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Does anyone know of schools using something other than #GoogleClassroom for schools and education? Maybe in #SchleswigHolstein Maybe in #Österreich? (you seem progressive in digital sovereignty). Or maybe my next door neighbour #Danmark?

It'd be nice to have some exchange of experiences between the board of education for the municipality of #Lund (we need to learn) and some other city.
If there is one? 😀

#DigitalSovereignty #DigitaleSuveränität

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Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

@[email protected] · 4 days ago

"I tried building my startup entirely on European infrastructure. Here's the stack I landed on, what was harder than expected, and what you still can't avoid."

https://www.coinerella.com/made-in-eu-it-was-harder-than-i-thought/

We need more stories like this being shared in the open. You can criticise some parts of the decisions made here, but that's not the point. Someone tried, learned and shares the result. *That's* the point.

#DigitalSovereignty #SelfHost #Cloudless

Coinerella

"Made in EU" - it was harder than I thought.

I tried building my startup entirely on European infrastructure. Here's the stack I landed on, what was harder than expected, and what you still can't avoid.

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Flipboard Tech Desk

@[email protected] · 3 days ago

AI sovereignty has been a hot topic at India's AI Impact Summit. Eileen Donahoe and Konstantinos Komaitis write for Tech Policy about what governments need to do to make that a reality, without their countries becoming isolated — it's all about interoperability. "In an interoperable world, standards are power—and governments that ignore them will find sovereignty decided elsewhere," they conclude.

https://flip.it/XsEiLu

#Technology #Tech #AI #DigitalSovereignty #Interoperability

Tech Policy Press

Why AI Sovereignty Depends on Interoperability Standards

In the AI era, sovereignty is exercised less through territorial control than through infrastructure design, write Eileen Donahoe and Konstantinos Komaitis.

Flipboard Tech Desk

@[email protected] · 3 days ago

https://flip.it/XsEiLu

#Technology #Tech #AI #DigitalSovereignty #Interoperability

Tech Policy Press

Why AI Sovereignty Depends on Interoperability Standards

In the AI era, sovereignty is exercised less through territorial control than through infrastructure design, write Eileen Donahoe and Konstantinos Komaitis.

knoppix

@[email protected] · 3 days ago

Gentoo ditches Microsoft’s Copilot-pushed GitHub for Codeberg mirrors and pull requests. 💻

Move rejects forced AI tools, embraces privacy-focused Forgejo nonprofit vs Big Tech tracking. 🛡️
Ebuild repo live now, full Git infra migration soon via AGit workflow. 🔧

@gentoo

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/gentoo-github-switch-begins/

#TechNews #Privacy #OpenSource #FOSS #Linux #GitHub #Codeberg #Cybersecurity #Infosec #Software #Tech #DigitalSovereignty #Hacker #Gentoo #Microsoft #Copilot #AI #BigTech #Git

It's FOSS

Gentoo Takes the First Step to Ditch Microsoft Copilot-Infested GitHub

Wondering about the replacement? Gentoo is betting on Codeberg.

Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

@[email protected] · 4 days ago

"I tried building my startup entirely on European infrastructure. Here's the stack I landed on, what was harder than expected, and what you still can't avoid."

https://www.coinerella.com/made-in-eu-it-was-harder-than-i-thought/

#DigitalSovereignty #SelfHost #Cloudless

Coinerella

"Made in EU" - it was harder than I thought.

I tried building my startup entirely on European infrastructure. Here's the stack I landed on, what was harder than expected, and what you still can't avoid.

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Action Jay 🐾 :CApride:

@[email protected] · 4 days ago

Spending my vacation day emailing my favorite politicians.

And you can too!

Thanks to @ElbowsUpforDigitalSovereignty providing tools and resources that I really really hope will convince some of our friends to make an appearance.

#ElbowsUp #digitalsovereignty #Skpoli

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Hi All!

I'm BCCing NDP names from a progress tracker at Elbows Up Digital, with my own hand crafted appeal toward digital sovereignty in your online presence. That list, should you wish to see it, it at https://elbowsupdigital.ca/politician-tracker/?province=SK .

So again, hi!

You might know me. I volunteered during the provincial and federal elections last year, and now annoy April regularly at executive meetings (hi April!). I'm a loudmouth and advocate and fired up union guy watching in bemused horror as the world around us does this weird slow march towards the darkest timeline. I want to do something about that, and I want each of you to consider taking the first steps along with me.

