Dell
Flagged · AvoidOne of the world's largest PC and enterprise technology companies, and a vocal opponent of right-to-repair legislation that would let consumers fix the devices they own.
Last updated May 7, 2026
Reasons to avoid
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- Supplies servers, maintenance services, and related equipment to the Israeli Ministry of Defense and the Israeli army.
- Exporting e-waste to developing countries where toxic materials are handled unsafely.
- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Dell and its CEO with using fraudulent accounting by failing to disclose large exclusivity payments from Intel, resulting in a $100 million penalty for the company and an additional $4 million fine for Michael Dell.
- $1 billion class-action lawsuit alleging breach of fiduciary duties and coercion.
- Repeatedly named in investigative reports connecting its supply chain to companies that benefit from forced labor programs targeting the Uyghur and other Muslim minority groups in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR).
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