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Sojourna: /* Examples of anti-consumer practices */

2026-04-03T02:14:02Z

Examples of anti-consumer practices

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	Rossmann provided some examples of motivations people might have to join the campaign in his first video. This is only a list of the example from that video; further examples can be found in hundreds of other videos posted on [https://www.youtube.com/@rossmanngroup Rossmann's channel].		Rossmann provided some examples of motivations people might have to join the campaign in his first video. This is only a list of the example from that video; further examples can be found in hundreds of other videos posted on [https://www.youtube.com/@rossmanngroup Rossmann's channel].

	*Companies can change the terms of a sale ''retroactively'' without legal repercussions. The example offered is [[~~Philips_Hue_starts_requiring_an_account_for_the_hue_app~~\|Philips Hue changing the terms of service on smart light bulbs]] that were already purchased under different terms, thence requiring users to sign up for an account in order to use the light bulbs.<ref name="philips retroactive terms">{{Cite web \|date=25 Sep 2023 \|title=Philips changes terms after the sale: requires data-sharing account to use a light bulb... \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR2j-r3pmng \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=vR2j-r3pmng \|archive-date=25 Sep 2023}}</ref><ref name="philips hue blog">{{Cite web \|date=21 Sep 2023 \|title=Philips Hue soon only usable with account \|url=https://hueblog.com/2023/09/21/philips-hue-soon-only-usable-with-account-2/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926130601/https://hueblog.com/2023/09/21/philips-hue-soon-only-usable-with-account-2/ \|archive-date=26 Sep 2023}}</ref><ref name="home assistant blog on philips hue">{{Cite web \|date=22 Sep 2023 \|title=Philips Hue will force users to upload their data to Hue cloud \|url=https://community.home-assistant.io/t/philips-hue-will-force-users-to-upload-their-data-to-hue-cloud/617391 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103075835/https://community.home-assistant.io/t/philips-hue-will-force-users-to-upload-their-data-to-hue-cloud/617391 \|archive-date=3 Nov 2023}}</ref>		*Companies can change the terms of a sale ''retroactively'' without legal repercussions. The example offered is [[Philips Hue starts requiring an account for the Hue app\|Philips Hue changing the terms of service on smart light bulbs]] that were already purchased under different terms, thence requiring users to sign up for an account in order to use the light bulbs.<ref name="philips retroactive terms">{{Cite web \|date=25 Sep 2023 \|title=Philips changes terms after the sale: requires data-sharing account to use a light bulb... \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR2j-r3pmng \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=vR2j-r3pmng \|archive-date=25 Sep 2023}}</ref><ref name="philips hue blog">{{Cite web \|date=21 Sep 2023 \|title=Philips Hue soon only usable with account \|url=https://hueblog.com/2023/09/21/philips-hue-soon-only-usable-with-account-2/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926130601/https://hueblog.com/2023/09/21/philips-hue-soon-only-usable-with-account-2/ \|archive-date=26 Sep 2023}}</ref><ref name="home assistant blog on philips hue">{{Cite web \|date=22 Sep 2023 \|title=Philips Hue will force users to upload their data to Hue cloud \|url=https://community.home-assistant.io/t/philips-hue-will-force-users-to-upload-their-data-to-hue-cloud/617391 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103075835/https://community.home-assistant.io/t/philips-hue-will-force-users-to-upload-their-data-to-hue-cloud/617391 \|archive-date=3 Nov 2023}}</ref>