It's no secret that a lot of the discord we face is thanks to the capture of our attention and diversion of our energy by social media. We spend a lot trying to get a message out upstream against a constant flow of disinformation and propaganda, controlled by hostile foreign powers. In the time since the election we've seen the major players sucking up to Trump and going full mask-off in their embrace of the authoritarian right. It's no longer just anonymous troll farms making the experience horrible, it's the platforms themselves actively working against you. These platforms can't be trusted, and shouldn't be entertained. — Hi All! I'm BCCing NDP names from a progress tracker at Elbows Up Digital, with my own hand crafted appeal toward digital sovereignty in your online presence. That list, should you wish to see it, it at https://elbowsupdigital.ca/politician-tracker/?province=SK . So again, hi! You might know me. I volunteered during the provincial and federal elections last year, and now annoy April regularly at executive meetings (hi April!). I'm a loudmouth and advocate and fired up union guy watching in bemused horror as the world around us does this weird slow march towards the darkest timeline. I want to do something about that, and I want each of you to consider taking the first steps along with me. It's no secret that a lot of the discord we face is thanks to the capture of our attention and diversion of our energy by social media. We spend a lot trying to get a message out upstream against a constant flow of disinformation and propaganda, controlled by hostile foreign powers. In the time since the election we've seen the major players sucking up to Trump and going full mask-off in their embrace of the authoritarian right. It's no longer just anonymous troll farms making the experience horrible, it's the platforms themselves actively working against you. These platforms can't be trusted, and shouldn't be entertained.

While there's been some argument to stick around on places like Facebook and Twitter because "that's where people are", it's becoming more and more obvious that the people you cater to on those platforms are by and large not local, and in a lot of cases not even real.

There's a movement for Canadians to move their online presence to the Fediverse where there's no thumb on the scale tweaking algorithms to influence elections, just real people on hyper local and interconnected platforms. Every news story that comes by about major companies bowing to the US Regime brings a new wave of users, and although by-the-numbers the Fediverse will never be as big as these platforms, it is by design very much more real. — While there's been some argument to stick around on places like Facebook and Twitter because "that's where people are", it's becoming more and more obvious that the people you cater to on those platforms are by and large not local, and in a lot of cases not even real. There's a movement for Canadians to move their online presence to the Fediverse where there's no thumb on the scale tweaking algorithms to influence elections, just real people on hyper local and interconnected platforms. Every news story that comes by about major companies bowing to the US Regime brings a new wave of users, and although by-the-numbers the Fediverse will never be as big as these platforms, it is by design very much more real.

So, what am I asking you to do?
(it's okay to skip to here, I bolded it for you)

Currently most of your messaging gets blasted out on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. For the increasing number of people who don't have an account on these American owned and run platforms, these posts may as well be invisible. Consider at the very least cross posting to open alternatives. For the social media savvy, try making a primary online home on the Fediverse to reconnect with and engage Canadians. I personally recommend mstdn.ca as a solid, lively Mastodon instance.

In the long run, should NDP form government, I'd love to see some dedication toward digital sovereignty for our province. Create a provincial or even municipal level social networks, hosted and administered by people who live and work in this province. Encourage companies to bring their data home, keep it secure where it won't be shlorped up by big tech at the behest of a regime that's been openly talking about invading us. But that's long run thinking. For now, let's just take that first step! — So, what am I asking you to do? (it's okay to skip to here, I bolded it for you) Currently most of your messaging gets blasted out on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. For the increasing number of people who don't have an account on these American owned and run platforms, these posts may as well be invisible. Consider at the very least cross posting to open alternatives. For the social media savvy, try making a primary online home on the Fediverse to reconnect with and engage Canadians. I personally recommend mstdn.ca as a solid, lively Mastodon instance. In the long run, should NDP form government, I'd love to see some dedication toward digital sovereignty for our province. Create a provincial or even municipal level social networks, hosted and administered by people who live and work in this province. Encourage companies to bring their data home, keep it secure where it won't be shlorped up by big tech at the behest of a regime that's been openly talking about invading us. But that's long run thinking. For now, let's just take that first step!

Action Jay 🐾 :CApride:

@[email protected] · 4 days ago

Spending my vacation day emailing my favorite politicians.

And you can too!

Thanks to @ElbowsUpforDigitalSovereignty providing tools and resources that I really really hope will convince some of our friends to make an appearance.

#ElbowsUp #digitalsovereignty #Skpoli

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Axel

@[email protected] · 5 days ago

Most commercial VPNs give you an illusion of privacy, not the real thing.

My latest post covers the tools worth knowing about: Tor for anonymous browsing, self-hosted WireGuard VPN on Iceland-based infrastructure, Quad9 for private DNS, and even why an SD card can outperform any digital tool when things get serious.

What're your favourite tools?

https://www.axelsegebrecht.com/posts/2026-02-18-my-top-censorship-busting-tools-stay-private-online/

#OnlinePrivacy #DigitalSovereignty #CyberSecurity #SelfHosted #OpenSource