US EditionApps to boycott US goods gained traction in crisis over Greenland
Danish apps using AI to identify US products saw a surge to 40,000 daily scans in January as consumers reacted to US-Greenland diplomatic tensions.
- Usage spiked for Danish boycott apps, peaking at almost 40,000 scans and rapid downloads Jan. 21, with Ian Rosenfeldt and Jonas Pipper reporting large surges.
- Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of Denmark, saw increased U.S.-Danish talks in late January after Trump threatened tariffs and reached a deal with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, prompting public backlash.
- Using artificial intelligence, the apps analyze product images to identify ownership and origin, letting users set preferences like `No USA-owned brands` or `Only EU-based brands`.
- Creators say the goal is to send a message rather than wreck economies, as Christina Gravert notes U.S. grocery products make up only around 1 to 3% of Danish shelves, limiting impact.
- In Copenhagen shoppers were split over the boycott effort, with Made O'Meter used by over 20,000 people in Denmark and in countries like Germany, Spain, Italy, and Venezuela, with about 5,000 scans a day this week.
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On Friday, Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Greenland's Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt met in Nuuk about the situation with the US. Listen to Løkke's new statement in the video.
Danish app helps boycott of US goods and recommends EU alternatives
The makers of mobile apps designed to help shoppers identify and boycott American goods say they saw a surge of interest in Denmark and beyond after the recent flare-up in tensions over U.S. President Donald Trump's designs on Greenland. The creator of the “Made O’Meter” app, Ian Rosenfeldt, says he saw around 30,000 downloads of the app in just three days at the height of the trans-Atlantic diplomatic crisis in late January. Story by Caitlin Br…
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Apps to boycott US goods gained traction in crisis over Greenland
The makers of mobile apps designed to help shoppers identify and boycott U.S. goods say they saw a surge of interest in Denmark and beyond after the recent flare-up in tensions over Greenland.
Denmark says Greenland dispute eased, not resolved
Denmark's foreign minister said Saturday his country is now in a better position in regards to US President Donald Trump's desire to acquire Greenland -- an autonomous Danish territory -- but stressed the crisis is not yet resolved. "We are not out of the crisis, and we do not have a solution yet," Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen told reporters in Greenland's capital Nuuk, while adding: "We are in a much better position now, compared to a …
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