"NO TO BIG TECH

Big Tech companies fuel inequality, damage the climate, target children, and threaten democracy.

We need to act collectively to end their dominance.

🗓 Wed 13 May 18:00-19:00

Join XRUK’s second Disobey talk with Matt Tutt and Kimwei McCarthy to discover what steps we can take to challenge internet giants.

➡️ Register here:
https://xrb.link/s2pJs5i0

Part of the new 'Disobey' talk series by XRUK - watch the first talk on YouTube here:
https://xrb.link/kz6bH34Zzq
"

It's a bit ironic they're using zoom when there's other choices 😡, but I'm going to see what it's like...

#DigitalSovereignty #DigitalRights #TechSovereignty #XR #ExtinctionRebellion #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction

US Technology Colonialism is a problem, and has been a problem... for decades.

US companies harvest data and sell it to the highest bidder... violating privacy protection laws of other countries. Remember George W Bush's time at the helm?

US companies track and trap citizens of OTHER countries b/c those citizens dare to speak up and out against the #USA, especially in its #Trumpistan epoch/era.

#internetsovereignty #softwaresovereignty #technologysovereignty #techsovereignty #internet #USBS

#TechSovereignty: "If Europe wants competitive home-grown #tech champions, the answer isn't to shut out global players." 🚫

"Fix what's broken! We need a functioning #DigitalSingleMarket and get rid of the regulatory maze," Daniel Friedlaender emphasised at #PoliticoAITech.

Warning: If you use American products, the United States government, specially #DHS (which houses #ICE) will try to grab your information for its political purposes: https://youtu.be/rrR_e1COLa0 Tech sovereignty has never been more important in #Canada.

#politics #privacy #techsovereignty #cdnpoli #canpoli #uspol #Trump #Google

We are excited to see you in Paris at OW2 Con 2026!

Tickets are free, so make plans to join us next month for a great lineup of speakers discussing:
#opensource
#education
#sustainability
#business and
#techsovereignty for Europe.

We will be in the January Breakout Room on Wednesday, June 3rd.

https://pretalx.ow2.org/ow2con-2026/schedule/

European civil servants are being forced off WhatsApp

politico.eu/article/european-c…

Governments in France, Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium have started rolling out in-house messaging services for officials to exchange sensitive information, in an effort to stop staff from using popular encrypted apps and switch to local alternatives they can control.

#DigitalSecurity #TechSovereignty

Did you know there's a newcomer EU comissioner on mastodon  ? 🇪🇺 Henna Virkkunen, @HennaVirkkunen , is the Executive Vice-President for #Tech Sovereignty, #Security and #Democracy of the European Commission. Together with @EUCommission , it's the only official #EU account on #mastodon, according to https://european-union.europa.eu/contact-eu/social-media-channels_en , at least for now...

It seems like a start, doesn't it? After all, the #fediverse is key in #TechSovereignty

Thanks to the scum that is Donald #trump I finally see the real danger of centralizing and relying on USA tech.

Don’t get me wrong—I’m a strong supporter of libre software.

But instead of paying for USA services, I’ve switched to European alternatives.

Support your own country. Decentralize the power.

#Fediverse #TechSovereignty #LibreSoftware #Europe