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@aral@mastodon.ar.al · 17h ago

Needless to say, do not sign up for W or give them your ID information no matter how simple they eventually manage to make it. You simply don’t need to. You’re already in a far superior – non-corporate, federated – space. Do not sign up for W. And warn your friends. The only time you have any power to stop this is now. If they succeed in gaining network effects, you will be as powerless to stop them as you are with X. And yes, they’re just another venture capital funded surveillance capitalist, people farmer, and burgeoning Nazi Bar. They just happen to be based in the EU. (As Nazi Bars traditionally have been.) #WSocial #NoWNoX #surveillance #capitalism #BigTech #VC @_elena@mastodon.social https://mastodon.social/@_elena/116770291207686239

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PrivacySafe

@privacysafe@privacysafe.social · 1d ago

🧐 Keeping an eye on #tech giants because #PrivacyMatters “Ditching #US tech for #EU or #opensource alternatives seems to be trending, but how realistic is all this really after #Bigtech from the US has dominated a large part of our day to day #tech and #software? Read our tak...” https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uoxulaetdigublaslop63mvv/post/3moicb6mmfq2p 🤖 via RSS feed. Not an endorsement.

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Aral Balkan

@aral@mastodon.ar.al · 1d ago

“My fear is that W Social is just another for-profit Big Tech startup that happens to be based in the EU. We don’t need that. We don’t need more European surveillance capitalists and people farmers. We need ethical alternatives working for the common good.” – Yours truly, in @_elena@mastodon.social’s excellent expose on W Social. https://blog.elenarossini.com/w-social-public-institutions-and-the-theater-of-european-digital-sovereignty/ Do read the article to the end, especially noting the bit about the composition of their board of advisors, which includes an ex-Google AI lead and an ex-Paypal Chief [Violate Your] Privacy Officer who now works at Tools for Humanity (Sam Altman’s “Sci-fi dystopia? Hold my beer…” identity farming startup that wants to scan your eyeballs). #WSocial #EuropeWashing #PrivacyWashing #BigTech #peopleFarming #surveillance #capitalism #EU #ATProto #fediverse

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@privacysafe@privacysafe.social · 1d ago

🧐 Keeping an eye on #tech giants because #PrivacyMatters “Pavel Durov | Communication Technology and the Struggle for Freedom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Yq_5aDdJ24 #BigGovt #BigTech #censorship #freedom #totalitarianism” https://americanbuddhist.net/2026/06/16/pavel-durov-communication-technology-and-the-struggle-for-freedom/ 🤖 via RSS feed. Not an endorsement.

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Miguel Afonso Caetano

@remixtures@tldr.nettime.org · 3d ago

""Every failed attempt to make children safer online is followed by more surveillance and censorship," he said. "Children have rights too and these policies will harm their free expression and privacy rights, and push them into less regulated spaces. Meanwhile the business models driving harms are untouched." Others questioned whether the measures can realistically be enforced. Mark Jones, an online harms specialist and partner at law firm Payne Hicks Beach, noted that the consultation closed only weeks ago and warned that determined teenagers have a habit of finding ways around restrictions. "A social media ban only helps if it is genuinely enforceable," Jones said. "If large numbers of young people simply circumvent the restrictions, parents will just lose visibility into where their children are actually spending time online rather than reclaiming any control." The political case for the crackdown appears relatively straightforward, but the practical one is less so. The government now has to persuade social media companies to enforce the rules and teenagers not to find ways around them." https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/06/15/britain-plots-digital-bedtime-after-kicking-under-16s-off-social-media/5255341 #UK #AgeVerification #NannyState #Surveillance #Oligopolies #Censorship #BigBrother #BigTech #Privacy #Anonymity

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Kim Perales

@KimPerales@toad.social · 3d ago

Trump sat ringside beside Melania,🚨as fighters whaled on one another inches away inside a cage wrapped in #crypto ads. The villains who attended the grotesque party incl:🚨#BigTech billionaires M Zuckerberg & D Ellison, & Sen Ldr Thune & Sen Cruz. The Secs of state, comm & #DHS were there. So was the VP, the FBI dir & K Leavitt. Kid Rock showed up +R Clemens & R Kraft. J Dolan, the owner of the NY Knicks, walked up to Trump to pay his respects. #Fascism #Corruption #USPol https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/us/ufc-trump-white-house.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

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Open Rights Group

@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org · 3d ago

A social media ban won't fix online harms. That's because the business model creating them is left untouched. It just makes every user do an ID check to prove they’re over 16. Instead we should tackle the attention capture economy of targeted ads and personalised algorithms. Sign our petition ⬇️ https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/break-big-tech #socialmediaban #onlinesafety #socialmedia #stopKillingInternet #ukpol #ukpolitics #privacy #censorship #bigtech

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pandolin

@pandolin@social.pandolin.online · 3d ago

Er widerlegt dich nicht. Er zieht um. Sobald du eine Ebene hältst, wechselt der Big-Tech-Verteidiger auf die nächste. Persönlich, sachlich, juristisch, Kosten, Technik. Immer im Kreis, nie eine Antwort. Teil 2 zu "Why do they love the bad guys" über einen Gesprächstyp, dem es nie um die Technik geht, und über den schmalen Grat zwischen Haltung und Lagerreflex. Auch über meinen eigenen. Und über eines der Gespräche mit einem Paladin das ich gestern auf LinkedIn führte ... https://www.pandolin.io/why-do-they-love-the-bad-guys-part-2/ #DigitaleSouveränität #OpenSource #BigTech #Linux

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@Gina@fosstodon.org · 3d ago

