this is a great article - not that anyone here needs convincing, but good to share it with those who are still in the "everyone i want to connect with is on (toxic social media platform)".
The Fediverse Isn’t the Future. It’s the Present We’ve Been Denied.
For years, the internet has been shrinking. Not in size, not in data, but in ownership. A vast, decentralized network of personal blogs, forums, and independent communities has been corralled into a handful of paved prison yards controlled by a few m…Joan Westenberg (westenberg.)
And now ... ! it's time to take a break from the world and join us in UpStage, celebrating international women's day with art and technology led by women artists!
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Starting at 18:00 CET, find info and time converter link here: upstage.org.nz/?event=and-now
And now ... ! - UpStage - the online venue for live performances
"And Now ... !" we present four cyberformances and the Mobilise/Demobilise book, online and at Cultivation.Space in Berlin, on Saturday 8 March 2025.UpStage - the online venue for live performances
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If you're looking to switch away from fascist enabling unaccountable tech giants these directories are all pretty good in their own way:
1. switching.software/
2. privacyguides.org/
3. alternativeto.net/
4. ethical.net/resources/
5. selfh.st/apps/
6. european-alternatives.eu/
7. prism-break.org/en/
There is also e.g. this nice bit of guidance too optoutproject.net/the-cyber-cl…
The Cyber-Cleanse: Take Back Your Digital Footprint
New Year, New Digital You! New Years are an opportunity for committing to resolutions, starting new habits, discarding what no…Janet Vertesi
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in reply to Josef Davies-Coates • • •Opt out of global data surveillance programs like PRISM, XKeyscore, and Tempora - PRISM Break - PRISM Break
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in reply to lucie digitální • • •@luciedigitalni no need for apologies 🙂
Whilst the issues have already been there it was quite late in the day that they became more widely know (and I'd bet the vast majority of people are still living in ignorance about it).
lucie digitální
in reply to Josef Davies-Coates • • •Josef Davies-Coates
in reply to lucie digitální • • •it simply isn't widely known, even now. It's an unknown unknown for most people. Not something they'd even think about potentially needing to do due diligence on.
Besides aren't you meant to be "learning to be more tolerant and empathetic. " 🙂 😉 teehee
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in reply to Josef Davies-Coates • • •F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository
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chef 😎
in reply to Josef Davies-Coates • • •Excellent collection 👍🏼
My project to get away from all these terrible companies is going great. Already got rid of lots of google stuff, deleted everything Meta, installed various apps via fdroid and more.
Not used amazon in years, never been on X.
It is actually a lot easier than I thought. 🤷🏼☺️
What I don't seem to be able to find is an antivirus app...
Josef Davies-Coates
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in reply to Josef Davies-Coates • • •Josef Davies-Coates
in reply to (roll m3tti) • • •A list of Cloudron-like services/ competitors
Cloudron Forumvronimus_ironimus
in reply to Josef Davies-Coates • • •datendefekt
in reply to Josef Davies-Coates • • •But what worries me is that we are far away from smartphone alternatives to Android and Apple.
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in reply to datendefekt • • •/e/OS - e Foundation - deGoogled unGoogled smartphone operating systems and online services - your data is your data
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in reply to Josef Davies-Coates • • •@helenvarley @e_mydata @murena Third-party degoogled ROM are a good stopgap, but Android is not fully open source. It's still dependent on Google for development and on the phone vendors for hardware drivers.
A true alternative would need to be a separate operating system, and at best separate hardware.
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Organic Maps: senderismo, ciclismo y GPS sin conexión
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ethical.netRoss Young
in reply to Josef Davies-Coates • • •The Cyber-Cleanse: Take Back Your Digital Footprint
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I'd like to know who is not trying to move away from fascist enabling unaccountable tech giants and their apps, so I could block them.