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@forgetpassword@unredacted.social · 2d ago
@anthropy@mastodon.derg.nz @mayadev@tilde.zone @Blender@mastodon.social how can you be sure of that. Yes, we don't live in the reality where blender is fully funded by donations but dismissing the notion by saying it wont exist without bigtech is dumb. First, its an opensource project, it will live on with contributors and forks Second, There are foss projects that were literally saved by donations, Thunderbird got a second life with that little donate pop-up notification. Blender could do the same. #blender #foss #bigtech #opensource
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@perlman@indieweb.social · 2d ago
Palantir tracks everyone. So I built a site that tracks Palantir. They've been watching us. Now we can watch them. Contracts. Lawsuits. Executive pay. Global footprint. Lobbying activity. Media strategies. All in one place. ›› https://palantirwatch.org #privacy #technology #surveillance #bigtech
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@wood5y@mastodonapp.uk · 3d ago
FX: the slamming of a door on an empty stable. The British state, if it had had any sense, would have been worrying about #DigitalSovereignty years ago. #BigTech #AI https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/29/ai-panic-uk-government-us-dependent-technology-trump
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@newsgroup@social.vir.group · 3d ago
When big tech lobbies for regulation, it’s rarely about protecting users. It’s about cementing their own dominance by making compliance a barrier only they can afford. The moat gets deeper, the competition gets crushed. #regulation #bigtech #monopoly
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org · 4d ago
“For too long, the UK has been content to be a digital colony of Silicon Valley. We are ceding both economic value and strategic autonomy because we lack a coherent plan to stand on our own two feet.” 🗣️ Victoria Collins MP on the cross-party warning over the UK's dependence on US tech. They call for the risks to be disclosed and recognised in the National Risk Register. Read more ⬇️ https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-british-lawmakers-demand-transparency-over-us-tech-dependence/ #DigitalSovereignty #opensource #tech #bigtech #ukpolitics #ukpol
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org · Apr 24, 2026
The UK isn’t a vassal state of America. Yet Trump wants to punish us over a digital services tax. This can be resolved by ditching US Big Tech from our digital infrastructure. We should invest in open source to promote economic growth through greater innovation and a more competitive tech sector. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/24/trump-tariff-uk-digital-services-tax-warning #digitalsovereignty #trump #digitalservices #tech #bigtech #opensource #ukpolitics #ukpol #tarrif
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org · Apr 23, 2026
Did Palantir say the quiet bit out loud? Maybe not when clue's in the name that they're the bad guys trying to spy on everyone. But still, erm, bold to set out their sinister megalomania in a 22-point manifesto. They make the case for ditching Big Tech in favour of UK Digital Sovereignty for us tbh. https://cybernews.com/editorial/palantir-manifesto-britain-tech-dependence/ #palantir #DigitalSovereignty #opensource #bigtech #tech #ukpolitics #ukpol
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org · Apr 22, 2026
The problem with our dependency on Big Tech is evident in Palantir's NHS contract. Signing up to a 'subscription service' for one company's exclusive software leaves us with nothing when we end the contract. With open source, we don't have to start again with a new platform when changing vendors. https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/20/palantir_nhs_break_clause/ #BigTech #palantir #nhs #DigitalSovereignty #opensource #UnplugBigTech #ukpolitics #ukpol
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org · Apr 22, 2026
Handing out contracts to Big Tech platforms is a rip off. If we don't like the over-charging, tax-dodging and exporting profits overseas, we face the nightmare of vendor lock-in. They own the software, so love it or lose it. We call for UK Digital Sovereignty to turn the tide. Sign if you agree ⬇️ https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-trump-s-kill-switch-secure-our-digital-sovereignty #BigTech #palantir #nhs #DigitalSovereignty #opensource #UnplugBigTech #ukpolitics #ukpol
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@aral@mastodon.ar.al · Apr 22, 2026
RE: https://mamot.fr/@Khrys/116446948729196049 I never thought the factory farm for human beings I work at would farm me is the new leopards eating people’s faces. #peopleFarming #siliconValley #BigTech #meta #capitalism
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@privacysafe@privacysafe.social · Apr 22, 2026
🧐 Keeping an eye on #tech giants because #PrivacyMatters “www.globaljustice.org.uk/event/resist... This is happening this Saturday (25th) in #London Rebel Tech Alliance (me) will be there doing a practical workshop to help people choose alternatives to #bigtech 😁 And C...” https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lmxw2a6utvls7woqsjflmuid/post/3mjzl3l2cx22g 🤖 via RSS feed. Not an endorsement.
