Yes, the #EU has a lot of regulations.

But remember that thanks to those regulations you can use a single USB-C cable that can charge anything, rather than 10 different connectors and adapters as it was common until 10-15 years ago.

Remember that it’s thanks to those regulations if you no longer have to pay eye watering roaming fees for calls and data when you travel to other EU countries, as it was common until 5-10 years ago.

Remember that it’s thanks to those regulations if big tech has at least some constraints onto what it can do with your data and how much choice you have as a customer.

Remember that it’s thanks to those regulations if you, as a EU citizen, can benefit from the services of any other embassy of any other EU country if stranded abroad.

Those who try to depict the EU as a bureaucratic hell worth dismantling are those who hate the impact that its laws have on their freedom of exploiting markets, exploiting customers or living out of rent money.

Or those who hate the combined economic and political power of a united Europe with a single market because it threatens their national interests, and they’d rather exert their leverage with a bunch of divided and weaker countries instead.

Europe isn’t perfect and a lot can be improved. But those who call for its demise DO NOT talk in your interests.

Aw, sad to hear about Dan Simmons passing away. Hyperion was my gateway to science fiction.

https://arstechnica.com/culture/2026/02/hyperion-author-dan-simmons-dies-from-stroke-at-77/

#DanSimmons #hyperion #scifi #RIP #author #sff

The #fedimap is a map of the Fediverse users. Everyone can mark or unmark themselves.

Here's how you add yourself:

• Grab your coordinates by clicking on a location on https://fedimap.de/en/
• Don't use your exact location obviously 😉
• Send a private message to @fedimap with your coordinates like this:
• @fedimap !in 54.88889467,23.93083513

Done!

Looking forward to meet people in #brussels 😀

The project's code is https://codeberg.org/Lioh/Fedimap.

After I had jumped back on #WhatsApp about two years ago I #deleted it today again.
I built a short message with a why and link to me on #signal that I sent to everyone and even got a handful of people greeting me in signal. No idea if they are new there or had been there before.

My conclusion: do it, remove the #brotech and inspire friends and family, convince them or at least make them think.
If YOU don't do it #brotech wins.

https://di.day
#didit #unplugtrump #offwhatsapp

Tomorrow I will represent @Mastodon at the EU Tech Stars Summit, organized by the European Greens at the European Parliament.
I will also be part of a panel moderated by MEP @alexandrageese about user choice focused algorithms.

https://www.greens-efa.eu/en/article/event/eu-tech-stars-summit

Your data. Your feed. Your control.

The fediverse was built on communities, not corporations, deciding how they interact.

The Digital Services Act now brings that same accountability to the rest of the web.