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ploum May 30, 2024

Leave Google now and help others doing the same by:

1. Switching #Duckduckgo or #Kagi (using !g if Google is really needed)

2. Creating an email account on one of the many ethical alternative while asking gmail to redirect all email received.

3. Trying @organicmaps and adding your business information on OpenStreetMaps (opening hours, etc)

4. Creating a @peertube account on an instance and uploading your videos there

All those steps can be achieved by yourself, alone!

#degoogle

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Adelaide あで Fisher May 30, 2024

@ploum people who use kagi and recommend it to others really need to familiarize themselves with people they are giving money to
https://kagifeedback.org/d/2808-reconsider-your-partnership-with-brave

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Beanface42

@actualwitch @ploum You can also refuse to use javascript at this point.

Or incitate Emacs users to stop using their favorite tool, because of the very discutable attitude of Richard Stallman not so long ago.

Or refuse to use Cisco devices because they help building and maintaining the "great firewall" of China.

Another example: DuckDuck Go is using Bing. Bing help the Chinese governement with censorship within his search engine, the almost only alternative to Baidu and 360 in China. This censorship has direct consequences on the Ouïghours and Tibetans repression.

I believe Brendan Eich is a dick but also believe Kagi is an impressive product that deserve more than a simple try. What they do with their small web initiative is great, for example:

blog.kagi.com/small-web

Kagi Blog - Kagi Small Web

As a part of our ongoing pursuit to humanize the web, we are pleased to announce the launch of the Kagi Small Web initiative. What is Kagi Small Web? To begin with, while there is no...