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Includes articles about getting off US tech, although personally I’m fine with US tech as long as I think they have good privacy/principles. Mostly excluding specifically AI-related articles, which will go in AI-related collections: semble.so/profile/aiueo.ooo/collections… See also collections for specific companies
How the unholy alliance of Big Tech and the far right threatens the world
Far-right populists are the best chance for the tech oligarchs to hold onto power and wealth through the pursuit of ‘End Times Fascism’
How to Opt Out of the Major Operating Systems
You can toggle every setting in the world and install two dozen different applications, but there’s no way around the fact that the majority of computers out there come with one of three different
How to Opt Out of Software Made by Big Tech
Big tech companies make the devices we use and the operating systems that come on them. They also make the bulk of the default software that comes packed into those operating systems. But spend even
How to Opt Out of Social Media Controlled by Big Tech
It might seem like there are simply no other choices for social media beyond those controlled by big tech companies, but that’s not true at all. In fact, we’re in a golden era of options being built
The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
Leave big tech behind! How to replace Amazon, Google, X, Meta, Apple – and more
A handful of companies monopolise the web, with unprecedented access to our data. But there are many more ethical – and often distinctively European – alternatives
Why Big Tech's Privacy Promises Are Lies
Once-in-a-generation moment to protect U.S. Privacy - Irish Council for Civil Liberties
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is considering new privacy rules. The ICCL & Open Markets & TACD make a major submission showing the need for action
ICCL report on the scale of Real-Time Bidding data broadcasts in the U.S. and Europe - Irish Council for Civil Liberties
New report: the $127 billion "Real-Time Bidding" online ad industry tracks & shares what people view online, and their locations, 178 Trillion times a year in the U.S. & Europe.
Fed up with Big Tech, communities turn to data collectives for control
Data collectives and cooperatives, which let creators control the collection and distribution of their data, are emerging as preferred alternatives to big tech companies.
Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
All the Ways Europe Is Ditching American Technology
A WIRED timeline shows how dozens of governments, companies, and other organizations across Europe are moving, or planning to shift, away from US Big Tech.
欧州で進む「米国テック依存」から脱却の動き。トランプ政権下で高まる危機感
フランスでは、Microsoft OfficeやTeams、Zoomから距離を置き、行政システムのオープンソース化を推し進めている。米国テック企業への依存を見直す流れが欧州各国で広がりつつある。
The EU Is Going Through a Trump-Fueled Breakup With Big Tech
France is already moving on from Zoom and Microsoft Teams in favor of homegrown alternatives. Other countries are quickly following suit.
How the Tech World Turned Evil
Once upon a time, they were counterculture idealists bringing power to the people. Today they’re greedy monopolists who’d sooner destroy our democracy than be reined in by government in any way—and they have to be stopped.
The time is now: Bye Bye Big Tech
Bits of Freedom komt op voor internetvrijheid door de online grondrechten op communicatievrijheid en privacy te beschermen.
AlternativeProto - Decentralized Web Catalog
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We help you find European alternatives for digital service and products, like cloud services and SaaS products.
