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Jon S. von Tetzchner<p>The damage that Big Tech has done to news sites and media should not be underestimated. </p><p>It used to be that you would buy tech ads on tech media outlets. That was the best way to reach that audience. Now Big Tech makes a profile on you, which notes that you visit tech media sites. That information is then used when selling ads based on your profile.</p><p>The only real solution is to ban user profiling and go back to context sensitive ads. I think that kind of ads, as long as they are not using popups and the like, would be more acceptable to the public as well. People just do not like being tracked. Who would have thought?</p><p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/21/google-claims-news-is-worthless-to-its-ad-business-after-test-involving-1-of-search-results-in-eight-eu-markets/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=threads" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techcrunch.com/2025/03/21/goog</span><span class="invisible">le-claims-news-is-worthless-to-its-ad-business-after-test-involving-1-of-search-results-in-eight-eu-markets/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=threads</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Regulation</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a></p>
Aral Balkan<p>My “not a book review” of Careless People – the book Facebook doesn’t want you to read.</p><p>With highlights on Ireland’s complicity and the lengths people farmers (as I call them) will go to to appease authoritarian regimes like China.</p><p><a href="https://ar.al/2025/03/21/careless-people/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ar.al/2025/03/21/careless-peop</span><span class="invisible">le/</span></a></p><p>It’s clear from this that Ireland should be stripped of the authority to enforce GDPR and, really, people farmers – and the business model of people farming in general – should be banned in the EU.</p><p>(Don’t hold your breaths.)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/carelessPeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carelessPeople</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>facebook</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/peopleFarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>peopleFarming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/surveillanceCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillanceCapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/SiliconValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SiliconValley</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/ventureCapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ventureCapital</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/technofascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technofascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tax</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GDPR</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/humanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a></p>
The New Oil<p><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> removes posts critical of <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> from its website</p><p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/18/ftc-removes-posts-critical-of-big-tech-from-its-website/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techcrunch.com/2025/03/18/ftc-</span><span class="invisible">removes-posts-critical-of-big-tech-from-its-website/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a></p>
lud<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.heise.de/@heiseonline" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>heiseonline</span></a></span> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> mit <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Besozs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Besozs</span></a> machen mit <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>google</span></a> einen Kniefall vor UK und den BigFiveEyes ... damit spuelen diese <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> auch noch mehr Daten in die NSA Clouds ! Also besser Ihr meidet diese Dienste und Anbieter komplett ... Macht besser den <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/UnplugTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnplugTrump</span></a> und bleibt mit Euren Daten besser im noch freien Rest von Europa ...: u.a. Frankreich und Deutschland ( use <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/MadeInEU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MadeInEU</span></a> / <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/MadeInBerlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MadeInBerlin</span></a> for <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@All" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>All</span></a></span> , not only for <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://feddit.de/c/europe" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>europe</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://birdsite.monster/europeangreens" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>europeangreens</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@european_alternatives" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>european_alternatives</span></a></span></p>
beSpacific<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/@chris" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>chris</span></a></span> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> free <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/speech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>speech</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meta</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maga</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/zuckerberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zuckerberg</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> And all the networks have rescinded invitations for interviews for another new book this one by Michael Wolfe - All or Nothing: How Trump Recaptured America. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Medias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medias</span></a> Touch had an insightful interview - Michael Wolff on Trump’s Secret Connections podcast <a href="https://podcasts.musixmatch.com/podcast/the-meidastouch-podcast-01hjtvzfentqm0gnhz9f198rgz/episode/michael-wolff-on-trumps-secret-connections-01jpfzzzs3d2ppa688n02298rf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">podcasts.musixmatch.com/podcas</span><span class="invisible">t/the-meidastouch-podcast-01hjtvzfentqm0gnhz9f198rgz/episode/michael-wolff-on-trumps-secret-connections-01jpfzzzs3d2ppa688n02298rf</span></a> note includes an AI generated transcript so listen first.</p>
Claes de Vreese ☑️<p>City of Amsterdam takes important steps towards digital sovereignty:</p><p>1️⃣ digital sovereignty as condition in procurement;<br>2️⃣ data control, less cloud service dependency; <br>3️⃣ open, independent, non-US software;<br>4️⃣ new social media and communication strategy</p><p>❌❌❌ 👏</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cloud</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigtech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.amsterdam.nl/nieuws/nieuwsoverzicht/digitale-onafhankelijkheid/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">amsterdam.nl/nieuws/nieuwsover</span><span class="invisible">zicht/digitale-onafhankelijkheid/</span></a></p>
