Mytos

healthcare

85 🥰

Mytos is a British biotech startup which creates systems to automate human cell manufacture, with the potential to underpin breakthroughs in drug discovery and cell therapy [1].

Hugging Face

tech

70 😊

HuggingFace is a French-American software and artificial intelligence company which provides free access to machine learning models [1]. HuggingFace has campaigned for legislation to support open-source AI development [2].

Dell

tech

65 😊

Dell offers convenient trade-in and recycling solutions to help protect the environment by reusing precious materials to make new products [1]. Journalists investigating Dell have uncovered evidence of technical flaws and unethical business practices, including the use of low-quality components and deceptive sales tactics [2].

Apple

tech

55 😐

Apple is an American technology company credited with innovation in personal computing [1] which has a generally pro-consumer stance on privacy [2][3][4] and a proactive climate policy [5][6][7]. Apple has engaged in anti-competetive practices [8], its factories have seen abusive working conditions [9][10], and its climate claims have been called misleading [11].

Shazam

music

55 😐

Shazam is owned by Apple.

Netflix

tech

50 😐

Netflix is an American tech and entertainment company. Netflix has been accused of illegally retaining and using consumer data [1].

Sony

tech

50 😐

Sony Group Corporation is a Japanese technology conglomerate that has engaged in price fixing [1], conducted surveillance on environmental activists [2], and created invasive DRM software [3]. Sony's runs a recycling program that takes back and recycles any of their products at no cost to the consumer [4].

ASUS

electronics

50 😐

ASUS is a Taiwanese electronics company known for manufacturing computers and hardware components. It has been criticized for non-consumer-friendly repair and warranty practices [1], while its supply chain has been found to benefit from forced Uyghur labour [2].

Coursera

education

49 😐

Coursera is an American edutech company that offers online courses but has been accused of prioritising shareholder returns over their learners [1][2].

Deezer

tech

49 😐

Deezer is a French music streaming service that suffered a data breach leaking over 200 million users' data [1].

Twitter

social media

48 😐

X, formerly known as Twitter, is an American social media platform owned by Elon Musk, under whose ownership hate speech has flourished [1]. Twitter has been pivotal in democratising the spread of information and news [2], and for purposes like organising political actions [3], but its algorithm has been found to be politically biased [4].

Anthropic

tech

46 😐

Anthropic is an American artificial intelligence company that illegally used stolen books [1][4], songs [2], and information scraped from the internet [3] to train its systems.

Currys

retail

46 😐

Currys is a UK electronics retailer that has sold numerous defective goods and delayed refunds [1][2], forced additional fees on customers [3], mis‑sold insurance to customers [4], and failed to pay minimum wage [5].

Carphone Warehouse

retail

46 😐

Carphone Warehouse is owned by Currys.

Duolingo

tech

45 😐

Duolingo is an American language-learning app that replaced employees with AI [1][2].

AMD

tech

44 😐

AMD is an American electronics company that underpaid its staff [1], engaged in price fixing of its GPUs [2], and falsely advertised its products [3].

ATI

tech

44 😐

ATI is owned by AMD.

Lenovo

electronics

44 😐

Lenovo is a Chinese technology company that came under scrutiny for preinstalling software on its devices that compromised user privacy [1][2], as well as firing an employee returning from Family and Medical Leave [3].

Dropbox

tech

44 😐

Dropbox is an American technology company that has faced allegations of gender discrimination [1] and nonconsensual use of user data for research [2].

Just Eat

food

44 😐

Just Eat is owned by prosus.

Revolut

finance

44 😐

Revolut is a UK-based fintech company that has been accused of misleading customers [1], enabling money laundering [2], and failing to protect or reimburse defrauded customers [3][4]. Its internal practices have been criticized for poor working conditions [5], high turnover and unpaid work for employees [6], and unexplained customer account closures [7][8].

American Express

finance

43 😐

American Express is an American payment card company that has repeatedly forced unlawful fees on its customers [1][2][3][4], misled small business about its services [5], engaged in various anticompetitive practices [6][7] and discriminated against female employees [8] as well as spanish-speaking customers [9].

