It’s not like many of these businesses have much of a choice…
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sulgoth@lemmy.world 4 weeks agoBy definition of their country they’re supporting their government, through taxes if nothing else.
UltraBlack@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
whereyaaat@lemmings.world 3 weeks ago
Israel is one of the most expensive places in the world to do business.
They have more than enough choice to move somewhere without the local hostilities and human rights abuses.
They choose not to because of religion.
jjlinux@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
I get that, but it’s not like it’s optional to pay taxes.
Suburbanl3g3nd@lemmings.world 4 weeks ago
The point is more: Crunchyroll chooses to pay the sub company (Israeli based) to provide them with a service. The company pays taxes to the Israeli government. So the flow of money becomes:
Subscriber pays Crunchyroll Crunchyroll pays sub company Sub company pays taxes to Israeli government
If I don’t want my dollars to go towards the Israeli government even in a small scale, I don’t pay Crunchyroll.
As one person, it isn’t much, but multiply that by a million subs and now you’re sending a message