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 – owing to better regulations.
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.
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.
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TheTechnician27@lemmy.world · 65 pts · 1y
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 – owing to better regulations.
Blaze@europe.pub · 42 pts · 1y
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
ploot@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 18 pts · 1y
Isn't Bluesky still US big tech?
Blaze@feddit.nl · 10 pts · 1y
It is, but at least the CEO does not make Nazi salutes
zonnewin@feddit.nl · 28 pts · 1y
That's a pretty low bar.
Airowird@lemm.ee · 10 pts · 1y
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.
nublug@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 1y
yet
Kualdir@feddit.nl · 2 pts · 1y
Open source
tfm@europe.pub · 21 pts · 1y
Bluesky does federation-washing
ploot@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 10 pts · 1y
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.
mitram2@lemm.ee · 9 pts · 1y
Not fully open source AFAIK.
Jozav@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 1y
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.
Nelots@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 1y
Can't let the struggle for perfection get in the way of good.
Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
It's time. I am buying a bidet today.
Hevsvmsavlvs@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
yes!! PLEASE more people need to use bidets ToT
silverlose@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 1y
Can…. Can Canada be included pwease 🥺 we don’t have much but we’re trying
We love you guys 🇪🇺
ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
I say we should all grab a shovel each and do our part to move Canada to Europe.
silverlose@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y
I love this idea. I’m in!
barnaclebutt@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
Canadian is okay too. Enjoy pornhub.
blazeknave@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Careful Thar be Linux users in them thar hills watching ye
pHr34kY@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Linus is Finnish, so it's euro tech :)
blazeknave@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Oh I meant the purists disagreeing with the image lol
Luffy879@lemmy.ml · -4 pts · 1y
dzso@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
So does anyone have a list of cc European alternatives to US big tech?