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LavX News<p>Europe's Tech Sovereignty: A Call for Local Solutions Amid US Uncertainty</p><p>As European businesses increasingly voice concerns over their dependency on US technology, a movement is gaining momentum for local solutions. With calls for European-built technologies, the implicati...</p><p><a href="https://news.lavx.hu/article/europe-s-tech-sovereignty-a-call-for-local-solutions-amid-us-uncertainty" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.lavx.hu/article/europe-s-</span><span class="invisible">tech-sovereignty-a-call-for-local-solutions-amid-us-uncertainty</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/DigitalSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalSovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Nextcloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nextcloud</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/CloudFederation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CloudFederation</span></a></p>
Dr Pen<p>The <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23EC" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EC</a> find <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Apple" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Apple</a> breach anti-steering obligation under the DMA, and <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Meta" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Meta</a> breach DMA obligation to give users an option that uses less personal data. The EC fined Apple €500m and Meta €200m. <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23EU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EU</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23bigtech" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bigtech</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23digitalsovereignty" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#digitalsovereignty</a> <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_1085" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_1085</a><br><br><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_1085" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Press corner | European Commis...</a></p>
Anna Colom<p>In this new article <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mpoblet" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mpoblet</span></a></span> and I propose a polycentric democratic governance approach for Europe's digital future. Some of the main points in the thread below 👇 </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/digitalsovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digitalsovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/datagovernance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>datagovernance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eurostack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eurostack</span></a></p><p><a href="https://medium.com/@TheDataTank/beyond-digital-sovereignty-a-polycentric-digital-future-for-europe-0c2224bddd0c" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/@TheDataTank/beyond</span><span class="invisible">-digital-sovereignty-a-polycentric-digital-future-for-europe-0c2224bddd0c</span></a></p>
KING CONSULT | Kommunikation<p>👋 Hi <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> authorities, associations and friends,</p><p>Which <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> benefits public institutions, <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/associations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>associations</span></a>, <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>companies</span></a>, <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> and <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> the most in the long term?</p><p>Our <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/SocialMediaMatrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMediaMatrix</span></a> compares <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/BlueSky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlueSky</span></a> <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/Threads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Threads</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/X" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>X</span></a> according to 50+ criteria:</p><p>👉 <a href="https://social-media-matrix.king-consult.de/index-en.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">social-media-matrix.king-consu</span><span class="invisible">lt.de/index-en.html</span></a></p><p>🚀 <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> best compatible with your values and goals<br>🚀 More reach &amp; <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a><br>🚀 Increase <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/DigitalSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalSovereignty</span></a><br>🚀 Consulting now available</p><p><a href="https://berlin.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/SciComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciComm</span></a> <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/PublicRelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicRelations</span></a> <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/EuroStack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuroStack</span></a> <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a></p>
Jan Penfrat<p>Wow so French and German government agencies are building a joint <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a>, self-hostable <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/GoogleDocs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoogleDocs</span></a> replacement. 😲 </p><p>I would ofc prefer this being built by someone independent and *funded* by the public, but hell this does feel cool nevertheless:</p><p><a href="https://docs.numerique.gouv.fr/login/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">docs.numerique.gouv.fr/login/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DigitalSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalSovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foss</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/freesoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freesoftware</span></a></p>
NGI Commons<p>🌍 Interested in shaping Europe's digital future through the power of <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DigitalCommons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalCommons</span></a> ?</p><p>Join <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://eupolicy.social/@NGICommons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>NGICommons</span></a></span> at <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/NGIForum25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NGIForum25</span></a> to explore two insightful topics<br>💡 Digital Commons tools for building Digital Sovereignty<br>📈 Towards a strategic agenda for (funding) the Digital Commons</p><p>📆 19–20 June 2025 <br>📍 Brussels, Albert Borschette Congress Center<br>🎟️ Get your ticket: <a href="https://commons.ngi.eu/event/ngi-forum-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">commons.ngi.eu/event/ngi-forum</span><span class="invisible">-2025/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DigitalCommons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalCommons</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foss</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DigitalSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalSovereignty</span></a> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://eupolicy.social/@openfuture" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>openfuture</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/@OpenForumEurope" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>OpenForumEurope</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.numerique.gouv.fr/@cnrs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cnrs</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.lfx.dev/@linuxfoundation" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>linuxfoundation</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://eupolicy.social/@martelinnovate" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>martelinnovate</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.ngi.eu/@ngi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ngi</span></a></span></p>
XWiki SAS<p>🚨 Webinar Alert!</p><p>Join us on April 29 to see how XWiki helps organizations keep knowledge in-house, scale collaboration, and ditch info silos.</p><p>✅ On-prem or cloud? You choose.<br>✅ Grows with your team.<br>✅ Real-world use cases.</p><p>Live demo &amp; Q&amp;A!</p><p>⏰ 4PM CEST | 60 mins<br>🔗 Register: <a href="https://xwiki.com/en/webinars/Why-choose-XWiki" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">xwiki.com/en/webinars/Why-choo</span><span class="invisible">se-XWiki</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/KnowledgeManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KnowledgeManagement</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/DigitalSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalSovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/XWiki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XWiki</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Webinar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Webinar</span></a></p>
Ruth Mottram<p>Danish newspaper <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://expressional.social/@informeren" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>informeren</span></a></span> has a guide to leaving the <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/UStech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UStech</span></a> giants in <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> behind this weekend. <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/DigitalSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalSovereignty</span></a><br>Edit: not just social media, also email, browsers, operating systems and navigation apps among other things. </p><p>They do make the point that much of the web is also on US infrastructure though too...</p><p>🎁<br><a href="https://www.information.dk/kultur/2025/04/guide-digital-afvaenning-usa-saadan-goer?kupon=eyJpYXQiOjE3NDUyMzE2ODgsInN1YiI6IjIyMjUyMDo4MjkxNzUifQ.FC5axnfdUKYDuqFbAJfadw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">information.dk/kultur/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">guide-digital-afvaenning-usa-saadan-goer?kupon=eyJpYXQiOjE3NDUyMzE2ODgsInN1YiI6IjIyMjUyMDo4MjkxNzUifQ.FC5axnfdUKYDuqFbAJfadw</span></a></p>
Tino Eberl<p>Das Vertrauen in US-<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hyperscaler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hyperscaler</span></a> wie <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> und <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> schwindet.</p><p>Europäische Unternehmen und Behörden suchen nach Alternativen.</p><p>Gründe sind geopolitische Unsicherheit, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Datensouver%C3%A4nit%C3%A4t" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Datensouveränität</span></a>, steigende <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Kosten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kosten</span></a> und mögliche <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Spionage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spionage</span></a>.</p><p>Anbieter wie <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Nextcloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nextcloud</span></a> und <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CIVO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CIVO</span></a> melden stark gestiegenes Interesse. Der Umstieg ist komplex, doch die Debatte über eine europäische <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Cloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cloud</span></a>-Infrastruktur hat spürbar Fahrt aufgenommen.</p><p><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/17/us_hyperscaler_alternatives/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theregister.com/2025/04/17/us_</span><span class="invisible">hyperscaler_alternatives/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DigitalSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalSovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Datenhoheit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Datenhoheit</span></a></p>
