Marco ArtsFeb 27
Tuta

🎉 Big Tech alternatives are finally getting mainstream media attention! 🎉

Yesterday, The Guardian published a piece on how people and organizations can leave Big Tech behind and choose ethical, privacy-focused alternatives, a topic we’ve been passionate about at Tuta for a long time. 🙌🔐

Thank-you to Steve Rose for mentioning Tuta. It’s great to see privacy-first solutions getting recognition. 🙏

👉 Read the article: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/26/how-to-replace-amazon-google-x-meta-apple-alternatives

#TechAlternatives #DigitalSovereignty

Feb 27 at 8:40amWeb
Show threadAnders LundFeb 27
@Tutanota A shame they forget to mention the fediverse :\ And AI? Best alternative must be HI ;)
Show threadTutaFeb 27
@anderslund Hopefully next time!
Show threadMichel PatriceFeb 28

@Tutanota @anderslund

Commenting on social medias is nice.

But over the years, I noticed that whenever you write to a journalist, they very often reply. They do read their emails and they notice.

When you read a piece about leaving big tech, you have someone interested in the topic. It is someone to write to about the Fediverse. This journalist will then look it up and it might come up in a next piece.

Show threadBrainsuxxFeb 27
@Tutanota I would really like to use Fairphone...but not for almost 600 euros...just way too much :(
Show threadIanFeb 27
@brainsuxx666
Can't deny the upfront cost, but easy repairs and a 5-year warranty is all about taking a different, more long term approach.
(My first #Fairphone ran as my only smartphone for almost 9 years until the 3G network was axed. Only cost along the way was a spare battery for €20.)
Show threadEFFeb 27
@brainsuxx666 @Tutanota the French and UK phones seem interesting but part of the need is 2x SIM + miniSD card. Low cost Chinese phones can manage this. Android free would assist the choice too due to #googleshenangins and Android #enshitification
Show threadWeAreFairphoneFeb 27
@brainsuxx666 I guess you'll likely find it still too much, but anyway: The standard price recently dropped to 550 € and first-time buyers can always get another 50 € off (through a referral code from a "Keep Club" member – me, friends, strangers). /u
Show threadBrainsuxxFeb 27
@WeAreFairphone I could spend about 300 on a phone :) Lets make a deal xd
Show threadunhitchedFeb 27
@Tutanota „Berlin-based Tuta“ i thought you are from Hannover?
Show threadTutaFeb 27
@unhitched We are! They got it wrong.
Show threadMichael FurlanFeb 27

@Tutanota Good to see more reasons to unsubscribe from those companies who are funding US fascism. And some very viable options to those companies who are contributing to our demise.

https://www.resistandunsubscribe.com

#resistandunsubscribe

Resist and Unsubscribe

Resist and Unsubscribe
Show threadjanus_kFeb 27
@Tutanota I think it's great that, finally, privacy oriented alternatives are getting the attention they deserve. But this must become a principle to defend on itself, because it took the tech bros political marriage to Trump in order to change minds. When these tech bros were still large donors to the democratic party, privacy and digital rights were widely derided or even frowned upon. So hopefully we learn from this, and start taking a longer term position on our digital rights.
Show threadgwentlarryFeb 27

@Tutanota

It doesn't mention search engines at all which I consider one of the most invidious big tech tools - tracking, biasing, advertising …

Show threadSocProfFeb 27
@gwentlarry @Tutanota the article starts with search and recommends Ecosia. But @kagihq is better.
Show threadniaFeb 27
@Tutanota it's a dead end when people are already addicted to being dumb
Show threadZZ BottomFeb 27
@Tutanota  👍
Show threadWilliam B PeckhamFeb 27
@Tutanota the comment that any Android phone can be converted using /e is a lie. There are a huge number of pretty good phones with no such image available. My BOLD N4 is one example. $250 USD with features commonly found only on $1000 USD android phones. We need Android phones that gain the economy of scale to offer that kind of value. (I would be willing to pay twice as much for the same phone if it came with Linux.)
Show threadPatrick LeavyFeb 27
@Tutanota great news! and perfect with our Big Tech Walkout full programme. Check it out here:
https://blog.rebeltechalliance.org/the-big-tech-walkout-2026/
The Big Tech Walkout 2026

Here is the full detailed programme for the Big Tech Walkout 2026 - bookmark it so you can refer back to it over the year

The Rebel Blog
Show threadPaul Sutton (zleap)Feb 27

@Tutanota

About time, maybe 2026 will be the yearofchange and 27 will be the #YearOfTheFediverse

Show threadHarryK61Feb 27
@Tutanota https://european-alternatives.eu/
European Alternatives

We help you find European alternatives for digital service and products, like cloud services and SaaS products.

European Alternatives
Show threadMartinFeb 27
@Tutanota It's a good article, and it's prompted me to join Mastodon. Already using LibreOffice and Proton. Browser is currently Firefox, but seriously considering Vivaldi. Keen to support a European IT infrastructure 🙂