They are everywhere but with a proliferation of names (e.g. BuyfromEU, BuyEuropean), websites, logos and instances on social (X, Bluesky, Reddit, Lemmy, digg).

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[–] bossito@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

It's an organic movement, I follow and like everything I see in that direction. Also made in Canada and South America or New Zealand, we need to stick together among the middle powers like the Canadian PM so well put.

[–] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 49 points 1 week ago (3 children)

There isn't any single organization or person behind it, which is exactly why there isn't any unified branding.

[–] kaulquappus@feddit.org 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Waiting for Best BuyFromEU LLC, Ningbo (Zhejiang) to pop up.

[+] vdbm@lemmy.world -14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

🙄

[–] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not sure what I'm supposed to get from that reaction. Was your original post supposed to be sarcastic and you weren't actually looking for an answer to your question?

[–] vdbm@lemmy.world -2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Rather than sarcastic, I feel confused. Is buyfromeu the same as goeuropean, go-european, madeineuropeeu? Where should I post? What is the difference between them? It seems like the EU itself (27 opinions, therefore 27 logos, websites, etc.)

[–] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's basically a movement with various different groups with similar goals, but no central organization. For example, there is the /r/buyfromEU subreddit, whose mod team has also created a Mastodon account, but who don't run any of the Lemmy communities AFAIK. A couple of users from the subreddit created the GoEuropean app. Various users also created infographics, which get shared around between the platforms. Lemmy has 2 major communities, this one and !buyeuropean@feddit.uk. There's some smaller offshoots from users who either didn't like the instances these are hosted on or had some other issues with them I guess. It's indeed all a bit fractured right now. As for where to post, pick any that's active I guess. I'm subscribed to both this one and !buyeuropean@feddit.uk, but I slightly prefer the latter, because I think "Buy European" sounds better as a slogan and explicitely includes Non-EU countries like Switzerland and the UK, which I'm in favor of.

[–] vdbm@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Thank you.

[–] gon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 1 week ago (2 children)

lol

It's not a brand.

[–] zo0@programming.dev 1 points 1 week ago

lol

[–] vdbm@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I mean as identity of course. Which of all these instances is brandfromEU (covered also in the media) and which is not?

[–] Azzu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

None of them and all of them. It's simply an idea in people's heads. Many call the idea "buy from EU" but some people choose a different name for that idea in their head. There's no "organization behind everything". The answer you're looking for simply doesn't exist.

As for every idea, there'll likely be people trying to use its power for personal gain. Don't buy into any specific brand or some shit, just look at the products you buy and see if they're European, that's it.

[–] vdbm@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Thank you.

[–] mech@feddit.org 8 points 1 week ago

Fun related fact: "Antifa" is also like that.
It's not an organisation. If you're against fascism, you're part of Antifa.
That's why declaring "Antifa" a terrorist organisation is so dangerous.
The only thing that makes you a "member" is your thoughts.

[–] nocteb@feddit.org 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah, but it's our mess.

[–] thesdev@feddit.org 0 points 1 week ago

MessFromEU