Some weeks ago, Linux Foundation Europe joined EU Open Source Week 2026 in Brussels, from policy discussions at the European Parliament to community sessions at #FOSDEM.
A clear signal across the week: Europe’s #opensource ecosystem is moving from advocacy to execution.
Read the full recap and see what’s next for Europe’s #digitalsovereignty efforts. https://linuxfoundation.eu/newsroom/recap-of-linux-foundation-europe-at-eu-open-source-week-2026
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#Privacy #DigitalSovereignty
If the pedos fight it, you want it!
Exclusive: US orders diplomats to fight data sovereignty initiatives
Trump administration opposes foreign data sovereignty laws
Rubio's cable criticizes GDPR as burdensome
Europe wary of US tech firms' data practices
A @Reuters divulgou com exclusividade um telegrama onde o secretário de Estado dos EUA, Marco Rubio, orientou diplomatas a “lutar” contra tentativas de regular como suas empresas de tecnologia tratam dados de estrangeiros.
Isso explica muita coisa e afeta a intensidade com que nações como o Brasil lidam com o tema. Some-se a isso à investigação da Seção 301 e tem-se o caldo de cultura perfeito para a reversão de medidas soberanas.
https://reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/us-orders-diplomats-fight-data-sovereignty-initiatives-2026-02-25/
LibreOffice calls OnlyOffice "fake open source" for defaulting to Microsoft's OOXML formats, reinforcing proprietary lock-in vs true ODF sovereignty. 📄
The clash pits principle-driven independence against pragmatic compatibility. 🌐
#TechNews #OpenSource #FOSS #Privacy #Interoperability #Microsoft #Linux #LibreOffice #OnlyOffice #ODF #OOXML #DigitalSovereignty #Standards #Office #Software
Another nice useful website with #European #tech alternatives.
It lacks some alternatives that are shown on other websites, but on the other hand, it also has many alternatives that are not mentioned on most other websites.
eutechmap.com
#BuyEuropean #DigitalSovereignty #DeGoogle #DigitalAutonomy
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Google's Android Dev Registration Faces Civil Society Revolt
#Google #Android #GooglePlay #BigTech #CyberSecurity #FreeSpeech #DigitalSovereignty #Developers #KeepAndroidOpen #Sideloading #AppStores
Nice, I hope more companies will follow but also look into other American products in their portfolio.
I was looking into social media policies established by municipalities and came across this article referencing a policy update by the Town of Innisfil, population approximately 44k. The debate over leaving X is likely going on across Canada, and towns or cities are simply stopping their use or struggling to figure out an alternative. Towns in the 25k to 50k population range are prime candidates to convert to Mastodon.
#MastodonCanada #DigitalSovereignty
https://www.innisfiltoday.ca/local-news/innisfil-council-hits-like-on-a-new-social-media-policy-10688643#google_vignette
Danish government agency to ditch Microsoft software in push for digital independence
First replacing MicroSoft Office with #LIbreOffice and then a full transition to open-source software by the end of the year.
#MicroSoft #EU #OpenSource #Sovereignty #DigitalSovereignty
https://therecord.media/denmark-digital-agency-microsoft-digital-independence
Exclusive: US orders diplomats to fight data sovereignty initiatives | Reuters « more than data; any kind of software autonomy I fear
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/us-orders-diplomats-fight-data-sovereignty-initiatives-2026-02-25/ #digitalsovereignty
The USA asks its diplomats to object to all digital sovereignty plans
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/us-orders-diplomats-fight-data-sovereignty-initiatives-2026-02-25/
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Les ÉUA demandent à ses diplomates de s’objecter à tous les plans de souveraineté numérique
This is a significant development in #DigitalSovereignty
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/us-orders-diplomats-fight-data-sovereignty-initiatives-2026-02-25/
New research: „AI Vendor Race: True Sovereign AI Will Define Winners and Losers in the Cloud AI Race“ https://gtnr.it/4tLio1E
Digital sovereignty and AI are top-of-mind concerns for many CIOs in 2026. Cloud providers must avoid starting a sovereignty theater where it does not make any sense. End-user clients will always see through the truth of glossy marketing slides, wonky commitments, and hence, sovereignty washing. Truth and honesty is a currency that will last forever. #digitalsovereignty
An impressive account of the impact of sanctions on the #ICC & the people involved incl their relatives by Judge Beti Hohler.
Source: https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreaming/juri-committee-meeting_20260224-1500-COMMITTEE-JURI (~15:21)
This makes it very clear #Europe needs to become more resilient & self-sufficient on many levels. The EU needs to protect it's citizens & institutions.
ICC?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court
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@bert_hubert
@barbarakathmann
#Geopolitics #Sanctions #Politics #DigitalSovereignty #EU #USA #ICC
Japan antitrust watchdog raids Microsoft over cloud services concerns - Unit of US software giant suspected of hindering customers using rival services
Der Digitale Exitus: Warum Europa jetzt die Ketten sprengen muss
Ein Manifest für die Souveränität
Wir stehen am Abgrund einer technologischen Leibeigenschaft. Während wir uns einbilden, in einer freien Demokratie zu leben, haben wir die Schlüssel zu unserem Haus, unseren Gedanken und unserer Wirtschaft längst an eine Handvoll Milliardäre im Silicon Valley übergeben. Wir sind keine Nutzer mehr. Wir sind Datensätze. Wir sind digitale Leibeigene in einem feudalen System, das keine Grenzen kennt und keine Moral. Es ist Zeit, die rosarote Brille abzusetzen. Es ist Zeit, das Betriebssystem unserer Gesellschaft neu zu installieren. [Mehr lesen...]
christin-loehner.de/blog/der-d…
#DigitaleSouveränität #DigitalSovereignty #Linux #OpenSource #FOSS #Privacy #Datenschutz #BigTech #FuckBigTech #DeGoogle #BoycottAmazon #BoycottGoogle #BoycottMicrosoft #Europa #Europe #LocalFirst #KaufLokal #Widerstand #DigitalResistance #FairTech #RightToRepair #Signal #Mastodon #Nextcloud #Firefox #BraveBrowser #Sustainability #SelfHosted #TechFreedom #Cybersecurity
Hey @EUCommission, is it normal that I have to execute #JavaScript from an #AWS #WAF server in order to consult the official publications of #EUlaw applicable to me?
Is this part of this #DigitalSovereignty thing I hear so much about? 🤔
International Criminal Court (ICC) Judge Hohler's speech on the consequences of US sanctions against her and on the ICC, from the Committee on Legal Affairs Joint session.
"As a sanctioned person, I no longer have access to American products and services even in Europe. My Apple ID, iCloud, Amazon, Airbnb, PayPal, and other accounts have all been blocked or cancelled. These cancellations happen overnight without advance warning."
#DigitalSovereignty #EuroStack
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In a new review for Le Monde Informatique, writer Dominique Filippone explores Nextcloud Hub 26 Winter and highlights our performance gains coming with the ADA engine. 💪
Read the article (in French):
