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.

• General - https://purchasewithpurpose.io/
• Europe - https://purchasewithpurpose.eu/
• Canada - https://ca.purchasewithpurpose.io/
• Privacy - https://privacy.purchasewithpurpose.io/

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

With the consolidation of market power and competitors gone, companies can raise prices without improving customer satisfaction - paying more for less.

You can see this in the rise of fees from Uber to Amazon, where it is shown they are now on par with, or more expensive than, the traditional alternatives... except with minimal customer support.

This is why supporting alternatives is so important now, before it is too late.

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 community's pinned post to get started: https://lemmy.world/post/40065381

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

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.

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...

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 Patreon

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.

Article on Firefox adding Brave's Adblocker: https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/04/24/firefox-quietly-adds-braves-rust-based-adblocker/

An in-depth timeline of all the instances of European entities making the switch since Trump's second term.

This change would continue with a series of updates in which Google is pushing its AI search as the default experience.

Fortunately, there are many excellent alternatives out there... no better time to switch.

To name a few: Browser -> Vivaldi, Firefox, Waterfox and Ecosia Search -> Ecosia, Ecosia, Kagi and DuckDuckGo

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

In the URL, several other Google Drive competitors are tagged Office-Suite Available, but not Proton Drive. Why not? I don't even use it myself, but at least represent your opponents accurately, geez...

For critical public contracts, vendors will be required to ensure that software and hardware are made in the EU.

This will have massive implications for competition and the fight against Google, Amazon and Microsoft's dominance.

Fantastic initiative! The more major institutions push alternatives, the quicker the word can spread of the excellent alternatives out there.

An interesting deep-dive into how Google profiles and values different users.

It highlights that even though the service is "free", the sheer value each user holds to Google from their data and ad-revenue. And with that, the impact you can have by leaving them.

If you haven't already switched, you can check out the guide below to get started:

https://purchasewithpurpose.io/

Taking advantage of a growing movement with 30% week-over-week increase on their page.

There are also other excellent alternatives, though: Kagi, Qwant, Ecosia and Startpage.

Find one that works for you, and make the switch!

To be honest, it is something for everyone to check out, not only Europeans.

Found this a very interesting summary of the current state of the economy.

A reminder that we need to support smaller businesses and break up the consolidation of wealth/power.

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/

A website to help you start your own journey: https://purchasewithpurpose.io/

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