Metin Seven 🎨<p>FreeTube ─ Watch YouTube without ads, without login and with private playlists.</p><p><a href="https://freetubeapp.io" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">freetubeapp.io</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://graphics.social/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>google</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/YouTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YouTube</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/ad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ad</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>safety</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/advertisement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>advertisement</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/app" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>app</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apps</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/tip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tip</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/tips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tips</span></a></p>
Dan Lerch<p>When it comes to digital sovereignty and building alternatives we’re going to need to think smarter, not harder. For example, instead of building another email server we could design a better service altogether. There has to be a more secure and efficient way to send asynchronous messages to colleagues. Email as a service hasn’t innovated since 2005 and if anything has gotten worse. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/digitalsovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digitalsovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/email" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>email</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigtech</span></a></p>
eerlijkdigitaalonderwijs.nl<p>Vandaag bijeenkomst van <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.nl/@nllgg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nllgg</span></a></span> :tux: met de interessante sessie:</p><p>"Weg bij Big Tech", door <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.nl/@Cambion" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Cambion</span></a></span> zie <br> <a href="https://nllgg.nl/vorigesite/mc-events/weg-bij-big-tech-jessica-tran-1200-1300u-zaal-1/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nllgg.nl/vorigesite/mc-events/</span><span class="invisible">weg-bij-big-tech-jessica-tran-1200-1300u-zaal-1/</span></a></p><p>Goed idee! en zodra je hiermee klaar bent, doen we ook het Nederlandse onderwijs even 💪 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/school" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>school</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/onderwijs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onderwijs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a></p>
✨🇪🇺 Mia’s Simulacrum 🏳️⚧️✨<p>Had enough of big tech browser corpos like Google (Chrome) or Mozilla (Firefox) collecting your data and selling them to Advertisers?</p><p>Then it is time to uninstall them and get yourself a Norwegian browser Vivaldi with 0 external investors!</p><p><a href="https://vivaldi.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">vivaldi.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/buyFromEU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buyFromEU</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/eu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eu</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>firefox</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>google</span></a></p>
Semaphor<p>EN UFORUDSIGELIG VERDEN – KOM UD AF TECH-GIGANTERNES KLØER</p><p>Her knap to måneder inde i Trumps anden runde som præsident har det vist sig hvor velforberedt han har været – og at hans politik har revolutionært potentiale, både indenrigspolitisk og udenrigspolitisk.<br>Det står mere og mere klart at Europa må stå på egne ben – ikke mindst teknologisk. Det er noget Semaphor længe har arbejdet for, og vi har samarbejdet med flere kommuner om løsninger, som gør dette muligt.</p><p>På vores webinar d. 2. april vil vores open source eksperter fortælle om konkrete værktøjer som kan blive jeres første skridt ud af afhængigheden, samt give praktiske og anvendelige råd til hvordan du kommer i gang med transitionen, alt sammen baseret på vores erfaringer fra den virkelige verden.</p><p><a href="https://www.semaphor.dk/opensource/webinar" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">semaphor.dk/opensource/webinar</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://semaphor.social/tags/webinar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>webinar</span></a> <a href="https://semaphor.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://semaphor.social/tags/bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigtech</span></a></p>
Stefano Marinelli<p>One of the things I've been advocating for years - and where I want to raise my voice even louder - is the importance of owning your data. <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OwnYourData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OwnYourData</span></a></p><p>Over the past few days, I’ve come across two examples of how misinformation is causing immense damage, leading people to believe that there's no alternative but to hand over their data to big corporations, putting themselves entirely in their hands.</p><p>- A well-known lawyer, just before a meeting, warned about using Teams and its new "virtual assistant," which joins conferences before anyone else and transcribes everything. When I pointed out that it would be wise to use alternative tools (like Jitsi, for example, but there are others), he abruptly ended the conversation, saying, "We've lost this war. There's no alternative anymore."<br>That wasn’t the right moment for a detailed discussion, so I just noted that alternatives do exist - but if no one starts using them, and if we passively accept certain behaviors from certain companies, things will never improve for us.</p><p>- Just now, I received another one of those emails that hurt more in the heart than in the wallet: "Our e-commerce is taking off, so we’re moving it to Shopify to better manage our growth."<br>I replied, trying to explain that handing over a growing e-commerce business to a third-party company (right now, they have full access to their own server - meaning all their databases, data, etc., are under their control) means losing ownership of it. Prices could change at any moment, contract terms could shift negatively, and, worst case scenario, if Shopify itself faced issues (which seems impossible today, but think of giants like Kodak), they could lose everything. Of course, they’ll do what they think is best, but I feel obligated to warn them.</p><p>Luckily, others are making the opposite choice. But I keep wondering: since these big platforms aren’t exactly cheap, rather than "selling themselves" to them just for (potentially) fewer headaches, wouldn’t it be worth paying someone (not me, of course, but someone working exclusively for them) to handle these things - ensuring they retain full ownership of their business and their data?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/DataOwnership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataOwnership</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Decentralization</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/DataRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/MyDataMyChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MyDataMyChoice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/TakeBackControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TakeBackControl</span></a></p>
