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Nextcloud joins open letter opposing #Android developer verification program. Because we don’t need more control from #BigTech, do we? 🤦

Like dozens of other signatories, we don’t think this is about #datasecurity…

Read our opinion and the full letter: 👉 https://nextcloud.com/blog/open-letter-android-developer-verification-program/

The talented @breadman@tooting.ch captured @Karlitschek@mastodon.social talk on #DigitalSovereignty at #CHOpen in Bern. 🎨

Amazing work! Small tip: try out the #NextcloudWhiteboard. We are sure you'll 💜 it!

Reason #87 to join our community newsletter: exclusive interviews with the team and community 💬

In our latest edition, we spoke with the creator of the Attendance app about discovering Nextcloud, building apps, and his advice for developers.

Subscribe for more stories: 👇 https://nextcloud.com/newsletter/

Europe cannot expose its most sensitive data to external powers. 🚫

Our digital systems hold some of our most valuable assets, yet Europe still relies heavily on foreign tech.

What does it take to break the pattern and build #digitalsovereignty?

Read more 👇 https://nextcloud.com/blog/why-digital-sovereignty-is-europes-defining-challenge/

Why do #BigTech workplace replacements fail? 👎

Organizations often:
1️⃣ Try to build their own stack
2️⃣ Stitch together multiple disconnected open source tools

But replacing #Microsoft365 isn’t about swapping apps. ➡️ You should be replacing the platform.

Full story👇
https://nextcloud.com/blog/how-to-successfully-replace-big-tech-platforms-with-an-open-source-collaboration-platform

6× faster? 🏎 With #NextcloudHub 26 Winter, we’re introducing the biggest architecture upgrade yet with:

• The new ADA engine
• Improved Rust & Go backends for Nextcloud Files & Talk
• Faster privacy-first AI

Watch on PeerTube: https://peertube.nextcloud.com/w/gGgvRkcAGgyPkNe8x73tDZ

🖊 Nextcloud has joined 30+ organizations in signing an open letter to Google opposing the #Android developer verification program.

Why does this matter? Because innovation thrives in #OpenEcosystems!

@keepandroidopen@techhub.social

Read the letter to find out more! 👇https://nextcloud.com/blog/open-letter-android-developer-verification-program/

In the age of mass #digitalsurveillance, people’s fundamental right to organize is under threat. 🫂

In its new guide, WIRED explores 5 tools and techniques that help grassroots movements oppose vast #surveillance powers and safeguard their #privacy.

@WIRED@flipboard.com

Full guide:👇 https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-organize-safely-in-the-age-of-surveillance/

Berlin community meetups continue! 🤗

Join us in our Berlin office to hang out, chat, and hack together. 🔥 A great opportunity to connect with the Nextcloud team and community!

Next meetup:
📅 March 18, 7 PM
📍 Nextcloud office

Details and registration below:👇
https://help.nextcloud.com/t/berlin-nextcloud-community-meetup/238227

What should be the next priority for digital sovereignty in the EU?

You made the release of #NextcloudHub26Winter unforgettable!

From watch parties to live Q&A, it was amazing to see so many of you join the release!

Missed it?

Read release blog post: 👉 https://nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-hub26-winter/

Watch release video: 👉https://peertube.nextcloud.com/w/kHaPaxLJJNAxkoh2f47teX

How does open source business model work, why is user empowerment so important, and when is the right time for digital sovereignty? 💪

Find out in the new episode of Josh Bressers’ Open Source Security podcast as he is joined by our founder Frank Karlitschek.

@joshbressers@infosec.exchange @Karlitschek@mastodon.social

Tune in!

https://opensourcesecurity.io/2026/2026-02-nextcloud-frank-karlitschek/

Happy I ❤️ Free Software Day!

We share our big thanks to everyone who contributes to #FreeSoftware, be it one line of code or years of stewardship.

How do you celebrate #ILoveFS? Tell us what you do, listen and watch today!

#ILoveFS #CelebrateContributors

Big news for open source & digital sovereignty 🚨

Nextcloud has been officially recognized by the @dpgalliance@mastodon.social as a Digital Public Good.

Another strong signal that online collaboration doesn’t have to mean giving up user control or data sovereignty. 💪

Discover more 👇 https://nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-recognized-as-a-digital-public-good/

Your next watch 🔔

@techhut@fosstodon.org shares his report from Nextcloud Community Conference in Berlin, Germany, and demonstrates the 7 biggest improvements from #NextcloudHub 25 Autumn.

Don’t miss this great of overview of what's new!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqM_wyE54Nc

Full guide to setting up Nextcloud AIO to ditch Microsoft and Google 👊 brought to you by TechHut @techhut@fosstodon.org

A must-see for everyone interested in #SelfHosting your own space for collaboration! We couldn't have explained it any better 😉

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFUmfHqQWyg