Mastodawn

Hi there! This is the #introduction for the official account of "Alternatives in UK", a new project by @toychicken to start mapping #UKalternatives for digital products, platforms and services.

Our hope is that with this map, we can find and celebrate great UK alternatives, or highlight gaps that might need to be addressed.

#contributions and #suggestions welcomed and encouraged!

https://alternatives-in.uk/ 🇬🇧

In the UK

Finding UK alternatives for digital products, platforms and services, ranging from enterprise hosting and SaaS, to consumer services.

Alternatives in UK

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Laurens 🐐Feb 24, 2025

@alt_in_uk @toychicken Perhaps it's an idea to rethink your logo. It has a bit too much of an 'Alternative für Deutschland' (AfD, Alternatives for Germany, essentially a rebranded Nazi party) connotation. Unless that's what you meant to do, of course.

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Alternatives in UK Feb 24, 2025

@ElBeeToots @toychicken a fair point, I'll give it some thought. I'd based it on a combination of UK flag colours, and a symbol for 'alternatives', and did deliberately lean the dominant arrow slightly left :D

That font choice thought... damn. That's awfully, unintentionally close.