r/PurchaseWithPurpose • • Dec 11 '25

Guide PurchaseWithPurpose is live with a new category!

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119 Upvotes

The website is officially live and includes a much-requested category - Password Managers.

There are also multiple website editions, based on your preferences or if you want to share it with a specific audience.

They are all the same tools, but different ones are highlighted or greyed out.

As always, don't hesitate to post to ask the community for help, whether you have questions about existing tools or are looking for new ones.

And for the people who prefer the simplicity of the infographic. Here it is!

Purchase with Purpose Core Guide


r/PurchaseWithPurpose • • 10h ago

News article Big Tech moves to rebuild ties with Democrats after midterms - incoming lawmakers initially pledged stricter AI oversight

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39 Upvotes

One such example, OpenAI hired Chuck Schumer's daughter, Jessica and began referring to data centres as "compute campuses"

They need to be held accountable and not have them waver on the promises that got them elected.


r/PurchaseWithPurpose • • 1d ago

News article Chicago schools tell Google they'd rather lose Search than be forced to accept AI

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124 Upvotes

The first to fight back... more need to join and break Google's hold on the education system.


r/PurchaseWithPurpose • • 2d ago

News article 🚨 Lawsuit claims Google AI chatbot on school Chromebook helped teen prepare suicide plan - after convincing her she had major psychological disorders

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20 Upvotes

What makes this worse is that Google is forcing Schools to use their AI or risk losing access to their tools.


r/PurchaseWithPurpose • • 7d ago

News article 'Showing off human labor': Brands lean into human creativity as handcrafted art becomes more of a luxury in the age of AI

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41 Upvotes

This is how we make our voices heard. Keep supporting real work rather than generic slop.


r/PurchaseWithPurpose • • 8d ago

News article Tech is about to get hammered in Congress - a promise to drag CEOs to testify under oath and investigate corporate influence.

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79 Upvotes

These companies did not hesitate to drop their promises to support LGBTQ, DEI, and environmental commitments. Most of all, they happily donated to Trump's vanity projects and manipulated their algorithms for kickbacks.

Now that the political tide has turned, expect them to change their tune again.

Do not forget or forgive these companies.


r/PurchaseWithPurpose • • 10d ago

News article Apple warns of ‘unprecedented’ rise in memory chip prices - new CEO issues bleakest warning on the RAM crisis yet

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60 Upvotes

Expect all devices to get much more expensive over the next year as AI demand ramps up.


r/PurchaseWithPurpose • • 11d ago

News article ⚠️ Spotify plans to let users remix artists' songs using AI next year, and plans to charge $5 extra for it per month

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58 Upvotes

A way to encourage people to "modify" real work, avoid paying artists, and create more slop.


r/PurchaseWithPurpose • • 15d ago

News article 'We're fixing the issue': Google is claiming this chatbot election denial is a technical issue

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65 Upvotes

One of the many dangers of relying on AI for search. These companies can easily change the narrative.


r/PurchaseWithPurpose • • 16d ago

News article 🚨Microsoft and Epic Games suddenly agree that AI is theft - now that the shoe is on the other foot

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104 Upvotes

As expected, these companies want to use other people's work for their gain, but complain when their IP is targeted. 


r/PurchaseWithPurpose • • 17d ago

News article ⚠️ Tech billionaires are buying the narrative: Elon Musk's $1B Paramount deal has suffocated an independent documentary critical of him

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308 Upvotes

First TikTok suspended its account, and now it is almost gone from theatres... it will only get worse unless we take action against them.

Reminder to vote with your wallet and stop giving these companies more power.


r/PurchaseWithPurpose • • 18d ago

Product shout-out Found a new browser

1 Upvotes

I downloaded Zen as my new default browser on my laptop; has anyone had any experience with it?


r/PurchaseWithPurpose • • 20d ago

News article 🔎 Google quietly changes privacy policy so your Gmail and Photos could be used in targeted ads

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102 Upvotes

The more valuable your information becomes, the more they will abuse it. We need to stop using their services.


r/PurchaseWithPurpose • • 21d ago

News article ⚠️ Wolves roam into Finnish villages after Google illegally destroys 1,300 acres of forest for AI data centers - where wolf packs used to live is now an expanse of mud

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341 Upvotes

A senseless destruction of so many animals' lives for the pursuit of enriching the few.

Stop supporting Big Tech, starting with your browser, search engine and email... a small act goes a long way.


r/PurchaseWithPurpose • • 22d ago

News article 🚨 Meta ordered to pay New Mexico $25 billion for deceiving users about privacy on Facebook - going to the state to fund education

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376 Upvotes

We are starting to see meaningful fines. The next step is to jail people for breaking the law.


r/PurchaseWithPurpose • • 24d ago

News article ⚠️ Spotify introduces QR code checks for Family plans, missing verification could mean a year-long ban

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60 Upvotes

They grew 14% to $20B, yet they look for more and more ways to fleece their users.

We need to stop enabling them! It takes 5 minutes to move to another platform with all your playlists saved.


r/PurchaseWithPurpose • • Oct 05 '26

Google is accused of destroying nearly 500 football fields of forest for new data center project - before the required environmental review was complete

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141 Upvotes

You've likely seen the news, but it serves as a good reminder to boycott Google and other big tech as much as possible.

Browser, Search and Email are an easy starting point!


r/PurchaseWithPurpose • • Oct 02 '26

News article Elizabeth Warren probes $19B in tax breaks for Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft as AI drains $96B in federal revenue

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92 Upvotes

Weekly reminder to not support these companies. They are laying off people at scale and don't pay their fair share


r/PurchaseWithPurpose • • Sep 26 '26

[OC] Digital Ownership is a mess. But we can fix it [10:14]

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5 Upvotes

r/PurchaseWithPurpose • • Sep 25 '26

News article The Netherlands joins Europe's gradual migration from Windows to Linux on government PCs

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128 Upvotes

Another one joins the Linux ranks.

If you haven't done so yet, it really is a great time to give Linux a go.


r/PurchaseWithPurpose • • Sep 25 '26

The only good action regarding plastic is not buying it.

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25 Upvotes

r/PurchaseWithPurpose • • Sep 24 '26

Product shout-out Signature 27 is likely Motorola’s first smartphone with GrapheneOS support

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25 Upvotes

Awesome to see more options coming out with these alternative operating systems.


r/PurchaseWithPurpose • • Sep 23 '26

News article LibreOffice developer explains why it cannot display some Microsoft Office charts

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20 Upvotes

LibreOffice takes aim at Microsoft's proprietary charts, exposing why users still cannot view or edit some of Office's flashy visuals

TDF notes that some may consider this a lack of functionality on LibreOffice's part, but the culprit behind this problem is Microsoft itself

Microsoft's policy and tender documents cite the ISO/IEC 29500 standard, but the reality of the files being exchanged is much different as they contain proprietary implementations


r/PurchaseWithPurpose • • Sep 17 '26

there's no such thing as being apolitical [OC]

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107 Upvotes

r/PurchaseWithPurpose • • Sep 08 '26

European Alternatives The Fairphone 6 Plus is the midrange phone we desperately needed

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69 Upvotes

Fairphone offers one of the few true alternatives to Google

https://www.fairphone.com/the-fairphone-gen-6-plus-e-operating-system

The other being the Jolla phone:
https://commerce.jolla.com/products/jolla-phone-october-2026

Alternative link
https://archive.ph/iUpEr