The municipality of #Groningen in The Netherlands is investigating a switch from Microsoft to Linux 🇳🇱🔥 " It is unknown which Linux operating system the municipality will use. This is part of measures to become less dependent on big tech." https://tweakers.net/nieuws/249114/gemeente-groningen-onderzoekt-overstap-van-windows-naar-linux.html #digitalsovereignty #TheNetherlands #opensource #bigtech #eupolicy

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@BjornW@mastodon.social · 4d ago

Impressed by how well DeltaChat works nowadays! https://delta.chat/en/ I could easily create an account without sharing any details. Connect with a friend's Android based phone & an iPhone. We could videocall & send small apps like a game or a shared list. Apparently I can host my own chat relay & don't need to use someone else's infrastructure, but I haven't tested that yet. This might be my Signal replacement. Well done @delta@chaos.social #Signal #DeltaChat #DigitalAutonomy #DIY #DoeiDag #BigTech

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@my_millennium@nrw.social · 4d ago

Habe meine Familienmitglieder nun informiert, dass ich das #Microsoft Abo kündigen werde. Jetzt gibt es ein paar Wochen Zeit um alles zu organisieren und dann ist Schicht im Schacht. Anfang Juli lizenziere ich #Softmaker #OfficeNX für fast die Hälfte des Preises. #LibreOffice kommt für mich nicht in Frage. Zu viele Bugs in für mich wichtigen Funktionen. Ein weiterer Schritt weg von #BigTech und wieder ein wohltuendes #UnplugTrump.

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Open Rights Group

@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org · 4d ago

Public money should be spent on public code that benefits us all. We call for Digital Sovereignty with open source tech, so we can switch providers without changing systems. End the #BigTechRipOff that keeps us dependent and out of pocket. Tell your MP to back an amendment to the Cybersecurity Bill by 16 June ➡️ https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp-end-big-tech-rip/?mtm_campaign=big-tech-rip-off&mtm_source=mastodon #digitalsovereignty #techsovereignty #bigtech #opensource #palantir #ukpolitics #ukpol

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Aral Balkan

@aral@mastodon.ar.al · 5d ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Pettet8/116742131579090788 “Google was a different company 9 years ago.” Hmm… was it, though? 🤔 https://ar.al/talks/#free-is-a-lie #google #BigTech #peopleFarming #SiliconValley #surveillance #capitalism #meaCulpa

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Open Rights Group

@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org · 5d ago

The UK's digital infrastructure is a strategic asset. But being dependent on US tech firms is a critical weakness. Our systems can be hit with sanctions, our economy is damaged and our tech policy curbed. Tell your MP we need Digital Sovereignty by 16 June ➡️ https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp-end-big-tech-rip/?mtm_campaign=big-tech-rip-off&mtm_source=mastodon #BigTechRipOff #digitalsovereignty #techsovereignty #bigtech #opensource #palantir #ukpolitics #ukpol

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Open Rights Group

@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org · 6d ago

The UK's love affair with Big Tech is toxic ☢️ A small bunch of US firms have captured our critical systems from the NHS to defence. We need a #DigitalSovereignty strategy to secure independence and economic growth with open source. ORG's @jim@social.openrightsgroup.org explains ➡️ https://peertube.openrightsgroup.org/w/8x4qi2BaEpGDLDvfwf8wj6 Write to your MP by 16 June to support the amendment to the #CybersecurityBill ➡️ https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp-end-big-tech-rip/?mtm_campaign=big-tech-rip-off&mtm_source=mastodon #BigTechRipOff #techsovereignty #bigtech #opensource #palantir #ukpolitics #ukpol

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Jan Penfrat

@ilumium@eupolicy.social · Jun 11, 2026

Brilliant analysis by @corporateeurope@mstdn.social and @lobbycontrol@bewegung.social of how much money large corporations spend on influencing laws in Europe. No surprise: #BigTech dominates again. I mean the @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu really should not grant any company 1-2 high-level #lobbying meetings every month for 12 years straight. This can only lead to dangerous over-representation. https://corporateeurope.org/en/2026/06/eu-corporate-lobby-league-2026

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Gina

@Gina@fosstodon.org · Jun 11, 2026

Episode 1 in a series by Swissinfo. "Switzerland wants digital sovereignty, but can it really distance itself from Big Tech? Two Swissinfo journalists tried cutting ties with US tech giants. Here’s what happened." https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-ai/can-switzerland-live-without-big-tech-we-put-it-to-the-test/91437762 #digitalsovereignty #bigtech #opensource #switzerland

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Metin Seven 🎨

@metin@graphics.social · Jun 11, 2026

#tech #technology #BigTech #data #security #privacy #safety #InfoSec #IT #surveillance #computing #digital #online #internet #web #cloud #meme

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@elena@aseachange.com · Jun 11, 2026

I'm officially one of you. Whenever I see graphics about digital sovereignty and moving away from Big Tech, I go: "well, actually" - especially when I see Signal suggested as an alternative to WhatsApp. My first thought: Signal is pretty centralized, #DeltaChat would be a far superior alternative 🙈🙉🙊 Disclaimer: I use both (Signal and DeltaChat) but I really wish I could move all my convos to @Delta@chaos.social. Slowly convincing one person at a time... #MySoCalledSudoLife #BigTech

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Open Rights Group

@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org · Jun 11, 2026

How to fix Ripped Off Britain? 🔴 BOOT: Palantir and Big Tech grifters. 🟢 TOOT: Digital Sovereignty and open source. Tell your MP to stop forking out to a handful of US companies that over-charge and under-deliver. Invest in open source and put the UK in charge instead. Act now to back an amendment in the Cybersecurity Bill ➡️ https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp-end-big-tech-rip/?mtm_campaign=big-tech-rip-off&mtm_source=mastodon #digitalsovereignty #techsovereignty #bigtech #opensource #palantir #ukpolitics #ukpol

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