We need regulations, and more so constitutionalism, to set boundaries for the free market economy in favor of humanitarianism, environmentalism and liberalism, or those who vote with their pocket will vote us all back into feudalism by selling their vote to their oppressors for short term tangible benefits.

And they looked from their windows at the angry masses and asked: "What do they want?" - "Well they are unhappy that Disney only streams to certified firmware, that banking apps don't work on rooted systems, and that their devices report to the secret police" - "I don't understand" - "They say their bread is moldy and rotten" - "Then why don't they eat cake?"

Supporting ethical companies is a good thing and you should totally do that. But i doubt the emergence of surveillance capitalism can be solved by that alone. By no means stop advocating for it, it does bring change, but some business and government practices must be regulated. And some existing regulation must be changed to favor humans instead of corporations and government agencies.

Note the thread is not about a "right to repair" but a "right to repair democracy"