Zoom

tech

42 😐

Zoom is an American video‑conferencing platform that published terms of service permitting the company to train artificial intelligence on user data [1]. It has illegally shared user data with large technology firms [2][3] and, at the behest of the Chinese government, suspended the accounts of human‑rights activists discussing the 1989 Tiananmen Square incident [4][5].

Keybase

tech

42 😐

Keybase is owned by Zoom.

EA

entertainment

42 😐

EA is an American video game company that has been criticized for overworking employees [1][2] and underpaying staff [3][4]. The company has also been accused of anticompetitive monopolistic practices [5].

Bioware

entertainment

42 😐

Bioware is owned by EA.

Criterion Games

entertainment

42 😐

Criterion Games is owned by EA.

DICE

entertainment

42 😐

DICE is owned by EA.

Respawn Entertainment

entertainment

42 😐

Respawn Entertainment is owned by EA.

Accenture

finance

41 😐

Accenture faces criticism for working with Isabel dos Santos, accused of corruption, and is under employee backlash over a $297 million contract with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that supports inhumane policies [1]. Accenture has been involved in allegations of corruption-linked businesses and faces internal protests similar to those at Amazon, Salesforce, Microsoft, and Google [2].

Salesforce

tech

40 😐

Salesforce, a tech company facing legal scrutiny for aiding Backpage in sex trafficking [1], has been highlighted for its tax avoidance strategies, with findings revealing it paid minimal federal taxes in 2018 [2]. Additionally, controversy surrounds its contracts with Customs and Border Protection, leading to the rejection of a donation by a legal aid group for immigrants and refugees [3], and allegations of inadequate accommodations for employees with developmental disorders in Japan [4].

Bosch

tech

40 😐

Bosch was fined €90 million for its role in the Dieselgate scandal, delivering around 17 million devices with illegal software causing higher nitrogen oxide emissions [1]. The Robert Bosch Stiftung is a charitable foundation associated with the company focusing on health, education, global issues, and interdisciplinary exchange to promote a sustainable future [2].

Spotify

tech

40 😐

Spotify is a music streaming service that has been accused of unfairly compensating artists [1][2] and whose CEO has donated millions to military artificial intelligence research [3][4]. Although spotify has reduced piracy it has also reduced music sales [5] limiting benefit to artists.

Logitech

electronics

40 😐

Logitech is a Swiss company that has ended support for customers' existing products causing them to stop working [1] and engaged in accounting fraud [2]. The company has also violated customer privacy [3] and maintained unacceptable working conditions in its supply chain [4].

Tesla

electric vehicles

37 😡

Tesla is an American automotive and sustainable energy company which is the world's biggest manufacturer of electric vehicles [1] and is a major installer of solar power systems [2] and battery storage [3]. Tesla has engaged in anti-union practices [4], received claims of workplace sexual harassment [5], committed environmental waste violations [6], and been accused of anticompetitive repair policies in several lawsuits [7], while its head Elon Musk has endorsed far-right political parties [8].

HP

electronics

37 😡

HP is a multinational technology company that has engaged in anticompetitive and anticonsumer practices [1][2][3] and has been linked to abusive labour conditions in its supply chain, including the use of forced Uyghur labour [4][5]. HP also provides services to the Israel Police and Population and Immigration Authority [6] and has received over $368 million in U.S. military contracts [7].

Deliveroo

tech

37 😡

Deliveroo is owned by DoorDash.

DoorDash

tech

37 😡

DoorDash is an American delivery platform that has been criticized for poor working conditions, misclassifying workers and withholding tips [1][2][3][4]. It has also engaged in monopolistic practices [5] and violated workers' sick pay rights [6].

Wolt

tech

37 😡

Wolt is owned by DoorDash.

Garmin

electronics

37 😡

Garmin is a US-based technology company that has been accused of hiding features behind paywalls [1] and engaging in false advertising [2], and has also illegally fired pregnant migrant workers [3].