LavX News<p>EU OS: A New Linux Distribution Aiming for Digital Sovereignty in the Public Sector</p><p>The EU OS initiative aims to create a standardized Linux desktop tailored for European public sector organizations, reducing reliance on proprietary software while enhancing security and cost efficien...</p><p><a href="https://news.lavx.hu/article/eu-os-a-new-linux-distribution-aiming-for-digital-sovereignty-in-the-public-sector" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.lavx.hu/article/eu-os-a-n</span><span class="invisible">ew-linux-distribution-aiming-for-digital-sovereignty-in-the-public-sector</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/KDEPlasma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KDEPlasma</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/DigitalSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalSovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/EUOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EUOS</span></a></p>
Melker Ulander<p>Please make the Linux distro "EU OS" a thing! We need increased digital sovereignty, and to stop depending on Big Tech™ in the public sector</p><p><a href="https://thenewstack.io/eu-os-a-european-proposal-for-a-public-sector-linux-desktop/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thenewstack.io/eu-os-a-europea</span><span class="invisible">n-proposal-for-a-public-sector-linux-desktop/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/eu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eu</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/publicmoneypubliccode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicmoneypubliccode</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/digitalsovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digitalsovereignty</span></a></p>
atro_city<p><strong>European CEOs are starting to publish their intentions to use EU products</strong></p> European CEOs are starting to publish their intentions to... #europeantech #cloud #digitalsovereignty #executivesearch #gdpr #buylocal <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jurriaan-graaff-netherlands-hrleader_europeantech-cloud-digitalsovereignty-activity-7318906176748871681-d7T4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">linkedin.com/posts/jurriaan-gr</span><span class="invisible">aaff-netherlands-hrleader_europeantech-cloud-digitalsovereignty-activity-7318906176748871681-d7T4</span></a></p>
The IT Blog<p><strong>Myown <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.locked.de/tag/unplugtrump/" target="_blank">#UnplugTrump</a> to more digital sovereignty</strong></p><p>If you’ve been following my blog, you know that I’m gradually moving away from “classical” Big Tech social media, focusing more on Mastodon and my own homepage.</p><p>On Mastodon, I came across <a href="https://mastodon.social/@_elena" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elena Rossini</a> and <a href="https://news.elenarossini.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">followed her journey</a> toward greater <strong>digital sovereignty.</strong> Inspired by her example, I decided to give up my YouTube channel in favor of a self-hosted <a href="https://joinpeertube.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PeerTube</a> instance.</p><p></p><p>That, combined with a desire to make better use of my NAS and keep up with recent developments in the tech world, pushed me to seriously evaluate some <a href="https://european-alternatives.eu" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">European alternatives</a> to the cloud services I’d been using.</p><p>Somewhere along the way, I also discovered the <strong><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.locked.de/tag/unplugtrump/" target="_blank">#UnplugTrump</a></strong> hashtag—a campaign (or movement?) calling for more digital independence. It encourages people to disconnect from platforms tied to Trump and Big Tech and instead opt for privacy-respecting alternatives.</p><p>The emphasis is on decentralization, open-source solutions, and European-based services – aiming to reduce reliance on (U.S.) tech giants. That didn’t sound too bad – so I decided to put my own setup to the test.</p><p>But enough talking – where do I stand now? Did I even need to change anything?</p><p><strong>Services that I changed / migrated completely:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Webhosting</strong>: I was lucky here. I was hosting all my online presence(es) in German data centers (under my own Domains) anyways since years – so nothing to change.</li><li><strong>Twitter</strong>: I left Twitter in about Spring 2023 and deleted all my content there.</li><li><strong>Facebook</strong>: I left Facebook quite a while ago, still have a dormant account but haven’t logged in since long.</li><li><strong>Pi-Hole</strong>: To reduce (Ad-)Tracking I had a <a href="https://pi-hole.net/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pi-Hole</a> running for quite a while. I’m surprised by how many requests it blocks.)</li><li><strong>Delete Cookies</strong>: I always thought this would be annoying. But after accidentally clearing all my cookies, I gave the setting a shot – and it’s surprisingly smooth (<a href="https://www.locked.de/how-to-get-rid-of-cookie-adtracking-easily/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">see the blog post</a>).</li><li><strong>Youtube</strong> publishing: I abandoned my YouTube channel in favour of a selfhosted Peertube instance (<a href="https://www.locked.de/how-to-selfhost-peertube/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">see the blog post</a>) and I am happy with it.</li><li><strong>Google Photos</strong>: As I am moving my photos into Lightroom and my NAS anyways, I deleted all photos and videos from Google Photos.