I am here once again asking you to switch to #decentralized solutions, the answer is never centralization

if you are going to leave #WhatsApp switch to #ArcaneChat, #DeltaChat, #XMPP, #Matrix, etc.

#Signal #SignalAppp #digitalindependence #digitalautonomy

I am here once again asking you to switch to #decentralized solutions, the answer is never centralization

if you are going to leave #WhatsApp switch to #ArcaneChat, #DeltaChat, #XMPP, #Matrix, etc.

#Signal #SignalAppp #digitalindependence #digitalautonomy

Now that the orange toddler is behaving more erratically every day, more and more people are finding their way to decent.email.

Say goodbye to American ’big tech' and join this Dutch email service for a positive way to communicate!

https://decent.email/

#GoEuropean #email #DigitalAutonomy #EuropeanAlternative

Now that the orange toddler is behaving more erratically every day, more and more people are finding their way to decent.email.

Say goodbye to American ’big tech' and join this Dutch email service for a positive way to communicate!

https://decent.email/

#GoEuropean #email #DigitalAutonomy #EuropeanAlternative

You like Signal for it's outstanding #confidentiality? Fine!

You like Threema, since it's safe, it's from #Switzerland, and #ElsbethSigmund as #Heidi was your #childhoodCrush? Great!

You like Whatsapp, because your friends are there? I don't blame you!

But 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 don't claim, that any of those #centralServices would support #digitalAutonomy, #digitalIndependence, #digitalSovereignty. They have their merits, but they still are #walledGardens.

#instantMessaging

Am I supposed to feel sympathy when someone keeps all their data on a single platform's "free" services & then loses access arbitrarily and has no access to "their" data?

I can certainly join them in anger again the #platform but, there really needs to be more awareness of the risks of becoming so dependent on companies and the need to keep control of your #data.

#google #apple #facebook #meta #bigtech #tech #digitalAutonomy

Opening of the #DigitalSociety conference in #Utrecht with the theme of #DigitalAutonomy - Caspar Berg of #UNL emphasizes that #AcademicFreedom is a driving value in the movement of societies towards more digital autonomy

#DigitalSocietyConference

The web we know is efficient—but fragile. Power and innovation have drifted away from users and into platforms. A new generation of open architectures—ActivityPub, Solid, and beyond—offers a way to take control back.

https://techtonicshift.vivaldi.net/2025/10/16/roads-to-the-user-owned-web/

While this might change in the future, so far, most #socialCredit is entirely voluntary.

"Try leaving Google's ecosystem or abandoning your LinkedIn network." Yes, did so. So what? Zero cost.

Personally, I don't have a #smartphone that spies on me (i.e. neither Android nor iOS), and no accounts on LinkedIn, Uber, Instagram, Amazon, or Airbnb.

The only #socialScore I depend on are the likes and boosts in the #fediverse 🙂

#GAFAM#bigTech#digitalAutonomy#digitalSovereignty

Following a #FreedomOfInformation request, I can reveal that in 2005 — almost two decades ago — the #EuropeanCommission trialled the deployment of an Open Source stack (#Linux desktops with #OpenOffice) and that trial was mostly successful.

Here is the Commission's report on that trial 🔗 ⬇️
https://jmaris.me/OSS_at_EU.pdf

#DigitalSovereignty#EUpol#OpenSource #DigitalAutonomy#EU

Following a #FreedomOfInformation request, I can reveal that in 2005 — almost two decades ago — the #EuropeanCommission trialled the deployment of an Open Source stack (#Linux desktops with #OpenOffice) and that trial was mostly successful.

Here is the Commission's report on that trial 🔗 ⬇️
https://jmaris.me/OSS_at_EU.pdf

#DigitalSovereignty#EUpol#OpenSource #DigitalAutonomy#EU

Hi everyone, I’m the Signal Angel for “Het Grote Cyber Debat” at #WHY2025 – a Dutch-language debate with politicians and tech experts on cybersecurity, AI, privacy & digital autonomy, ahead of the Dutch parliamentary elections.

Starts 14:00 in #Brachium – livestream: https://streaming.media.ccc.de/why2025/brachium

Ask your questions here or via IRC #why2025-brachium on irc.oftc.net.

#HetGroteCyberDebat#Cybersecurity #AI #Privacy #DigitalAutonomy

🔥 Bonfire Social 1.0 release candidate has landed!

Curious about what the fediverse could look like with real community control?

Try out features like custom feeds, nested discussions, shared profiles, circles, and boundary-based permissions — then let us know what breaks or needs improvement.

More details and video demos: https://bonfirenetworks.org/posts/bonfire_social_rc/

#BonfireSocial #FediForum #FOSS #ActivityPub #DigitalAutonomy