	*Companies can lock users out of a device they already paid for until a novel subscription fee is paid (tantamount to {{Wplink\|ransomware}}). The example offered is the smart-home company [[Futurehome_Smarthub_Mandatory_Subscription_Fee\|Futurehome pushing out a firmware update that disabled the smart-home devices of every customer]]; devices could only be re-enabled if the customer signed up for a new subscription that was not previously required.<ref name="futurehome ransomware">{{Cite web \|date=16 Jul 2025 \|title=Smarthome company goes bankrupt, new owner ransoms everyone's house: $5000 bounty to crack firmware! \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNuZ3BjT7IU \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=KNuZ3BjT7IU \|archive-date=16 Jul 2025}}</ref><ref name="xda blog on futurehome">{{Cite web \|date=31 Jul 2025 \|title=Futurehome proves why it's more important than ever to take back control of your smart home \|url=https://www.xda-developers.com/futurehome-important-take-back-control-smart-home/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250731023509/https://www.xda-developers.com/futurehome-important-take-back-control-smart-home/ \|archive-date=31 Jul 2025}}</ref>		*Companies can lock users out of a device they already paid for until a novel subscription fee is paid (tantamount to {{Wplink\|ransomware}}). The example offered is the smart-home company [[Futurehome_Smarthub_Mandatory_Subscription_Fee\|Futurehome pushing out a firmware update that disabled the smart-home devices of every customer]]; devices could only be re-enabled if the customer signed up for a new subscription that was not previously required.<ref name="futurehome ransomware">{{Cite web \|date=16 Jul 2025 \|title=Smarthome company goes bankrupt, new owner ransoms everyone's house: $5000 bounty to crack firmware! \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNuZ3BjT7IU \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=KNuZ3BjT7IU \|archive-date=16 Jul 2025}}</ref><ref name="xda blog on futurehome">{{Cite web \|date=31 Jul 2025 \|title=Futurehome proves why it's more important than ever to take back control of your smart home \|url=https://www.xda-developers.com/futurehome-important-take-back-control-smart-home/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250731023509/https://www.xda-developers.com/futurehome-important-take-back-control-smart-home/ \|archive-date=31 Jul 2025}}</ref>

Sojourna: /* Gallery */ Add file here to keep it off the unused files list.

2026-03-29T02:09:49Z

Gallery: Add file here to keep it off the unused files list.

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	File:Clippy-blue.jpg\|Clippy render against a blue background		File:Clippy-blue.jpg\|Clippy render against a blue background
	File:A cute clippy.svg\|Look a cute clippy who accidentally broke pencil sharpener and is now trying to hide evidence!		File:A cute clippy.svg\|Look a cute clippy who accidentally broke pencil sharpener and is now trying to hide evidence!
			File:Clippyvector.svg\|A custom Clippy .SVG file for general use, such as avatars, etcetera
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Sojourna: Pass on style.

2026-03-27T03:36:07Z

Pass on style.

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LearningAboutWorld: /* Clippy as a symbol of escalating overreach */ Fixed a legendary typo from six months ago

2026-02-22T03:19:53Z

Clippy as a symbol of escalating overreach: Fixed a legendary typo from six months ago

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	===Clippy as a symbol of escalating overreach===		===Clippy as a symbol of escalating overreach===
	~~Rossman~~ uses Clippy to show how technology used to work purely for its intended purpose, in contrast to [[Dark pattern\|dark patterns]] that are now widespread.		Rossmann uses Clippy to show how technology used to work purely for its intended purpose, in contrast to [[Dark pattern\|dark patterns]] that are now widespread.

	[https://youtu.be/2_Dtmpe9qaQ?t=68 Change your profile picture to clippy. I'm serious 1:08]		[https://youtu.be/2_Dtmpe9qaQ?t=68 Change your profile picture to clippy. I'm serious 1:08]

Im8685: Added archive URL to cited URLs

2026-02-09T08:51:55Z

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LearningAboutWorld: /* Impact */ I'm dumb

2026-02-05T06:53:02Z

Impact: I'm dumb

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	===City council meetings===		===City council meetings===

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	==Examples of anti-consumer practices==		==Examples of anti-consumer practices==

LearningAboutWorld: /* Examples */ Promoted Examples section to second-order and renamed it

2026-02-05T06:52:41Z

Examples: Promoted Examples section to second-order and renamed it

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	===Examples===		==Examples of anti-consumer practices==
	Rossmann provided some examples of motivations people might have to join the campaign in his first video. This is only a list of the example from that video; further examples can be found in hundreds of other videos posted on [https://www.youtube.com/@rossmanngroup Rossmann's channel].		Rossmann provided some examples of motivations people might have to join the campaign in his first video. This is only a list of the example from that video; further examples can be found in hundreds of other videos posted on [https://www.youtube.com/@rossmanngroup Rossmann's channel].