</li><li><strong>Cloudflare DNS</strong>: I once praised Cloudflare’s malware-protecting DNS in a <a href="https://www.locked.de/how-to-get-simple-dns-protection/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">blog post</a>. But after reading about their <a href="https://blog.cloudflare.com/password-reuse-rampant-half-user-logins-compromised/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">analytics</a> practices, I realized: nothing is truly free. I’ve since switched to a <a href="https://european-alternatives.eu/category/public-dns" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">European DNS resolver</a> without analytics.</li><li><strong>GMail</strong>: This was by far the biggest pain to evaluate and migrate! I’ll probably write a separate blogpost about it. (TL;DR: I’d recommend <a href="https://mailbox.org/de/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">mailbox.org</a>, that would also solve my pending calendar issue).</li><li><strong>Contacts</strong>: also off GMail</li></ul><p><strong>Partially Migrated or Decreased Usage:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>LinkedIn</strong>: deleted almost all content (<a href="https://github.com/onceiwasadev/delete-linkedin-activity/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">using some great scripts</a>) and might use it to link into my blog.</li><li><strong>Instagram</strong>: There are still a bunch of people I don’t want to lose touch with there – so I’m keeping it for now.</li><li><strong>WhatsApp</strong>: the final boss. It’s unlikely I’ll ever fully quit, but I switch to other messengers whenever possible.</li></ul><p><strong>Services that are open for possible migration (later):</strong></p><p>These are services I’m still evaluating. I haven’t found the right alternative yet – or the effort just isn’t worth it (yet).</p><ul><li><strong>Calendar</strong>: I was a bit surprised to find that some basic calendar solutions don’t even support inviting other people – and are often tightly linked to your email and contacts. As mentioned above, <a href="https://mailbox.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">mailbox.org</a> might be the way to go. But that would mean moving email – <em>again</em>.</li><li><strong>OneDrive</strong>: could be replaced with Synology Drive, but might also require quite some configuration.</li><li><strong>Search engine</strong>: I’m still looking for the perfect balance of privacy and good results.</li><li>An external <strong>Backup Target</strong></li></ul><p>There are still some services and applications left. But the rest is either too cumbersome to change or I just don’t have an alternative with UX that works <em>for me</em>. And honestly? I’m fine with that.</p><p>I don’t expect to fully unplug from everything – but being more intentional about the tools and platforms I use has made a big difference.</p><p><a href="https://www.locked.de/myown-unplugtrump-to-more-digital-sovereignty/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">locked.de/myown-unplugtrump-to</span><span class="invisible">-more-digital-sovereignty/</span></a></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.locked.de/tag/dataprivacy/" target="_blank">#DataPrivacy</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.locked.de/tag/decentralize/" target="_blank">#Decentralize</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.locked.de/tag/digitalsovereignty/" target="_blank">#DigitalSovereignty</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.locked.de/tag/eutech/" target="_blank">#EUTech</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.locked.de/tag/fediverse/" target="_blank">#fediverse</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.locked.de/tag/selfhosting/" target="_blank">#selfhosting</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.locked.de/tag/unplugtrump/" target="_blank">#UnplugTrump</a></p>
Jan Vlug<p>Good to see the municipality of <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.overheid.nl/@gemeentedenhaag" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gemeentedenhaag</span></a></span> on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a>!</p><p>I added this fact to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wikidata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wikidata</span></a>:</p><p><a href="https://w.wiki/D2xu" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">w.wiki/D2xu</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/municipality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>municipality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dutch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dutch</span></a> <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/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opendata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opendata</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DenHaag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DenHaag</span></a></p>
Alexander<p>Sjukt intressant karta över var kommunala epostservrar ligger baserat på deras MX records. Vi i norden är sjukt sämst på detta tydligen, de flesta kommuners epost ligger hos Microsoft.</p><p>(via <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@erikpoll" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>erikpoll</span></a></span>)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/BuyEuropean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuyEuropean</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/ITSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ITSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/DigitalSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalSovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/svpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>svpol</span></a></p>
Ecologia Digital<p><a href="https://mato.social/tags/EuroStack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuroStack</span></a> aims at Europe's digital sovereignty: With investments of €300 billion in 10 years, Europe should become more independent in areas such as cloud, chips, AI &amp; data. Goal: Promote innovation, reduce dependencies &amp; strengthen value-oriented digitisation.</p><p><a href="Https://www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/de/publikationen/publikation/did/eurostack-a-european-alternative-for-digital-sovereignty-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible"></span><span class="ellipsis">Https://www.bertelsmann-stiftu</span><span class="invisible">ng.de/de/publikationen/publikation/did/eurostack-a-european-alternative-for-digital-sovereignty-1</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mato.social/tags/DigitalSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalSovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://mato.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a></p>
Ecologia Digital<p>Digital sovereignty needs more than platform regulation: Initiatives such as <a href="https://mato.social/tags/NGICommons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NGICommons</span></a>, the <a href="https://mato.social/tags/F5Alliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>F5Alliance</span></a> and <a href="https://mato.social/tags/EuroStack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuroStack</span></a> call for structural investments in <a href="https://mato.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a>, <a href="https://mato.social/tags/Infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Infrastructure</span></a>, <a href="https://mato.social/tags/Interoperability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Interoperability</span></a> and digital commons – for independence, democracy &amp; innovation in Europe.</p><p><a href="Https://netzpolitik.org/2025/digitale-souveraenitaet-und-eurostack-wie-kann-europa-digital-unabhaengiger-werden/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible"></span><span class="ellipsis">Https://netzpolitik.org/2025/d</span><span class="invisible">igitale-souveraenitaet-und-eurostack-wie-kann-europa-digital-unabhaengiger-werden/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mato.social/tags/DigitalSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalSovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://mato.social/tags/DigitalEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalEurope</span></a> <a href="https://mato.social/tags/DigitalCommons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalCommons</span></a> <a href="https://mato.social/tags/OpenStandards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenStandards</span></a> <a href="https://mato.social/tags/Strategy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Strategy</span></a></p>
Matthias Weiler<p>I gave a talk about all the positive developments and influential initiatives that shaped technology (and our world) in the last decades.</p><p>A listener asked "what we can do individually". What is your answer?</p><p><a href="https://tyrol.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://tyrol.social/tags/OpenData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenData</span></a> <a href="https://tyrol.social/tags/GAFAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GAFAM</span></a> <a href="https://tyrol.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://tyrol.social/tags/DigitalSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalSovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://tyrol.social/tags/SaveSocial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveSocial</span></a> <a href="https://tyrol.social/tags/OpenStandards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenStandards</span></a> <a href="https://tyrol.social/tags/SolarPunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunk</span></a> <a href="https://tyrol.social/tags/Decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Decentralization</span></a> <a href="https://tyrol.social/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://tyrol.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a></p>
Erik Jonker<p>Interesting analysis "Multiple countries in Europe are critically dependent on services provided by Microsoft. Querying mail-servers teaches that in some countries, over 70% of all public services rely on this American provider."<br><a href="https://jurgen.gaeremyn.be/2025/03/08/european-critical-dependencies/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jurgen.gaeremyn.be/2025/03/08/</span><span class="invisible">european-critical-dependencies/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</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/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/municipalities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>municipalities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ICT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dependencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dependencies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/digitalsovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digitalsovereignty</span></a></p>
Paris Marx<p>Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump forces us to reassess the politics of the internet and challenge our collective dependence on US tech.</p><p>On <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TechWontSaveUs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechWontSaveUs</span></a>, I explained what I think are the key takeaways from the current moment in tech and politics.</p><p>Listen to the full episode: <a href="https://techwontsave.us/episode/272_digital_sovereignty_in_a_time_of_rising_fascism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techwontsave.us/episode/272_di</span><span class="invisible">gital_sovereignty_in_a_time_of_rising_fascism</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/elonmusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elonmusk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donaldtrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/techpodcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>techpodcast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/digitalsovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digitalsovereignty</span></a></p>