Supporting EU Innovation: My Shift Away from US Tech Giants
Supporting EU Innovation: My Shift Away from US Tech Giants
I've decided to make some significant changes in my digital life. I've taken the plunge and am rooting out most US-based services from my usage list. This includes canceling all my streaming subscriptions, putting my Reddit account in cold storage, and deleting my Twitter accounts. Additionally, I'm in the process of removing my presence from Meta platforms. This shift is part of my effort to simplify and re-evaluate my online habits and dependencies.
One of the primary reasons for this change is the importance of bolstering the EU economy. By supporting European companies and services, I believe we can foster innovation and growth within our own region. This not only strengthens our economic independence but also encourages the development of solutions tailored to our specific needs and values.
In my exploration of EU-based alternatives, I've found that while they may be slightly more expensive, they often offer superior technology and usability. The focus on quality, privacy, and user experience in many European products aligns with my personal values and expectations. By investing in these solutions, I'm not only supporting local businesses but also benefiting from advanced and reliable services.
This transition is about more than just personal preference; it's about contributing to a stronger, more self-sufficient European digital landscape. I'm excited to continue discovering and integrating more EU-based services into my daily life.
Despite the costs and effort needed to make this change, I would like to encourage and motivate everyone else considering doing the same. It will undoubtedly be tough for a while, but if we push forward together, it will be better for all of us in the end. Let's support each other in this journey towards a more independent and innovative digital future.
Stop reposting this unless you improve it with recommendations from previous threads. Come on, have some pride in your work.
Woop! The first of this graphics I see that mentions Element/Matrix!
Opinion:
Bluesky is American with the vast majority of users on one single instance based in Seattle, so I wouldn't recommend it over mastodon which truly is decentralized.
Also revanced is old and overly complicated in comparison to freetube and Grayjay. While Grayjay is American, it is ran by Louis Rossman, and is consumer rights friendly on a level higher than many European alternatives.
I have to say, i am quite impressed with mastodon already, hopefully they add some QOL like native GIF usage etc.
Bluesky i'm a little bit on the fence about, but i got to say i'm inclined to give it a try
nebula.tv is also a pretty good alternative to watching streaming services or YouTube.
Isn't ReVaned dead?
I'm still using it so no
Theres a Fork still being worked on.
I thought so to, until i was sent this.
Revanced Extended
Welcome!
Thank you!!!
Thank you for the info! I am right now thinking of switching to linux on my PC - I am using like a 7 year old Windows 10 system so I need to clean up anyway and no way in hell am I moving to Windows 11 :D
I can recommend Fedora, it's very polished, but it's the community distro of the American Red Hat Enterprise Linux
If you insist on a European Distro, try OpenSuse
If you have a 7 yo system on Win10 you will very likely not have any issues moving to Linux.
Unfortunatly, as i have done the plunge on most of the solutions out there, i run a couple of integrated systems on my dual-pc setup that, unfortunatly, just don't have linux ports yet.
Currently i am battling the AndroidOS and Social networks problem. I have to admit, Proton has been a godsent, even though i do feel like they're a bit on the pricey side.
Windows (and the peripherals) and Steam are going to be tough for me though...
But i'll keep looking and trying new things, i'm sure we are on the verge of a massive direction shift, one that will push more EU/Open Source solutions to the forefront.
It is, i hope, just a matter of time now.
I have a Intel NUC i3-3227U from about 2014. I used Debian with KDE and LXQT, Windows 10 LTSC(its faster than normal windows) and Windows 11 LTSC.
WINDOWS 11 LTSC SUXXXXXX lol its so laggy. they made the settings control center even worse with huge text. when you right click with the mouse you get a retarded little menu and not the normal menu with all the options. AND MIND: normal windows 11 would be even slower!!!! WTF MICROPENIS?! (atleast it looks more pretty than windows 10, but its bo big plus i care about performance more)
Actual im on Windows 10 LTSC, i want to switch to LXQT sometime. idk the distro yet, probably european. :)
Your journey and motivation is looking a lot like mine. I deleted my twitter account, frozen my meta accounts and canceled most of the streaming subscriptions. Currently looking into the email problem of leaving Gmail behind... Probably it will be tuta + a NAS for file storage to replace gdrive. I used Arc for the browser, I really love it's UX so I have been trying to move to Zen Browser, however they have issues with 1password (not sure if I'll move from this service) and it doesn't sync like Arc does (for now).
I'm curious I still don't really understand element/matrix.... Does it communicate with the other messaging services? I'm trying to push more people around me to use Signal (but yeah... It's the same old story of no one using it so people to use it)
Did you went for freeNAS for the Google photos replacement? Do you have a way to auto sync your photos on the phone to your photos in your server?
Good luck 🫡
I went for the Proton Suite for email/cloud/password management solutions!
Got a 25% off the 2 year plan (might still be available) and i CANNOT recommend it enough.
The day I was about to go for proton was the same day the news about the CEO comments came out... It's that strange balance... It has a lot of the features I want to replace from Gmail but... Now I'm not sure if it would be much better than Google if the government decided they wanted to look at my emails. That said it's still better for my money to go to a EU company.
Does stremio really stream a lot of films? I only get recommendations for netflix, amazon,... in there
I have my problems with the recommendation for stremio. It obviously includes features that are most likely illegal in your country of residence. While you can use it to watch the usual TV stream, you can use it to instantly watch torrented content.
Instead of recommending stremio, the post could recommend putting your pirate hat back on and sailing the seven seas.
you can install an addon like torrentio that finds torrents and streams them
with the addons available it works really really well.
Even on my android box i have fouund myself using it more than the subscriptions i had ( wich were most of them )
google chrome to brave or firefox is no longer good advice
The image is a bit outdated.
I went to firefox and will very likely be moving on to librewolf soon.
Am trying out @Vivaldisocial.vivaldi.net right now. Like it. Sadly it's not open source.