Github

tech

35 😡

Github is owned by Microsoft.

Microsoft

tech

35 😡

Microsoft is an American technology company that has received recognition for sustainable practices [1], workplace gender inclusivity [2] and provided cyber security services to Ukraine [3]. Microsoft has avoided billions in tax [4] while replacing journalists with AI [5], abused its monopolistic position [6][7], participated in government surveillance of the public [8][9] and construction of a Microsoft data center destroyed a historic black cemetery [10].

Xbox

video games

35 😡

Xbox is owned by Microsoft.

Linkedin

tech

35 😡

Linkedin is owned by Microsoft.

Paypal

finance

35 😡

Paypal is an American company that has engaged in anticonsumer practices [1], deceptive practices [2], and inadequate anti‑fraud systems [3]. It has stolen users' funds [4][5], blocked the accounts of political activists—a practice that has supported the Russian regime [6][7][8][9][10][11], fined users promoting misinformation [12][13], and suspended journalists' payments over coverage of Syrian families [14].

Pinterest

tech

35 😡

Pinterest is an American company that secretly tracked users [1] and failed to compensate a platform co‑creator [2]. Pinterest has a record of racial discrimination and sexism against employees [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10].

Booking.com

travel

34 😡

Booking.com is owned by Booking Holdings.

Priceline.com

travel

34 😡

Priceline.com is owned by Booking Holdings.

Agoda

travel

34 😡

Agoda is owned by Booking Holdings.

Kayak

travel

34 😡

Kayak is owned by Booking Holdings.

OpenTable

travel

34 😡

OpenTable is owned by Booking Holdings.

Momondo

travel

34 😡

Momondo is owned by Booking Holdings.

Booking Holdings

travel

34 😡

Booking Holdings is a global online travel conglomerate which has been implicated in anti‑competitive collusion and unfair pricing practices [1][2][3]. It has been criticized for failing to pay small hotels while distributing billions to shareholders and seeking pandemic government aid [4][5], and for operating in illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank [6][7].

Mastercard

finance

34 😡

Mastercard is a U.S. company that collaborated with the Nigerian government to track payments linked to ID cards [1], tricked customers into sharing financial data [2], and sells customer payment data for profit [3]. It has charged illegal fees and overcharged customers [4][5][6], engaged in anticompetitive monopolistic practices [7][8][9], and discriminated against employees on race and gender grounds [10].

Uber

tech

30 😡

Uber is an American tech company that refuses to provide standard employee protections to its drivers [1], misled drivers about potential earnings [4], underpaid its drivers [5], and has had a culture of workplace sexual harassment [2][3]. Uber has avoided taxes using offshore companies [6], has discriminated against disabled passengers [7], and has conducted invasive surveillance on its passengers' journey data [8].

Intel

tech

25 😡

Intel is a U.S. company that has engaged in anticompetitive monopolistic practices [1][2][3][4][5], tax avoidance [6][7], age discrimination against employees [8], and a CEO sex scandal [9]. Additionally, Intel has sold known defective chips [10][11][12], maintained unacceptable working conditions in its supply chain [13] and wage suppression of employees [14], while maintaining close connections to the U.S. military [15] and the Israeli government and military [16].

YouTube

tech

20 😡

YouTube is owned by Google.

Google

tech

20 😡

Google is an American tech conglomerate that has conducted mass surveillance on the public [1][2][3], enacted anti-union schemes [4], engaged in monopolistic and anticompetitive practices [5][6][7], and avoided billions in tax [8][9][10].

LG

tech

20 😡

LG is a South Korean technology and industrial conglomerate that produces products including electronics, batteries and petrochemicals. In 2020 two fatal accidents at LG Chem facilities resulted in the deaths of thirteen people [1].

Fitbit

tech

20 😡

Fitbit is owned by Google.

