Important contribution by #HateAid to #rp26, reminding us how civil society needs robust #EUAlternatives in tech, finance and social media to maintain their independence.
#Europe needs to stay united, apply its the tools like the #DSA consistently. The adversities we face indicate to me that we are on the right path!
One more step towards EU tech! 🇪🇺
I've moved my site from GitHub Pages to Codeberg Pages.
All processes and parts – writing, building, and hosting are now in the EU 💻
Mullvad VPN. Based in Gothenburg, Sweden.
No email required to sign up. No name. No logging. You get a random account number. Pay with cash mailed in an envelope if you want to. EUR 5/month. Same price always. No annual plan upsell, no influencer discount codes.
In 2023, Swedish police showed up at Mullvad's office with a search warrant. They left with nothing. There was nothing to take.
On April 18 at least six police officers from the National Operations Department (NOA) of the Swedish Police visited the Mullvad VPN office in Gothenburg with a search warrant. They intended to seize computers with customer data.
Buying European software is not about nationalism. It is about jurisdiction.
Your data is governed by the laws of wherever the company is headquartered. If that is the US, your data is subject to the CLOUD Act and FISA 702. If that is the EU, it is subject to GDPR.
You do not have to understand every legal framework. You just have to choose the jurisdiction you trust. The product follows.
Which category should we expand next on only-eu.eu?
Current gaps we are aware of: AI tools, design software, CRM, developer tools.
But maybe you are looking for something else entirely. We built this directory for people who want European options. So: what European software category do you actually need?
Reply or boost so others see the question.
In 2025, the EU fined Apple EUR 500M, Meta EUR 200M, and Google EUR 3.4B under the Digital Markets Act.
A 5% digital services tax across the EU could generate tens of billions per year.
The US response: President Trump threatened tariffs on countries applying digital taxes, calling them "designed to harm American technology."
When a tax on profits is framed as an attack, ask who benefits from the framing.
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/09/10/apple-ireland-lose-13bn-sweetheart-tax-deal-case-in-victory-for-eus-tax-lady
#DigitalTax #DMA #EUAlternatives
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