When people talk about "digital sovereignty" and "european alternatives" I really just wonder what the hell they are talking about. Just look at Schwarz Digits, controlled by LIDL-boss Dieter Schwarz. That's not an alternative. That's a menace.

Posted while listening to the great talk by Anna Kraher at #cablesofresistance in Berlin.

https://programm.infraunited.org/cableresist26/talk/VJYLJW/

Big Tech made in Germany? Lidl und das Verprechen digitaler Souveränität Cables of Resistance - movement conference against Big Tech

Unter dem Label digitale Souveränität wird momentan massiv in digitale Infrastrukturprojekte „made in Germany“ investiert. Unternehmen greifen darunter direkt in KI-Entwicklung, Wissenschaft und Bildung ein und rufen dabei eine nationale (digitale) Identität an. Soziale Bewegungen stehen vor der Aufgabe, lokale politische Praxis zu entwickeln, die den transnationalen Zusammenhang im Blick behält.

@malteengeler
Oh no! The Torment Nexus! Quick, we must create EuroTorment!
@ozzelot @malteengeler I'm running OpenTorment, I don't know why anyone would trust tech corporations, but I'm not going to be left behind by Torment either.
@davey_cakes @malteengeler Your OpenTorment was still created by observing millions of unconsenting tormentees! Just because you can choose how fast the sawblades spin doesn't mean your Torment is any better!
@ozzelot @malteengeler the sawblades are spinning in accordance with GPL, that makes it ethical