Take Exit 50: Your Off-Ramp from Big Tech to European & Open Source Roads.
European Alternatives to US-based products and services
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/41992548
In my opinion replacing US Big Tech with European alternatives is bullshit unless they are also free software. Many European alternatives who started in Europe later moved to the US when they got big for better access to capital etc. It's like moving from Twitter/X to Bluesky only to see its enshittification 10 years down the line.
While I agree with you, there is an issue with some services that have no free alternative (that I know of at least). Take the email or vpn services, do you know a real FOSS alternative? Or hosting services, any FOSS service?
That's a good question: I don't mean that 100% of their stack should be FOSS but
It's a start. But take Proton, sure it's based in Switzerland, but the CEO is also MAGA. So is Proton good or not?
Do you have a source for that?
https://theintercept.com/2025/01/28/proton-mail-andy-yen-trump-republicans/
Though looking a bit deeper just now it does seem he has backpedalled his stance after the backlash. So who know what the current state is.
Oh yes, my favorite search engine ntntg.de (EnteEnteGeh)
I’m wondering how many more platforms will emerge 😂
