Moldova’s EU bid is compelling not just for geopolitics, but for proving that digital governance can be a small state’s best defense. While others focus on external pressure, the real story is how Chisinau uses tech to outmaneuver, not just resist. That’s a quieter, smarter play than most want to admit. #moldova #DigitalSovereignty #EUIntegration
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@jim@social.openrightsgroup.org
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Germany snubs #Palantir, chooses French supplier for internal intelligence agency
In all seriousness, choosing Palantir, funded by antidemocratic billionaires to defend German democracy would have been madness. #digitalsovereignty
https://www.dw.com/en/german-intelligence-offices-snub-us-based-palantir-software/a-77160897
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@ElbowsUpforDigitalSovereignty@thecanadian.social
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May 06, 2026
ElbowsUpforDigitalSovereignty
@ElbowsUpforDigitalSovereignty@thecanadian.social
🇨🇦 We are a small team of Canadians trying to convince our politicians and government agencies to stop using U.S. based social media platforms and embrace the Fediverse. We need your help to accomplish this objective and hope you will join us to secure our Digital Sovereignty. Please take part in our communication projects when we ask for volunteers and boost our messages to increase awareness. Follow the hashtag #MastoCanadaGOV for the latest updates.
thecanadian.social
For additional tips and ideas, check out our Email Templates page via the link below. Use them as they are, edit them to match your style or just steal the content you need and create your own. The key is to be consistent without being an irritant. Once or twice a month is about right and don't forget to alter the message each time.
#ProselytizingforPlushtodons #DigitalSovereignty
https://elbowsupdigital.ca/resources/email-templates/
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@ElbowsUpforDigitalSovereignty@thecanadian.social
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3d ago
ElbowsUpforDigitalSovereignty
@ElbowsUpforDigitalSovereignty@thecanadian.social
🇨🇦 We are a small team of Canadians trying to convince our politicians and government agencies to stop using U.S. based social media platforms and embrace the Fediverse. We need your help to accomplish this objective and hope you will join us to secure our Digital Sovereignty. Please take part in our communication projects when we ask for volunteers and boost our messages to increase awareness. Follow the hashtag #MastoCanadaGOV for the latest updates.
thecanadian.social
A gentle reminder that a little effort in reaching out to a local elected representative could result in someone cute and cuddly joining your family. Our #ProselytizingforPlushtodons campaign has the objective of convincing Canadian politicians to join the Mastodon community and rewarding you with a #Plushtodon and some informative reading material. Have you started your campaign?
#DigitalSovereignty #MastodonCanada
https://elbowsupdigital.ca/news/proselytizing-for-plushtodons/
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"NO TO BIG TECH
Big Tech companies fuel inequality, damage the climate, target children, and threaten democracy.
We need to act collectively to end their dominance.
🗓 Wed 13 May 18:00-19:00
Join XRUK’s second Disobey talk with Matt Tutt and Kimwei McCarthy to discover what steps we can take to challenge internet giants.
➡️ Register here:
https://xrb.link/s2pJs5i0
Part of the new 'Disobey' talk series by XRUK - watch the first talk on YouTube here:
https://xrb.link/kz6bH34Zzq
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It's a bit ironic they're using zoom when there's other choices 😡, but I'm going to see what it's like...
#DigitalSovereignty #DigitalRights #TechSovereignty #XR #ExtinctionRebellion #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction
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@christin@lsbt.me
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May 09, 2026
🏳️⚧️ Christin Löhner 🏳️🌈
@christin@lsbt.me
Aktivistin für Trans* und LGBTIQ+ Rechte, Linux Server und Netzwerk Administratorin seit 25 Jahren, Infrastructure Engineer, Webdeveloper, Kaffeejunkie, Mutter > Eigentümerin der #Mastodon Instanz lsbt.me > Eigentümerin der App #FediSuite > Nur noch #Linux seit 1998! #aktivist #antifa #fckafd #afdverbotjetzt #fcknzs #fckcdu #fckmrz #fckcsu #politician #feminist #lgbt 🏳️🌈 #queer #trans 🏳️⚧️ #transgender #tutor #teacher #writer #author #sexworker #she #her
lsbt.me
📦 FediSuite has moved!
All four FediSuite repositories can now be found on Codeberg:
👉 https://codeberg.org/christinloehner/FediSuite
👉 https://codeberg.org/christinloehner/FediSuite-Docker-Image
👉 https://codeberg.org/christinloehner/FediSuite-Plugins
👉 https://codeberg.org/christinloehner/FediSuite-Android-App
The previous GitHub repos will be archived in the near future. Bug reports, issues, feature requests, and pull requests will from now on be accepted exclusively via Codeberg.