LearningAboutWorld: Reorganized Impact section

2026-02-05T06:51:12Z

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 According to Rossmann, the point of the Clippy campaign is for members to effectuate change in the world wherever they see it necessary—even if it is a small change, everyone's small changes together add up to much greater change. Rossmann describes this as "cleaning up your corner of the world." Since the beginning of the campaign, there have been many instances of larger changes manifested by the unity of the community.
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LearningAboutWorld: /* Impact */ Starting a list of landmark examples in the Clippy movement (as opposed to smaller things that could just be in some other article or list or something)

2026-02-05T06:49:39Z

Impact: Starting a list of landmark examples in the Clippy movement (as opposed to smaller things that could just be in some other article or list or something)

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	==Impact==		==Impact==

			According to Rossmann, the point of the Clippy campaign is for members to effectuate change in the world wherever they see it necessary—even if it is a small change, everyone's small changes together add up to much greater change. Rossmann describes this as "cleaning up your corner of the world." Since the beginning of the campaign, there have been many instances of larger changes manifested by the unity of the community.

			===Vidor, Texas refuses AI surveillance===

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			At the 9 October 2025 Vidor, Texas city council meeting, many Clippy members showed up to voice their concerns about item C-13, which involved AI-powered surveillance cameras.

			===Austin, Texas===

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			Austin, Texas has been a site of particularly high activity in the movement.

			===Bose audio equipment===

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			Bose employees walked back an anti-consumer policy after Clippy members reached out.

			===Flock AI surveillance===

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			===City council meetings===

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			===Future===
	Rossmann hopes that the group awareness created by the campaign will allow people to take action more quickly, due to already knowing that others around them are in alignment. Already it has been seen that many users on YouTube and other social media sites have taken part in the campaign. Some are even taking action to further spread word of the movement in hopes it will eventually get the attention of legislation, tech companies, etc.		Rossmann hopes that the group awareness created by the campaign will allow people to take action more quickly, due to already knowing that others around them are in alignment. Already it has been seen that many users on YouTube and other social media sites have taken part in the campaign. Some are even taking action to further spread word of the movement in hopes it will eventually get the attention of legislation, tech companies, etc.

LearningAboutWorld: /* Emergence out in the world */ Demoted section to third-order

2026-02-05T06:39:07Z

Emergence out in the world: Demoted section to third-order

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	Rossmann concludes the video by stating that if Microsoft does not reverse its course by the 16th, then he would hold on the 18th a public event on behalf of the FULU Foundation, where users can get their computers upgraded, learn how to install free software, and try out Linux (a free operating system) for themselves.<ref name="second Rossmann silhouette">{{Cite web \| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NVtg1tkgSQ \| title=Microsoft went too far \| date=10 Oct 2025}}</ref> Rossmann stated that the goal was to encourage people to help other members of their community, learn new ways of keeping their technology safe from viruses, and prevent computers from populating landfills (because many people have to throw out their old computers which are unable to run Windows 11, but replacing Windows with Linux prevents this).		Rossmann concludes the video by stating that if Microsoft does not reverse its course by the 16th, then he would hold on the 18th a public event on behalf of the FULU Foundation, where users can get their computers upgraded, learn how to install free software, and try out Linux (a free operating system) for themselves.<ref name="second Rossmann silhouette">{{Cite web \| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NVtg1tkgSQ \| title=Microsoft went too far \| date=10 Oct 2025}}</ref> Rossmann stated that the goal was to encourage people to help other members of their community, learn new ways of keeping their technology safe from viruses, and prevent computers from populating landfills (because many people have to throw out their old computers which are unable to run Windows 11, but replacing Windows with Linux prevents this).

	==Emergence out in the world==		===Emergence out in the world===

	A notable example Rossmann featured of the Clippy movement outside of the Internet comes from a discussion about Vidor, Texas and its city council meeting. Rossmann starts out a video published on 10 October 2025 by recounting the background behind the movement's progress in Vidor and uses it as an example of members uniting together and doing real work. Vidor's city council is presented as not being proactive or willing to investigate for themselves. The video also offers an excellent anecdote about the growing culture associated with the movement as word spreads online.		A notable example Rossmann featured of the Clippy movement outside of the Internet comes from a discussion about Vidor, Texas and its city council meeting. Rossmann starts out a video published on 10 October 2025 by recounting the background behind the movement's progress in Vidor and uses it as an example of members uniting together and doing real work. Vidor's city council is presented as not being proactive or willing to investigate for themselves. The video also offers an excellent anecdote about the growing culture associated with the movement as word spreads online.