If you have missed it, Google is closing down the Android ecosystem Apple style by requiring every app be signed by them. How do you get your app signed then? By accepting their ToS and paying them a fee. Which is of course in stark violation of EU DMA. But this will affect the entire world, and kill indie/open source apps as we know it.

See https://keepandroidopen.org for more info and tips to resist.

#keepandroidopen #Android #DigitalFreedom #digitalsovereignty #DigitalMarketAct

I have just deleted a workspace with 237 git repositories from bitbucket.org. These have all been migrated to personal hosting. What a thrill! Quite some emotions!

gh.com is next :)

#DigitallySelfSufficient #DigitalFreedom #DigitalSovereignty

Google is coming for sideloading, and it’s a red flag for all of us. 🚩

Android’s "open" reputation is being traded for a walled garden. Google’s plans to restrict sideloading aren't just about "security"—they’re about control. By making it harder to install apps outside the Play Store, they’re stifling #FOSS and forcing everyone into their data-hungry ecosystem.

Read more: http://the.unknown-universe.co.uk/s/QQNDRH

#Android #Privacy #Sideloading #Google #DigitalFreedom

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS raises its desktop minimum RAM to 6 GB, up from 4 GB in 24.04, while Windows 11 still lists 4 GB. Canonical’s update reflects practical memory needs under GNOME, whereas Windows’ TPM requirement implies most systems already exceed the minimum 💻

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/ubuntu-26-04-minimum-ram-requirement/

#TechNews #Canonical #Ubuntu #Ubuntu2604 #Linux #OpenSource #FOSS #GNOME #UserControl #Privacy #LightweightLinux #DigitalFreedom #OperatingSystem #Computing #PCBuild #Software #Debian #Fedora

Do you love ice? ❄️
Do you love the purity of snow? 🤍
Do you love crystal clear water? 🌊

Do you long to be among people who value honesty as law, and trustworthiness as their very soul?

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That's why I prepared a special guide for you:

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Your gateway to the **Nordic Fediverse**—Mastodon servers in Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark.
Where:
🔐 Privacy is not a setting, but a culture
💬 Community is not a platform, but a family
🌱 Renewable energy powers the servers, and honesty powers the conversation

Choose your new digital home today. 🏠💙

#NordicMom #Fediverse #Mastodon #NordicChat #PrivacyFirst #NordicSoul #IceAndFire #DigitalFreedom
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Hi, I’m Michael. Writer, photographer, and self-sovereignty guide, with 2 books behind me.

I talk about privacy, decentralisation, self-hosting, Linux, Web3, digital freedom, and human-first tech.

Topics: privacy, Linux, self-hosting, digital freedom.

#Privacy #Linux #SelfHosting #DigitalFreedom

At Bulgaria’s Elections, is the EU Facing Another Digital Calamity?

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://balkaninsight.com/2026/03/27/at-bulgarias-elections-is-the-eu-facing-another-digital-calamity/bi/

RE: https://mastodon.social/@stopossmandate/116300052545668794

If you live in #Michigan and hate these 2 OS-level bills, then please contact your state senators or representatives by clicking the links below so that you can find them there. #DigitalFreedom #PrivacyFirst #StopOSSpies

https://senate.michigan.gov/senators/all-senators/

https://www.house.mi.gov/#findARepresentativeForm

Bad news! We've got #Michigan in our list for proposing #AgeVerification laws if the lawmakers introduced MI HB 4429 of 2025 by a #Republican and SB 284 of 2025. #DigitalFreedom #StopOSSpies #PrivacyFirst #NoAgeSignals

https://legiscan.com/MI/text/HB4429/id/3229902
https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-SB-0284

Iran-Linked Hackers Target Albanian Post in Latest Attack

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://balkaninsight.com/2026/03/26/iran-linked-hackers-target-albanian-post-in-latest-attack/bi/