Remember:
There is no Ai art
There is no Ai girl friends
There is no Ai writers
There are only programs that generate slop from our collective output. If you think programs have any talent or agency then seek help, you are delusional!
#antiai #fuckai #antibigtech #bigtech #butlerians
#aislop #fuckaiartists
A new report by Amnesty International calls for the dismantling of concentrations of power to make way for rights-respecting digital ecosystems.
You can read the full report here: https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/POL30/0226/2025/en/
#BigTech #SocialMedia #AntiBigTech #Democracy #Fediverse #Mastodon #News #Report
I finally did it! After several months of navigating the challenges of deGoogling, I just deleted my Google account after 15+ years. I was deeply invested in the Google ecosystem, and it has not been easy. However, the journey has been worth it.
I've replaced everything I used from Google with FOSS options, and I'm already noticing the benefits, like increased privacy and control over my data. One of the biggest challenges was finding reliable alternatives, but I’ve discovered some fantastic tools along the way.
Have any of you made a similar switch? I’d love to hear your experiences or any recommendations you might have!
#deGoogle #FOSS #Google #privacy #security #digital #intentionalism #antibigtech
In the beginning, there was nothing.
Just a few lines of code. A small project born from boring afternoons. A hobby :blobcoffee:
No money. No sponsors. No plan for a revolution ❌:yellow_money:
Just one person. And one question: Can I build something of my own?
34 years later - that "nothing" still runs. Not as a product. Not as a service. But as a weapon 🏹
In a world where technology is ruled by empires :empire:, where every click, every glance, every word is turned into profit. In a world where people stopped being users - because they became products, slaves to algorithms, tools for ad revenue - Linux is still a place of resistance :rebel:
It wasn't meant to save the world. And yet... it does.
It wasn't meant to be political. And today, it's the purest kind of politics.
It wasn't supposed to be necessary. And today, it's essential.
For those who refuse digital submission. For those who want tech that doesn't sell their soul. For those who believe privacy, security, and freedom shouldn't be a luxury 🗽🔐
For me.
Because I know how easy it is to get lost. How easy it is to believe there's no alternative. That this is just how it has to be.
That's why I choose differently 💪
Not for looks. Not for trends. But for control. For awareness. For dignity.
It's not about Linux lacking a pretty GUI. It's not about not running popular apps. That's not the point - all of that can be figured out. The point is that I choose what runs on my system. Not someone who's never met me, but knows every move I make :blobeyes:
34 years later - this isn't a hobby. This is a fortress. A frontline. An echo of the question from years ago, which today sounds like a call:
Can we build something of our own? :linux:
📊 What distro do you use? I'm not asking out of curiosity. I'm asking with hope - that I'm not alone.
#linux #windows #34yearsoflinux #freedom #privacy #security #opensource #foss #freesoftware #digitalresistance #antibigtech #thisiswar
Neat to see a mainstream youtuber using the privacy respecting "services" I have been exploring. Nextcloud is truly transformative. Google maps or Waze is hard to not use, and I have been loving having privacy as default on graphene.
Would love to see Pewdiepie get into proxmox, but I guess with docker he is pretty much there.
Is this video an ad for Steamdeck? Or have I recieved enough nudges, I now kinda want one.
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=u_Lxkt50xOg
#selfhost #mainstream #degoogle #antibigtech #smalltech #linux #pewdiepie #privacy #agency
Ohne die Programme von #Microsoft läuft in Europas Behörden und Unternehmen kaum ein PC. Die Daten werden in Clouds gespeichert, die ebenfalls meist von Microsoft, #Amazon oder #Google bereitgestellt werden. Europa hängt am Tropf der großen US-Tech-Konzerne, die zusammen auch #Bigtech genannte werden. "Es gibt eine riesige Abhängigkeit"...
Today, besides other concerned individuals and organisations, our co-founder @michael co-signed and delivered a letter regarding the current UK technology policy to the Prime Minister, Keir Starmer.
We believe it is critical that the UK does not become dependent on US technologies which echo the corporate interests of Big Tech.
https://futureinstitute.tech/innovation/open-letter-pm-independent-uk-tech-ai-policy
#Britstack #Technology #BigTech #AntiBigTech #SocialMedia #Fediverse #Mastodon #SocialWeb #Newsmast #AI #UK #Starmer
Widerspruch gegen die Nutzung von Daten durch die KI von #Meta ist noch bis 26. Mai möglich. Ob es was bringt ist fraglich
https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/ratgeber/meta-ai-facebook-instagram-whatsapp-widersprechen-100.html
💖😋 Dos cosas para esta semana (anunciando en plan influencer):
👉 Concierto de Fundación Francisco Frankenstein 🧟 + Los Sacramentos (Bcn) en Mutante 🎸🎹. Jueves 17 a las 20h.
Entradas 🎟️: https://ticketib.com/es/events/el-gran-juernes-fundacion-francisco-frankenstein-los-sacramentos-bcn
👉 Hacklab en L'Elèctrica ⚡el sábado 19 con @ricky de L'Elèctrica y peñita de @BULMALliure de 10 a 14h.
La semana que viene más 🤭.
#hacklab #softwarelibre #antigoogle #antibigtech #ateneupopularlelectrica #clubmutante #fundacionfranciscofrankenstein #punk
Hallo #unplugtrump und #antibigtech Bubble!
Ich suche eine Alternative zu Google Messages um RCS (Nachfolger der SMS) zu nutzen. Also kein Threema, Matrix o. ä. (hab ich schon, ist toll). Ich möchte eine Standard-SMS mit den Vorteilen eines Messengers senden können
Habt Dank für eure Tipps
Stuck on Big Tech vs. Big China, America Overlooks the Real Social Media Revolution Happening Elsewhere
The Fediverse, a network of decentralized social media platforms, thrives in Europe and Canada, promoting privacy and user control in contrast to U.S. corporate giants. Factors like European regulations, public funding, and anti-Big Tech sentiment contribute to its success, while the U.S. struggles with corporate dominance and lack of privacy laws, lagging behind in digital innovation.
https://stakeholderssgv.wpcomstaging.com/2025/02/03/us-missing-out-on-decentralized-web/
You think #homelab stuff is badass? These guys are doing it at community infrastructure level! 🤯
https://www.rhizomatica.org/about/
With #bigtech making moves on the infrastructure of developing nations and rural spaces, anyone with serious #digitalsovereignty chops might consider helping them.
I heard about them in this Privacy International podcast about big tech vertical mergers & integrations: https://pca.st/episode/5e355fd9-3ca2-4eef-a563-50028c962354
I got my fav Steam game (Torchlight2) to run well on my Linux Mint install! The editor works fine too. Now I just have to reconstruct my modding toolset.
This was my "acid test" for staying on Linux. It's a little irksome to have to check with protondb.com for fixes if needed, but not a dealbreaker.
#linux #linuxmint #antibigtech #anarchism #foss #linuxgaming #gamingonlinux
💬 Chegou o XMPP Brasil! (Dos mesmos mantenedores do @brasil)
Agora você pode se comunicar com total privacidade e segurança, longe da vigilância das Big Techs.
Nossa rede é aberta, segura e descentralizada, permitindo que você se conecte sem comprometer seus dados.
Registre sua conta hoje mesmo em https://xmpp.eco.br e seja parte dessa revolução digital! 🛡️ 🔐
#XMPP #Privacidade #ComunicacaoLivre #AntiBigTech #SegurançaDigital @fediadminbr