👉 https://codeberg.org/christinloehner/FediSuite-Docker-Image/issues
Why the move? FediSuite is intentionally moving away from being dependent on large US tech corporations. GitHub is owned by Microsoft and runs on US infrastructure – which raises legitimate questions in light of the US CLOUD Act and digital sovereignty. Codeberg is operated by a German non-profit association and is a much better fit for a project built around self-hosting, independence, and European infrastructure.
Please update your bookmarks, clones, and references! 🙏
👉 https://www.fedisuite.com
#FediSuite #Codeberg #Fediverse #OpenSource #SelfHosting #DigitalSovereignty
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@Ruth_Mottram@fediscience.org
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May 07, 2026
Ruth Mottram
@Ruth_Mottram@fediscience.org
Climate scientist at DMI, Danish/British dual national, married Dutch, interested in glaciers, ice sheets, atmosphere and climate in Arctic, Greenland, Antarctic Live in 🇩🇰, work in 🇬🇱 often Coordinator of @OCEANICE_EU pics on @ruth_mottram + fieldwork pics on @IceClimate #climate #science #openresearch #IceSheets #Greenland #Antarctica #cycling #kayaking #biodiversity #Arctic #Glaciology #Weather #Atmosphere #OA #PolarPortal #HorizonEurope #SeaLevelRise #fedi22 tootfinder
fediscience.org
Currently making some tutorials for our next hackathon - should I upload them to codeberg (and make the students use that)? Or github (where they almost certainly already have accounts)? #DigitalSovereignty... #AcademicChatter
Github
3.4%
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Codeberg
91.4%
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Something else (please comment)
5.2%
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58 votes
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The #ProjectFreedom conversation is missing the core point: real internet freedom can't come from corporate servers that can be shut off or censored on a whim. The only way to guarantee it is through decentralized protocols where no single entity holds the keys. Own your infrastructure or your freedom is just borrowed. #ProjectFreedom #Decentralization #DigitalSovereignty
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@mattburgess@infosec.exchange
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May 01, 2026
Matt Burgess
@mattburgess@infosec.exchange
Security writer, WIRED. Privacy, data, surveillance, cyber. Keen runner.
infosec.exchange
Updated! We are now up to 20 entries in my European digital sovereignty tracker. New examples of orgs ditching US tech include media entities, the Dutch National Bank, and open source sewing software.
Thanks to everyone who has sent me examples, please do keep them coming if there are others I am missing!
There's a handful that I am still reviewing and I'm also considering in the next update including new categories (political declarations, funding, projects such as Euro-Office, etc)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/EG60KWHEDG#7P2AL5m6PPzT
#digitalsovereignty #europe #tech #opensource
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@gelbphoenix@social.gelbphoenix.de
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May 02, 2026
Is the Bluesky kind of federation an example for the future of the Fediverse?
Read here what I think about this:
https://blog.gelbphoenix.de/the-glass-floor-of-digital-sovereignty/
#Fediverse #Bluesky #Blog #ActivityPub #OpenSocialWeb #DigitalSovereignty #ATProto
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On 25 Feb 2026, the UAE announced the world's first sovereign financial cloud. The CEO: "Finance runs on digital infrastructure; hence it must be sovereign."
Four days later, drones hit AWS ME-CENTRAL-1. Two AZs down simultaneously. 109 services disrupted. 37 still dark two months later.
They understood the problem. The implementation gap killed them anyway.
https://haunted.lighthouse.co.im/articles/finance-runs-on-digital-infrastructure/
#CloudSovereignty #DigitalSovereignty #AWS #CloudResilience #InfoSec #Infrastructure #DataSovereignty #FinTech
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@fsfe@mastodon.social
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May 02, 2026
Free Software Foundation Europe
@fsfe@mastodon.social
Free Software Foundation Europe is a charity that empowers users to control technology. Software is deeply involved in all aspects of our lives. #FreeSoftware (aka #OpenSource) gives everybody the rights to use, understand, adapt, and share software. These rights help support other fundamental rights like freedom of speech, freedom of press, and privacy. #SoftwareFreedom Public Money? #PublicCode ! #DeviceNeutrality #UpcyclingAndroid #RouterFreedom #ilovefs #YH4F #REUSE #DigitalRights
mastodon.social
Happy to be at the #LinuxInfoDay in #augsburg (Bavaria)!
A wonderful event with amazing talks about #FreeSoftware. Come over and step by at our booth.
Today @annabonnie@mastodon.social will talk about #pmpc and #digitalsovereignty.
