that #rewards FLOSS creation and enshures the #maintenance of said projects.

• And if that means they gotta pay thousands or even a million people #FullTimeEquivalent #MinimumWage as per their #juristiction then so be it!

Dystopia continues...

"Samsung forces ads onto refrigerators after the sale: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL4G_OW0SYs

#RightToRepair #louisrossmann #samsung #lg #ads #spying #anticonsumer

After 6 years of delays and studio drama, #VampireTheMasquerade – #Bloodlines2 finally arrives 21/10/2025.

The base game (49.99€) includes 4 #clans: #Brujah, #Tremere, #BanuHaqim and #Ventrue. But two of the most iconic, #Toreador + #Lasombra, are locked behind #dayone #DLC Shadows & Silk (18.69€) or bundled in the so-called #PremiumEdition (74.99€). The #DeluxeEdition (58.50€) adds only #cosmetics, no real content.

What should have been a long-awaited comeback feels like another case of predatory #DLC overshadowing the excitement.

#ParadoxInteractive keeps getting worse and worse — the more money they make, the more toxic they become. Their strategies feel #anticonsumer and anti#gamer, prioritizing profit over players.

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-2-finally-gets-a-release-date-locks-two-of-its-clans-behind-22-dlc/

#Bloodlines2 #Games #Gaming #Paradoy

WTF? I don't play any game using #Vanguard anti-cheat, but, this brought to my attention it runs at boot without even running the game now?! WTF?

They don't need to b running kernel level anything let alone at boot without even running their games!

Fuck those companies. I'm not for black-hat hacks, but that should be a green-light for whatever hacks ppl wanna do against them. #antiprivacy #anticonsumer #games

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtHlMTc8lR4

@X00001 meanwhile #LouisRossmann has put up a $5k bounty on cracking #FutureHome's #enshittified & #ransomware'd "#SmartHome" garbage...

• And others follow suit…

#TakeBackControl #Enshittification #OwnTech #Oenership #Tech #Technology #DefectiveByDesign #DRM #AntiConsumer #AlwaysOnlineDRM #AlwaysOnline

MOTHERFUCKERS I JUST WANT SOME DAMN ICE CREAM.
#carrs #anticonsumer #bullshit

Killed a good thing that everyone but the bad parties are behind

Appeals court voids FTC's 'click to cancel' rule just before it starts
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5390731-appeals-court-voids-ftcs-click-to-cancel-rule-just-before-it-starts/

#clicktocancel #clicktocancelrule #ftc #consumerrights #anticonsumer

@StarkRG +9001%

I think the only "legitimate reason" of any #aas / #AsAService offering is when it's an optional upsell like some #hosting or #support contract that incurs real, obvious and tangible costs just to be able to facilitate them by virtue of requiring personnel and/or infrastructure.

• And by that I mean real "#AddedValue" and not an #AntiConsumer choice to kill any #UsedSoftware #market based off #OTP #licensing!

It feels like a key point of the current phase of capitalism is to pass on as much cognitive load on the consumer as possible. Caveat emptor... 🖕

https://buttondown.com/maiht3k/archive/i-hate-wasting-time-on-identifying-ai-slop/

#AI #slop #AntiConsumer

Oh my, #Brother also turned to the dark side... https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/printers/brother-accused-of-locking-down-third-party-printer-ink-cartridges-via-firmware-updates-removing-older-firmware-versions-from-support-portals
#AntiConsumer #Printer

"You should just use #Ubuntu because it's the easiest one" - this is propaganda for #Shuttleworth and tells me you haven't tried any other distro - or that you use #Arch.

#LinuxMint is fantastic still, #Fedora is my go to recommendation, but with #uBlue and #Bazzite we see a new era of usability focused #distributions.

Add to that the fact that #snaps are a centralizes repository with no third party vendors, and you've got a #vendorlockin.

Ubuntu is the #anticonsumer distribution as a result.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/major-airlines-urge-trump-administration-163158287.html

"Airlines do not need further incentive to provide quality service," the group wrote, arguing that USDOT lacks legal authority and that the requirement would drastically boost airlines' costs and hike ticket prices.
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I needed the laugh!
#PayForPlay
#Corruption
#AntiConsumer

@PeterCxy @lispi314 personally, I think such #AntiConsumer & #AntiRepairDesign should be outlawed, espechally with #medical #devices like a #wheelchair.

• There's no "legitimate reason" why they could not stick with an #XLR-style connector. It's just a big ass DC cable that needs to be protected against user error and electric shock but it's not like some industrial machine that has to be safe in an explosive atmosphere where it gets constantly splashed with acid and contaminants...

At this point I'm convinced manufacturers only do that because they know most wheelchair users are not capable of #DIY'ing something better or afford to hire someone to do it for them!

It’s funny to me that #bigtech companies are competing to show off how smart their various #AI models are, but that fancy tech never somehow trickles down to #customerservice where long wait times, byzantine phone trees, incomplete knowledge base search mazes, and other time wasters are the norm.

RN on hold waiting to chat w/ @Microsoft support for 27 minutes while it helps 43 ppl. Really? #CoPilot can’t take a crack at helping me?

#darkpatterns #anticonsumer #latestagecapitalism

When niceguy Jeff is disappointed in you, you know you f'd up. #enshittification #anticonsumer #3dprinting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91kfolYkRNM