Airbnb

tech

19 👺

Airbnb is an American holiday rental website that has avoided billions in tax [1][2], raised rental prices and caused evictions for local people where it operates [3][4][5], lobbied governments to avoid regulation [6], and operated rentals in illegal settlements in the West Bank [7][8][9]. One of Airbnb's founders joined the US government DOGE organisation [10], hidden cameras have been found in several Airbnb properties [11][12][13], and thousands of reports of sexual assaults in Airbnbs are made every year, using settlements and legal tactics to silence surviors [14][15][16][17].

OpenAI

tech

18 👺

OpenAI is a United States-based artificial intelligence company that switched from a non-profit to a for-profit structure [1], has faced copyright infringement allegations [2], and has been accused of deprioritising AI safety [3]. The company has used legal threats to silence critics [4], its products have been linked to mental health episodes and suicide [5][6][7], and it works closely with the US military [8].

Expedia

travel

15 👺

Expedia is a American travel company that has engaged in false advertising [1], tax avoidance [2], predatory pricing [3], and misleading sales tactics with hidden charges [4]. Additionally, Expedia has discriminated against victims of sexual harassment [5] and operated in illegal West Bank settlements [6][7][8].

Hotels.com

travel

15 👺

Hotels.com is owned by Expedia.

Vrbo

travel

15 👺

Vrbo is owned by Expedia.

Travelocity

travel

15 👺

Travelocity is owned by Expedia.

Hotwire

travel

15 👺

Hotwire is owned by Expedia.

Orbitz

travel

15 👺

Orbitz is owned by Expedia.

CheapTickets

travel

15 👺

CheapTickets is owned by Expedia.

Trivago

travel

15 👺

Trivago is owned by Expedia.

Wotif

travel

15 👺

Wotif is owned by Expedia.

Philips

electronics

12 👺

Philips is a Dutch company that has engaged in price fixing [1], failed to meet medical manufacturing standards [2], paid kickbacks to encourage referrals to its machines [3], sold faulty bottles exposing babies to microplastics [4], concealed information about deadly manufacturing errors [5], and produced faulty respirator machines that killed over 300 people [6][7][8][9].

Meta

tech

10 👺

Meta is an American tech company that has fought aginst privacy legistion [1][2], shared user data without consent which was used to sway elections [3], designed software to addict children [4][5] and polarise users in idealogical echo chambers [6][7], avoided billions in tax [8][9] and conducted mass suveillance on the public [10].

Instagram

media

10 👺

Instagram is owned by Meta.

Whatsapp

media

10 👺

Whatsapp is owned by Meta.

Facebook

media

10 👺

Facebook is owned by Meta.

Lyft

tech

10 👺

Lyft is an American ride‑hailing company that has faced customer privacy violations [1], price‑fixing allegations with Uber [2], denied drivers fair wages [3] while deceiving them with misleading earnings claims [4] and maintaining low pay and unfair working conditions [5][6][7][8]. It has also failed to protect customers from sexual assault [9][10], allowed abuser drivers to use the app to reach children [11], and has been linked to at least 10 deaths, 4000 assaults, and 360 rapes in Lyft rides [12][13].

Free Now

tech

10 👺

Free Now is owned by Lyft.

Amazon

retail

5 👺

Amazon is an American online retail and tech conglomerate which has funded climate change denial groups [1], issued propaganda to local news stations [2][3], sent thousands of items of unused stock to landfill [4][5], avoided billions in tax [6], violated privacy laws [7][8], discriminated against black and female employees [9][10], mistreated workers [11][12], aggressively opposed unionisation [13][14][15] and engaged in anticompetitive practices [16][17][18].

Twitch

tech

5 👺

Twitch is owned by Amazon.

Audible

tech

5 👺

Audible is owned by Amazon.

Goodreads

tech

5 👺

Goodreads is owned by Amazon.

IMDb

tech

5 👺

IMDb is owned by Amazon.

MGM

tech

5 👺

MGM is owned by Amazon.

Ring

tech

5 👺

Ring is owned by Amazon.

Grubhub

food

? 🤔

Grubhub is owned by wonder.