If you patronize Canadian businesses who use Shopify to sell their merchandise, you might want to rethink that. - ThreadSky

cameronmaltby.bsky.social • 14 days ago

If you patronize Canadian businesses who use Shopify to sell their merchandise, you might want to rethink that.

Anyways, Shopify COO Kaz Nejatian has taken it further. He sits on the board of a think tank that produces Indian Residential School genocide denial, anti-2SLGBTQIA+ content, and content promoting xenophobia towards Indians. @lukelebrun.ca has reported thoroughly. pressprogress.ca/shopify-exec...

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stasherbc.bsky.social•13 days ago

This is disturbing, on top of the CEO saying we should bow to Trumps tariffs.

cameronmaltby.bsky.social•13 days ago

Yep. There is a lot wrong with this companies executive team that’s well documented.

markburge.ca•14 days ago

Unfortunately this isn’t one of those “it’s easy to switch” cases. Oftentimes there’s significant integration of inventory and shipping apps that other alternatives don’t have.

424.bsky.social•14 days ago

We do the right thing because it’s right, not because it’s easy.

cameronmaltby.bsky.social•14 days ago

I find not supporting nazis pretty easy. If I like a product, I tell them I won’t support their business and why. If they choose to continue selling via the app with that information I no longer support them.

424.bsky.social•14 days ago

Yup

markburge.ca•14 days ago

Yeah. No. For a business to immediately jettison shopify you’re looking at significant web redesign. Nevermind significant administrative overhead hours re importing data. This isn’t just a plugin for most companies.

424.bsky.social•14 days ago

Oh well. Guess we’ll just have to have Nazis then.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

cameronmaltby.bsky.social•13 days ago

So we excuse businesses who support nazis and look the other way? Carry on as usual?

markburge.ca•13 days ago

At the very least understand that in some cases it’s keeping an employee vs doing a redesign.

pfbvan.bsky.social•14 days ago

These aren't insurmountable business problems, & a clear conscience would dictate leaving even if they were.

markburge.ca•14 days ago

Thousands in web redesign? At a time when your core business is likely going to be targeted by tariffs?

It’s not insurmountable no, but it’s hardly as small as folks making out to be.

skyethelimit.bsky.social•14 days ago

Then they have made their choice to stay with the fascists. I don't mind not shopping at those stores.

cameronmaltby.bsky.social•14 days ago

Then support nazis?

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