Magnusloev

The small start from my perspective

https://feddit.dk/post/10934750

The small start from my perspective - Feddit.dk

Slowly beginning to use European alternatives for the following. See the list below. I figured it was a good start to all the new ones around here: Google -> Qwant [https://www.qwant.com/] Apple Music -> Qobuz [https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/discover] ChatGPT -> Me Chat [https://mistral.ai/en/news/le-chat-mistral] Twitter/X -> Mastodon [https://mastodon.social/explore] And of course: Reddit -> Lemmy [https://join-lemmy.org/] I will update this list as I continue šŸ‘ŒšŸ¼

Mar 9, 2025 at 2:08pmWeb
Show threadOrloNorppaMar 9, 2025
For anyone reading, any idea what the music catalogue on Qobuz is compared to Apple/YouTube/Spotify music? I checked out the website and it looks like Qobuz is kinda expensive (I pay 9.99 euros a month for YouTube Premium + YouTube Music so itā€™s really hard to get rid of it and find a better alternative)
Show threadcloveMar 9, 2025
I heard is pretty close to 1 to 1. Canā€™t find the source tho.
Show threadKrikMar 9, 2025
Most music streaming services charge about 10 bucks per month. Maybe Qobuz offers rebates every few months.
Show threadSamHalfcorpseMar 9, 2025
Sorry guys but Soundcloud? Isnā€™t it based in Berlin? I am a long time user of SoundCloud and I like it
Show threadottrMar 11, 2025
It should be so, yeah
Show threadtatannMar 9, 2025

I donā€™t use it for streaming, only to buy digital albums, but on multiple occasions Qobuz was cheaper than 7digital or Bandcamp.

All around Iā€™d say itā€™s the same price (around 10ā‚¬ per album).

Show threadRotluchsMar 9, 2025
Great start! For browser I can recommend Ecosia (Germany; tried it only on mobile) and Vivaldi (Norway).
Show threadaccideathMar 9, 2025
As theyā€™re both based on chromium, a Google controlled browser, Iā€˜d recommend any Firefox based browser (waterfox, librewolf) instead.
Show threadTencMar 9, 2025
and Waterfox, Fennec or IronFox for mobile
Show threadfarcasterMar 9, 2025
Which European search engine is best for privacy?
Show threadRotluchsMar 9, 2025
In case you understand German, there is this discussion: feddit.org/post/8948253.
Datenschutzfreundliche Suchmaschine gesucht - feddit.org

Hey Community, Welche Suchmaschine hat gerade im Hinblick auf Datenschutz die Nase vorn und Ć¼berzeugt auch als daily driver? Gerne mal eure Erfahrungen posten! Viele GrĆ¼ĆŸe, sp3ctre

Show threadFabianMar 9, 2025
If we actually get a good working, privacy focused search engine that is not primary ads, it would be really great
Show threadsp3ctreMar 9, 2025
Looking forward to it!
Show threadpopsykingMar 9, 2025
We really need this. Both qwant and ecosia still use bing under the hood and they are sadly not as good as Google. We should invest in developing an EU search engine
Show threadbarraformatMar 9, 2025
Amazing ā¤ļø
Show threadXardasMar 9, 2025
@Magnusloev After an unpleasant experience with Qwant, where the search results were awful and very outdated, I tried Ecosia and see no reason to go back to Google anymore. I hope that now these two search engines will gain more popularity and Qwant will improve its search algorithm and interface (no news tab in the some regions. News is too regional for me).
Show threadRandomVideosMar 10, 2025

The source and the other announcement

Why is it talking so much about AI and training data

Ecosia and Qwant join forces to develop European search index - Better Web

Ecosia and Qwant today reveal a new joint venture, European Search Perspective (EUSP), to develop and build search engine infrastructure in Europe. EUSP aims to contribute to digital sovereignty within Europe and ensure the continent has a strong, independent alternative to existing search technologies.

Better Web
Show threadBuy-European.netMar 10, 2025
Fantastic work! Hope the Qwant/Ecosia coop creates a powerful search index.