Et Al<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DiscoElysium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiscoElysium</span></a> Litigator Launches $500 'Creative Immunity' Certs<br><a href="https://isglitch.com/article/2025-03-12-disco-elysuim-litigator" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">isglitch.com/article/2025-03-1</span><span class="invisible">2-disco-elysuim-litigator</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/isGlitch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>isGlitch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/techNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>techNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/bigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/RiazMoola" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RiazMoola</span></a></p>
Jon S. von Tetzchner<p>We are seeing more and more people heading our way. It is a response to people being fed up with Big Tech and their role in current affairs. Have you made the switch yet? Are you ready to make it? Have you told your friends?</p><p><a href="https://vivaldi.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">vivaldi.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Vivaldi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vivaldi</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Macos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Macos</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/ios" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ios</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@Vivaldi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Vivaldi</span></a></span></p>
Aral Balkan<p>Tech bros are living, breathing embodiments of the false authority facility; claiming that their professed understanding of basic logic qualifies them to reason expertly upon every conceivable topic while conveniently ignoring a fundamental maxim of their purported core area of expertise: garbage in, garbage out.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/techBros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>techBros</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/technofascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technofascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/SiliconValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SiliconValley</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/peopleFarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>peopleFarming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a></p>
Ellie Wondering<p>Hi, I’m Ellie.</p><p>I’ve jumped to Mastodon after realising (again) how toxic big tech is. Trump and Musk’s obsession with controlling social media sealed it—I miss when it was about connecting, not just a tool for the rich to twist public opinion.</p><p>I’ll post a little bit about politics (Carol Cadwalladr fan!) but also pretty pictures, my pet, and travel snaps. Looking forward to actual conversations—not just whatever the algorithm wants me to see.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Introduction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a></p>
Giacomo Tesio<span class="h-card"><a href="https://fe.disroot.org/users/ramin_hal9001" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ramin_hal9001@fe.disroot.org</a></span><br><br>I think you are focusing too much on the US, while <a href="https://snac.tesio.it?t=freesoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeSoftware</a> is an international movement.<br><br>I'd also argue that right now they are eroding their own global hegemony on a daily basis, which is good for all other democracies.<br><br>So I think that the free software movement shouldn't rely on the rules of an increasily marginal nation ready collapse in a civil war.<br><br>Having said that, if I were within the US, I'd totally agree with you in abstract, but I'd recognize that it's not going to happen (without winning said civil war) because of the grip <a href="https://snac.tesio.it?t=bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BigTech</a> corporations have over the Congress.<br><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://friend.camp/users/garbados" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@garbados@friend.camp</a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fe.disroot.org/users/ramin_hal9001" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ramin_hal9001@fe.disroot.org</a></span><br>
Nextcloud 📱☁️💻<p>Nextcloud Hub 10 introduces Nextcloud Assistant 3.0 with <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/AIAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIAgency</span></a>, end-to-end encryption, and performance boosts! 🚀</p><p>Break free from <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a>: choose privacy and innovation with Nextcloud!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/Nextcloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nextcloud</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/E2EE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>E2EE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/PrivateCloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateCloud</span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/OkGd_pNuYww" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/OkGd_pNuYww</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
All Europeans 🇪🇺<p>B2B tools:</p><p>Handpicked list of privacy-focused European alternatives to big tech products for your business</p><p><a href="https://plausible.io/blog/european-privacy-friendly-tools-for-business" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">plausible.io/blog/european-pri</span><span class="invisible">vacy-friendly-tools-for-business</span></a><br><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/european" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>european</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>europe</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/gdpr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gdpr</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigtech</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/BuyFromEU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuyFromEU</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/B2B" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>B2B</span></a></p>
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