cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/65313582
Germany seeks to levy 10% tax on online platforms like Google
https://www.reuters.com/en/germany-seeks-levy-10-tax-online-platforms-like-google-2025-05-29/
https://www.reuters.com/en/germany-seeks-levy-10-tax-online-platforms-like-google-2025-05-29/
cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/65313582
8 Comments
HK65@sopuli.xyz · 9 pts · 1y
Could they also fund domestic alternatives?
Vittelius@feddit.org · 7 pts · 1y
https://www.sovereign.tech/
HK65@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 1y
This looks like a consultancy with like 10 people and everyone having super high titles.
What to they actually do?
5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 1y
Look for your garden variety open source project. Chsnces are they get partially funded by the Sovereign Tech Fund.
albert180@piefed.social · 4 pts · 1y
Fund the development of better Accessability tools in Gnome, and other stuff like OpenStreetMaps, FFMPeg, PyPi, Arch etc... as well.
Maybe you should visit the Website for starters . They have a list thrre
https://www.sovereign.tech/de/tech
Melchior@feddit.org · 3 pts · 1y
They give money to open source projects. Wikipedia has a list. It is still way to little.
brot@feddit.org · 1 pts · 1y
Yeah, it's really infuriating how little money there is. Just imagine how we could improve the FOSS ecosystem with an infusion of a few billion dollars of investments. And if all states would pitch in a few million dollars each, that is easily financed.
otto@feddit.org · 4 pts · 1y
we do, and it will launch in a few days: https://openwebsearch.eu/