Free Software Foundation Europe wrote the following post Mon, 22 Dec 2025 14:33:15 +0100 Your whole internet traffic, encryption, backups, communication, shopping, writings, business interaction, and so on are transferred through your router. If your router is not free, your digital freedom is likely to be compromised.
💥 Check out our #RouterFreedom tech wiki, which collects information on how to use a different modem or router from your internet provider.
https://docs.fsfe.org/en/teams/router-freedom-tech-wiki
#DeviceNeutrality #SoftwareFreedom
#DeviceNeutrality
Your whole internet traffic, encryption, backups, communication, shopping, writings, business interaction, and so on are transferred through your router. If your router is not free, your digital freedom is likely to be compromised.
💥 Check out our #RouterFreedom tech wiki, which collects information on how to use a different modem or router from your internet provider.
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Rock’n’roll @dario on #RouterFreedom at #SFSCON2025!
#SFSCON #DeviceNeutrality #SoftwareFreedom #FSFE #FreeSoftware
Sending good vibes from #sfscon. #DeviceNeutrality is more important than ever. Happy to see so many people talking about it.
Of course, also a great opportunity to talk about #interoperability !
https://www.sfscon.it/talks/why-interoperability-is-key-for-software-freedom/
#Apple again weaponises its dominant market position and influence over millions of users to undermine a democratically enacted law in Europe:
Rumour has it that the #gatekeeper might rather disable its WiFi sync functionality than make it interoperable with competitors, as it's obliged to under the EU #DigitalMarketsAct.
Let me guess: next thing they'll complain again how the #DMA makes Apple products worse.
Debatt i Aktuell Hållbarhet: Så kan du undvika att kasta din dator ♻️
Många datorer kan inte uppgraderas till Windows 11. Resultatet blir att 400 miljoner fungerande datorer riskerar att kasseras – något som skapar mer än 700 miljoner kg elektronikavfall och stora koldioxidutsläpp. Det skriver @mattiasaxell vid @okfse i #AktuellHållbarhet och ger alternativ 🙌
👇 Läs debattartikeln här:
https://www.aktuellhallbarhet.se/opinion/debatt/sa-kan-du-undvika-att-kasta-din-dator/
#cirkulärekonomi #circulareconomy #deviceneutrality #eWaste #RepairEU #R2R
Wow #librephone is a very bold initiative by @fsf. I wish all the best for this endeavour!
Hopefully one day we can achieve truly #DeviceNeutrality for mobile phones.
Hey Google: don't be evil! 😈 We will keep protecting #softwarefreedom and #deviceneutrality for all users!
👀 Have you already checked our input to the @EUCommission ’s public consultation about the #DMA?
🔧 After 12 months of the DMA, we stress the hurdles and challenges for making #DeviceNeutrality a reality:
📣 Hey, #Google "disable" Google apps is not "uninstalling" them. You can't dodge the EU’s #DMA rules by redefining language.
👏 Thanks to @fsfe and allies, a complaint has been filed to stop this abuse and protect user freedom.
💪 Support the FSFE's fight for digital rights: https://my.fsfe.org/donate
Looking forward to meet many from the @nextcloud community on Sunday at the #NextcloudConf25! Will give a lightning talk about "Let’s spark children’s interest in coding" and be around to talk about #softwarefreedom and the @fsfe's work as well.
On Saturday my awesome co-workers @llas and @dario will be there as well to talk with #nextcloud contributors about #DeviceNeutrality and get feedback for our work in front of the European Court of Justice to keep #Apple accountable under the #DMA.
🎉 The Digital Markets Act #DMA turns 1! Since its approval #Google, #Apple & all gatekeepers must:
🔹Allow competing app stores
🔸Not discriminate against browsers & search engines
🔹Allow uninstallation of pre-installed apps
🔸Provide free-of-charge interoperability
👀 But we’re not done! #DeviceNeutrality, the freedom to uninstall, install & control any software on any device still faces hurdles
💪 With @edri we submitted our contribution to the @EUCommission consultation
Yes, we had to file a DMA complaint to the @EUCommission because #Google believes that disabling = uninstalling.
Under the #DMA, gatekeepers must allow users to uninstall apps, which, of course, means the **complete removal** of an app, not its disabling. This is key for #DeviceNeutrality.
Read the submission by @fsfe, @edri, @article19 @HomoDigitalisGR @Freiheitsrechte @vrijschrift
https://edri.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Joint-DMA-complaint-Alphabet-for-publication.pdf
@ilumium Remember when #Google claimed that removal from an #Android home screen was also the same as app removal? Pepperidge Farm remembers.
I guess in 7 years (almost to a day) we've progressed to arguing about disablement vs removal now.
@edri @EUCommission @article19 @fsfe @Freiheitsrechte @HomoDigitalisGR @vrijschrift
#DigitalMarketsAct #DMA #gateKeepers #DeviceNeutrality #SoftwareFreedom
📣 Is "disable" the same as "uninstall"? We do not believe it. Google does.
Under the DMA, the FSFE with a coalition of civil-society organisations prompts the @EUCommission to open proceedings to investigate Alphabet's (#Google) regarding the uninstallation of pre-installed apps in Android.
Uninstalling is completely removing the app, not just disabling it! This is key for #DeviceNeutrality!
📎 https://edri.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Joint-DMA-complaint-Alphabet-for-publication.pdf
🤖⚖️ Locked bootloaders, forced app stores, and vendor lock-in? No thanks!
#DeviceNeutrality helps to break up digital monopolies and restore competition by giving back to end-users control of their devices! #FreeSoftware
Please help us to reach #ios developers. We need their feedback to our survey https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20250618-01.en.html in order to keep #Apple accountable under the #DMA in a developer friendly way. #DeviceNeutrality
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