Rik Viergever

@rikviergever
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Social entrepreneur. I think about how to progress things the world needs more of: science, human rights, open-source, privacy, open data, fairtrade, equality and nature!
Open-source
Privacy
ESG
Human rights

Fact check: Trump and Iran both share false information about 8 Iranian women - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oiK4vrbqQE0

#fakenews #misinformation #democracy #freedom #digital

Fact check: Trump and Iran share false information about 8 Iranian women

YouTube

The firebase-messaging library is supposed to provide developers with push notification capabilities. However, it includes many dependencies that add unwanted features like analytics and other "calling home" behaviors.

The recent vulnerability in Signal¹ reminded me to finally do something I've been planning for a while: removing that library and interfacing with Play Services directly.

https://codeberg.org/iNPUTmice/Conversations/commit/1abb22b542343642aacb4f7bd82f0bb2bc380ea4

1: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/14556

remove firebase-messaging library and interface directly with play services · 1abb22b542

Conversations - Conversations is an open source XMPP/Jabber client for Android

Codeberg.org

Dit is zot wat mij betreft... Kunnen we alsjeblieft werken aan een Europese betaalsysteem zodat we hierin niet meer afhankelijk zijn van alle gekkigheiden in de VS?

#DigitaleSoevereiniteit #Soevereiniteit #Europa #Vrijheid #Democratie

Great answer by Carl Sagan on the question whether he is a 'socialist'

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zqWS3yaZdr4

#socialism #socialcapitalism #democracy #freedom #carlsagan #tedturner

This 1989 Interview Still Feels Relevant Today… Carl Sagan Speaks

YouTube

John Cleese on Extremism in 1987, more relevant today than ever 👇

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mU5ef-zFyw

#extremism #democracy #freedom #polarization #politics

Quiet Majority - John Cleese on #Extremism 1987 - restored audio & video #FarRight #project2025

YouTube
MAGA God Squad Sentences Critically Endangered Whale Species to Extinction

For the first time of the 53-year history of the Endangered Species Act, wildlife protections are waived for "national security" reasons

Our Public Lands & Waters

1 April in the European pro-privacy community: "We are merging with Google. Why Google? A perfect alignment of visions" 🤣🤣🤣

https://www.reddit.com/r/xprivo/comments/1s9ci22/xprivo_is_being_acquired_by_google_what_this/

#1April #April1 #Privacy #FOSS #opensource #europe #SocEnt #buyeuropean

The Trump administration, American conservative think tanks and Big Tech companies, helped by far-right traitors in Europe, are increasingly targeting the EU’s digital regulations and rules on content moderation. We need to oppose this and stand strong!

https://corporateeurope.org/en/2026/03/inside-far-right-network-targeting-europes-digital-rules

#TechSovereigny #DigitalSovereignty #EnergySovereignty #Europe #EC #EU #EuropeanUnion #DSA #DMA #DigitalServicesAct #DigitalMarketsAct #Freedom #Democracy

Inside the far-right network targeting Europe’s digital rules | Corporate Europe Observatory

The Trump administration and a network of far-right think tanks are increasingly targeting the EU’s digital regulations and rules on content moderation. Far-right MEPs have taken over these narratives, while tech companies are hoping to exploit the opportunity.

Corporate Europe Observatory

Europe has survived 3 energy shocks in 4 years. The only way out is to stop buying power from its enemies | Fortune

https://fortune.com/2026/03/25/europe-3-energy-shocks-in-4-years-what-to-do-next/

#TechSovereigny #DigitalSovereignty #EnergySovereignty #Europe #EC #EU #EuropeanUnion

Europe has survived 3 energy shocks in 4 years. The only way out is to stop buying power from its enemies

Oil above $100. Gas prices up 70%. Every crisis has a different trigger—and the same vulnerability. Europe must become the world's first Electro-Continent.

Fortune