I am looking for a firefox plugin to warn me when the cloudflare (or similar) man in the middle is involved. Or maybe I should simply block sites using cloudflare (or similar) altogether?

This looks interesting (but I didn't look into the details, yet):

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/cloudwarning/

Any suggestions?

#maninthemiddle #firefox #plugin #cloudflare #reclaimTheInternet

#OpenSource Tipp 4: Magic Lane. #Quellcodeoffene und #datenschutzpositive Alternative zur Datenkrake Google Maps. Unterstützt Echtzeit-#Navigation zu Fuß und per Auto, funktioniert als #Routenplaner fürs Auto, Öffis, Fahrrad, zu Fuß. Viele Firmenadressen sind hinterlegt, nach kurzer Eingewöhnung funktioniert das UI problemlos. Ein paar besondere Maps Features wie Öffnungszeiten fehlen, die Hauptfunktionen von Maps sind aber alle abgedeckt und das ohne Tracking und Profiling.

#ReclaimTheInternet

#OpenSource Tipp3: #Thunderbird von Mozilla. Der No-Brainer, das Emailprogramm, das wohl jede*r kennt. Wie #FileZilla, #Firefox oder #VLC früher kaum von einem PC wegzudenken. Und auch heute noch eine super Alternative. Es fehlt wirklich nichts. Email-Verwaltung beliebig vieler Emailadressen, Kalenderfunktion, Aufgaben, Chat. Stabil, verlässlich, schnell, intuitiv und das Ganze spendenbasiert.

#reclaimTheInternet

#Enshittification #BreakingFree #ReclaimTheInternet

Probably all of us have now seen the Enshittificator video by the Norwegian Consumer Counsel — .https://vimeo.com/1168468796 — possibly more than once : )

Noted that it's part of a broader campaign https://www.forbrukerradet.no/breakingfree that includes calls to action and letters being sent to governments: https://www.forbrukerradet.no/news-in-english/digital-products-and-services-are-getting-worse-but-the-trend-can-be-reversed/, and a recorded seminar (in Norwegian) including an an interview with @pluralistic (in English, forward to somewhere in the middle): https://vimeo.com/1165647336?fl=pl&fe=vl

The 2025 World Wide Web Award for „Best Textual Representation of Dial-up Modem Sounds” goes to @ifixcoinops for his masterpiece

„WEEWEEWEEWEESCHRRRRRB'DANG,B'DANG”

https://retro.social/@ifixcoinops/115697405237351236

Also: What Dan says. ⤴️

#Australia #SocialMediaBan #WWW #redecentralize #ReclaimTheInternet #ReclaimTech #FuckGAFAMN #SaveSocial #PlatformCapitalism #SurveillanceCapitalism

Corporate social media broke the internet 😭

@taylorlorenz.bsky.social and @chaykak.bsky.social perfectly capture how algorithmic feeds and corporate surveillance have stifled the joy of casual posting. When every post is engineered for engagement, interactions feel performative, and platforms are designed to keep you endlessly scrolling, the internet loses its personal touch. Corporate social media has commodified connection, turned spontaneity into strategy, and reduced authenticity to performance.

 But there's a way out: FOSS and the Fediverse. By embracing open-source software and decentralized platforms, you're not just avoiding surveillance—you're reclaiming control. You dictate what happens to your data, curate your own feed, and shape your online experience.

Envision an internet where you can share a silly thought, a random photo, or a half-baked idea without worrying about it being algorithmically buried or monetized. That's the promise of the Fediverse. It's not a utopia, but it's a significant step forward.  

https://youtu.be/fQ274ieBfcE

#FOSS #Fediverse #SurveillanceCapitalism #ReclaimYourData #FediverseCulture #CasualPosting #HumanCenteredTech #Decentralize #ReclaimTheInternet #OpenSource #Decentralization #DigitalRights #twitter #facebook