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[โ€“] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 64 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Uhhhhh, Big Tech can and does also exist in Europe, Blaze. We need people switching to FOSS and non-profit software, but switching from American proprietary software to European proprietary software as a stopgap at least plausibly makes things somewhat better โ€“ owing to better regulations.

[โ€“] Blaze@europe.pub 41 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Oh, indeed. Ideal would be FOSS, but if people can already stop using the US Big Tech that's still something.

Like people leaving Twitter for Bluesky

[โ€“] ploot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Isn't Bluesky still US big tech?

[โ€“] Blaze@feddit.nl 10 points 3 months ago (2 children)

It is, but at least the CEO does not make Nazi salutes

[โ€“] zonnewin@feddit.nl 28 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] Airowird@lemm.ee 10 points 3 months ago

Yet Musk manages to limbo underneath.

Oh, who am I kidding, he couldn't hit the bar doing his feeble attempt at a jumping jack.

[โ€“] Kualdir@feddit.nl 2 points 3 months ago (3 children)
[โ€“] tfm@europe.pub 21 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)
[โ€“] ploot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 3 months ago

Still, it's run by a large American tech company and has a federation model that makes self-hosting and true decentralization somewhere between difficult and impossible.

[โ€“] mitram2@lemm.ee 9 points 3 months ago

Not fully open source AFAIK.

[โ€“] Jozav@lemmy.world 18 points 3 months ago

The alternative for Tw!ter is Mastodon. Bsky's business model is based on growth, it will be sold for billions to the highest bidder once there are sufficient subscribers locked in.

[โ€“] Nelots@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago

Can't let the struggle for perfection get in the way of good.

[โ€“] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's time. I am buying a bidet today.

[โ€“] Hevsvmsavlvs@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

yes!! PLEASE more people need to use bidets ToT

[โ€“] barnaclebutt@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

Canadian is okay too. Enjoy pornhub.

[โ€“] silverlose@lemm.ee 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Canโ€ฆ. Can Canada be included pwease ๐Ÿฅบ we donโ€™t have much but weโ€™re trying

We love you guys ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ

[โ€“] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I say we should all grab a shovel each and do our part to move Canada to Europe.

[โ€“] silverlose@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

I love this idea. Iโ€™m in!

[โ€“] blazeknave@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Careful Thar be Linux users in them thar hills watching ye

[โ€“] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Linus is Finnish, so it's euro tech :)

[โ€“] blazeknave@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Oh I meant the purists disagreeing with the image lol

[โ€“] dzso@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

So does anyone have a list of cc European alternatives to US big tech?