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org · Apr 21, 2026
The UK is in a toxic relationship. Hooking up our digital infrastructure to the proprietary systems of a few tech companies based abroad has left us over-charged and vulnerable to external threats. ORG calls on the government to put in place a UK Digital Sovereignty strategy based on open source. Read more ⬇️ https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2026/government/mps-campaigners-warn-uk-dependence-on-us-tech-firms-is-becoming-a-national-security-risk?itc=refresh #DigitalSovereignty #opensource #bigtech #tech #ukpolitics #ukpol #unplugbigtech
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@JulianOliver@mastodon.social · Apr 16, 2026
Do you have an unused domain that you would be happy to donate to a counter-offensive against unchecked & unregulated AI crawlers that scrape human-made content to simulate & deceive for profit? If so, pls reply to this post. Your domain would become an entrypoint to the AI tarpit & Poison-as-a-Service project below, allowing concerned public to choose to use it on their sites, helping make the project more resilient to blacklisting. https://julianoliver.com/projects/science-is-poetry/ #ai #bigtech #tacticalmedia
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@Tutanota@mastodon.social · Apr 20, 2026
🚨⏳ Act now! Microsoft just enabled flex routing for Copilot users in the EU - and you're opted in automatically! This means your data can be processed outside of the EU. Turn if off now: Copilot → Settings → Flex routing → Do not allow flex routing Even better, yet, cancel Copilot. Here's why: https://tuta.com/blog/microsoft-copilot-reads-confidential-business-mail #Copilot #MicrosoftAI #BigTech
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@frankps@mastodon.babb.no · Apr 18, 2026
Upgraded my Sailfish phone from Fairphone 4 to 5. WOW, what an speed improvement! And I just love the screen. Almost up and running with all my apps 😊 Thank you Fairphone for giving the user freedom, and making it so easy to install alternative operating systems! #SailfishOS #Fairphone #LinuxMobile #BigTech
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org · Apr 15, 2026
The UK government has blanked the risks of US tech dependency for too long. Our digital infrastructure is a strategic asset. But that understanding is absent in how we hand out public sector contracts and allow UK tech sector sell-offs to foreign companies. We must shift the dial. Read more ⬇️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/the-case-for-digital-sovereignty-and-the-digital-commons/ #DigitalSovereignty #bigtech #tech #opensource #ukpolitics #ukpol
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org · Apr 15, 2026
"For years, a handful of Big Tech companies have used their power to gain control of the UK’s digital infrastructure, locking the government into wasteful contracts and shaping tech policy in their favour." 🗣️ ORG's @jim@social.openrightsgroup.org on our new report calling for UK Digital Sovereignty. Find out more ⬇️ https://www.itpro.com/infrastructure/uk-too-reliant-on-big-tech-needs-prioritise-digital-sovereignty-say-rights-organizers #DigitalSovereignty #opensource #bigtech #tech #ukpolitics #ukpol
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@aral@mastodon.ar.al · Apr 15, 2026
RE: https://indieweb.social/@jbz/116407902311911594 Call data centres what they really are: data farms. It’s where they farm you for your data. You are the livestock being farmed. #PeopleFarming #BigTech #SiliconValley #capitalism #dataFarms
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@christin@lsbt.me · Mar 06, 2026
Die zerbrechlichen Ketten der BequemlichkeitEin Plädoyer für die digitale Emanzipation Europas Wir haben unsere digitale Freiheit gegen Komfort eingetauscht. Microsoft, Amazon, Google und Meta bestimmen, wie wir kommunizieren, arbeiten und denken. Der CrowdStrike-Schock war kein Unglück, er war eine Ansage. Es ist Zeit, die Ketten zu sprengen. Ein Plädoyer für die digitale Emanzipation Europas. [Mehr lesen...] https://www.christin-loehner.de/blog/die-zerbrechlichen-ketten-der-bequemlichkeit #DigitaleSouveränität #DigitalSovereignty #Linux #OpenSource #FOSS #FreieSoftware #Datenschutz #Privacy #BigTech #FuckBigTech #DeGoogle #DeleteGoogle #DeleteFacebook #BoycottAmazon #BoycottMicrosoft #BoycottApple #Überwachungskapitalismus #SurveillanceCapitalism #Fediverse #Mastodon #Dezentralisierung #Decentralization #PublicMoneyPublicCode #ÖffentlichesGeld #RightToRepair #Fairphone #Framework #SelfHosted #Nextcloud #Signal #Tor #VPN #CrowdStrike #CloudAct #DSGVO #GDPR #Hetzner #EuropeFirst #TechSovereignty #DigitalRights #DigitaleRechte #Netzpolitik #CCC #ChaosComputerClub #ByeByeElon #QuitX #LeaveX #SaveSocial #Ecosia #Startpage #uBlockOrigin #LibreWolf #Firefox #FediTips #EuropäischeWerte #EuropeanValues #TechEthics #Nachhaltigkeit #Sustainability #GeplantéObsoleszenz #PlannedObsolescence #KaufLokal #LocalFirst #Widerstand #DigitalResistance #PolitischeTech #TechForGood #KI #AI #OpenSourceAI #ZenDiS #PublicCode #Libre #GNU #Debian #Fedora #PopOS #ZorinOS #NixOS #AntiColonialism #DigitalerKolonialismus #Cloudflare #AWS #AzureAlternative #EUTech #MadeInEurope
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@Tutanota@mastodon.social · Apr 09, 2026
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