In the afternoon she will give a workshop about how to do a podcast with #FreeSoftware
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Auditability is the real spine of digital sovereignty, not just slapping a license on code and calling it a day. Without independent verification that what's promised is what's running, transparency is just performance. #opensource #DigitalSovereignty #AuditTheStack
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@Pikapods@mastodon.social
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Apr 29, 2026
Pikapods
@Pikapods@mastodon.social
Simplify your tech journey with our open-source app-hosting service. We prioritize your privacy and convenience, delivering a seamless, secure platform for all your apps. Join us for a smarter, safer tech experience! #TechSolutions #PrivacyMatters
mastodon.social
The Dutch government has soft-launched code.overheid.nl, a government-wide open-source code platform built on Forgejo. 🇳🇱
This is a massive win for digital sovereignty, proving that large public institutions can successfully deploy sovereign infrastructure and move away from proprietary GitHub or GitLab lock-in.
https://www.nldigitalgovernment.nl/news/soft-launch-for-government-open-source-code-platform/ #forgejo #opensource #digitalsovereignty
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@wood5y@mastodonapp.uk
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Apr 29, 2026
Steve Woods
@wood5y@mastodonapp.uk
Semi-retired linguist and self-taught geek. Pro-EU, pro-open source. Undocumented naturalised Bristolian. Unapologetic left-winger and republican.
mastodonapp.uk
FX: the slamming of a door on an empty stable.
The British state, if it had had any sense, would have been worrying about #DigitalSovereignty years ago.
#BigTech #AI
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/29/ai-panic-uk-government-us-dependent-technology-trump
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@Amgine@mamot.fr
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Apr 29, 2026
Amgine
@Amgine@mamot.fr
Avatar image: Aeonium tabuliforme, an example of the golden ratio in nature. Photo by user Max Ronnersjö (http://www.maxronnersjo.se/) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aeonium_tabuliforme.jpg #nobots #NoIndex #NoSearch #NoArchive #NoScrape #NoAI #NoBridge Mostly harmless. Current header image: None uploaded. Je vais aller me coucher moins stupide ce soir.
mamot.fr
Goose and Gander
I complained when M Carney used Google to talk to #Canadians. #Canada and its politicians must assert their #DigitalSovereignty, and that means making their content available in safe, surveillance-free venues FIRST, and only feed the #USA's #GAFAM / #AI / #SurveillanceEconomy SECOND. Walk the talk.
And that includes you, @avilewis@mstdn.ca. Your #mastodon staffers know exactly what I am talking about: #Peertube, #Loops, #Pixelfed, and the rest of the #federated platforms. #Fediverse.
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
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Apr 27, 2026
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
We fight for digital rights (UK). Join us. #privacy #freespeech #surveillance #censorship #dataprotection
social.openrightsgroup.org
“For too long, the UK has been content to be a digital colony of Silicon Valley.
We are ceding both economic value and strategic autonomy because we lack a coherent plan to stand on our own two feet.”
🗣️ Victoria Collins MP on the cross-party warning over the UK's dependence on US tech.
They call for the risks to be disclosed and recognised in the National Risk Register.
Read more ⬇️
https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-british-lawmakers-demand-transparency-over-us-tech-dependence/
#DigitalSovereignty #opensource #tech #bigtech #ukpolitics #ukpol
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Your voice drives us ❤️
Meet Robert Heide: developer, founder of hank, and Tuta user for nearly a decade. He chose privacy before it was a trend, and never looked back.
From leaving Gmail to building a fully EU-based tech stack: Robert's journey is digital sovereignty in action. 🇪🇺
Check it out: ➡️ https://tuta.com/blog/europe-only-startup-tech-stack
#Privacy #DigitalSovereignty #Tuta
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Dutch civil servant fired because he spoke up against the takeover of #Solvinity that provides the #DigiD service. DigiD is the central system that is used in the #Netherlands to log in into official government and related services.
Solvinity, the company hosting DigiD will probably be taken over by Kyndryl, a US company. Putting the login functionality of the Dutch official digital services under US #jurisdiction.
#DigitalSovereignty #DigitalAutonomy
In Dutch:
https://www.techzine.nl/nieuws/privacy-compliance/577495/cpo-logius-ontslagen-via-trouw-na-rel-rond-digid-beheerder-solvinity/
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
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Apr 24, 2026
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
We fight for digital rights (UK). Join us. #privacy #freespeech #surveillance #censorship #dataprotection
social.openrightsgroup.org
The UK isn’t a vassal state of America.
Yet Trump wants to punish us over a digital services tax.
This can be resolved by ditching US Big Tech from our digital infrastructure.
We should invest in open source to promote economic growth through greater innovation and a more competitive tech sector.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/24/trump-tariff-uk-digital-services-tax-warning
#digitalsovereignty #trump #digitalservices #tech #bigtech #opensource #ukpolitics #ukpol #tarrif
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