2025-12-22 19:55:01
"Living in Europe is no protection against Donald #Trump bricking your digital life."
#DigitalSovereignty
Good Morning #Canada
My daily post is being hijacked once again, but this should be the last time.
The #MastoCanadaGOV initiative now has it's own account for communication and you can follow the team at @…. They have some updates scheduled over the next few days on progress towards convincing our government and politicians to build a presence in the Fediverse. It's small contribution towards #DigitalSovereignty by getting our government contacts off of U.S. controlled social media platforms.
My account can now return to meeting your expectation of Canadian trivia and bad puns... and the occasional beaver joke.
#CanadaIsAwesome #MastodonCanada
https://thecanadian.social/@ElbowsUpforDigitalSovereignty
Oh I like that scale,
#digitalsovereignty
"Austria’s military has already dumped Microsoft and moved to open-source services hosted in Europe, and some German regional governments have done the same. Danish schools were told to abandon Google laptops by the Danish data protection authority in 2024. The new Dutch government says digital sovereignty will be a national priority"
#DigitalSovereignty
In order to download EU law documents from #DigitalSovereignty is going great.
Irgend jemand scheint unter "Digitale Souveränität" etwas ganz anderes zu verstehen als der Rest der Welt.
#DigitaleSouveränität #DigitalSovereignty
If #Greenland has grasped that who operates your critical infrastructure is important, why not Europe?
Excellent interesting post by @cryopolitics.com as ever.
#DigitalSovereignty
https://www.cryopolitics.com/2025/12/04/as-greenland-rejects-starlink-china-and-russia-tighten-military-ties/
@… Superb article - & everyone please call on the libraries, universities, arts organisations & NGOs important to you...
#OpenAccess #DigitalSovereignty
death to #digitalSovereignty. uphold #informaticalAutonomy.
How should the #EU support #OpenSource companies and communities? How about the #Fediverse?
#HaveYourSay: The @… would like to hear your views about the #European Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy:
⏰ Deadline: 3 February 2026
👉 #FOSS #Floss #OpenSource #NGI #DigitalSovereignty #DutGemacht #DiDay #UnplugTrump
Um. If you unplug that plug you might not be digital anymore at all…. 🔌
#digitalsovereignty #uk #canada https://mastodonapp.uk/@wood5y/115854542014769889
"All programmers, from hobbyists to those working at Microsoft or Google, use open-source software, which is present in between 70% and 90% of the computer applications we use today"
#FOSS #DigitalSovereignty
https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-11-30/adriana-groh-the-internet-works-thanks-to-a-shared-infrastructure-that-nobody-owns-but-that-we-must-take-care-of.html
Heute bis 17:30 Uhr läuft noch unsere #Umfrage zum angekündigten Start von #Eurosky:
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#SocialMedia #Musk #Trump #Fediverse
#Mastodon #Communication #survey
#ATProto #ATprotocol #ATmosphere
#democracy #DutGemacht #IDIDIT #SaveSocial #Umfrage #EU #European
#EuropeanUnion #DigitalSovereignty #Sovereignty #Bluesky
RE: #survey on #eurosky. What are your expectations for the project?
Feel free to comment!
79 people have voted so far.
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#SocialMedia #Musk #Trump #Fediverse #Mastodon #Communication #survey #ATProto #ATprotocol #ATmosphere #democracy #DutGemacht #IDIDIT #SaveSocial #Umfrage #EU #European #EuropeanUnion #DigitalSovereignty #Sovereignty #W
RE: #Fediverse apps?
Marketing Idea:
Create a series of posts, memes or videos where real people share their positive experiences with #Mastadon, #Pixelfed, #PeerTube, #Loops, #Lemmy, #Friendica, etc. - like the example below. Then post those ad nauseum on the equivalent services: X, BlueSky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Reddit, Meta, etc. Think of it like a guerrilla campaign injecting positive experiences directly into the tech bros home turf. Be relentless with the messages.
I've seen some Fediverse content on U.S. social media platforms, like videos explaining what the Fediverse is, or how to choose a server on Mastodon. But, with all respect to our technical experts (love you all), we shouldn't have nerds selling the Fediverse to non-technical social media users. People will relate to real people connecting seamlessly across different platforms - for family, for entertainment, for education.
#OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty
Big thanks to @… for having me on his podcast. While I never actually went to Ottawa (though I have visited!), it has been quite a journey since landing on the Fedi in 2022.
The struggle continues to try to get our Canadian politicians to understand that *they* will drive viewers no matter what platform they're on.
Also, I am just one person. There are, thankfully, a whole bunch of people trying to accomplish the same goal!
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #Fediverse #DigitalSovereignty #Activism #Ottawa #Parliament
#Eurosky, the european #Bluesky, is announced for #January 2026.
What do you 🫵 think about it?
#SocialMedia #Musk #Trump #Fediverse #Mastodon #Communication #survey #ATProto #ATprotocol #ATmosphere #democracy #DutGemacht #IDIDIT #SaveSocial #Umfrage #EU #European #EuropeanUnion #DigitalSovereignty #Sovereignty
54 Members of the 🇪🇺 #European Parliament from #EPP #SD #Renew #GreensEFA and #TheLeft are calling on the @… to take urgent action and build European #SocialMedia platforms following the recent #Grok scandal.
Read the full text on @…'s website:
#democracy #DigitalSovereignty #Europe #OpenSource #privacy #usa #trump #Musk #Sovereignty #trump #fediverse #mastodon
The 130GB backup has completed and is now being transferred to the new server. #SocialBC #MastoAdmin #ServerAdmin #BC #DigitalSovereignty
Open Source als Schlüssel zur digitalen Souveränität
Soeben ist mein Artikel im Swiss IT Magazine erschienen. Happy reading. Bin auf Feedback gespannt.
#swissitmagazine #opensource #digitalesouveranitat #digitalsovereignty
I'm off to bed while James continues! The backup transfer should complete by around 1AM, then the real migration and standup of the new server will take place.
If all goes super smooth, things might be up and running before I wake up around 8AM... or we might not. Fingers Crossed for smooth sailing and next updates in the morning!
#SocialBC #MastoAdmin #ServerAdmin #BC #DigitalSovereignty
> The concept that civic institutions should own their own social channels, aligns strongly with #Mastodon’s own vision and values.
Dec 9, 2025:
#CivicTech #Fediverse #Democracy #DigitalSovereignty #SocialMedia #SciComm
The #SocialBC migration has begun!
Backup is generating.
Updated the migration page... #MastoAdmin #ServerAdmin #BC #DigitalSovereignty
@…
Zur Frage oben: Wie erfolgreich weiter?
Da haben wir als Kommunikationsagentur natürlich einige Vorschläge … 😃
#WissKomm #Bildung #SciComm #SocialMedia #Kommunikation #X #Musk #DutGemacht #DigitalSovereignty #Meta #Grok #Reichweite
Statement von #Digitalminister Dr. Fabian #Mehring zu … #Bayern und #Microsoft:
> #DigitaleSouveränität ist… zu einem Masterthema unserer Zeit geworden …. Als Top-Tech-Standort im Herzen #Europas muss es daher Bayerns Anspruch sein, auch in Fragen der #Digitalisierung #souverän zu handeln, strategische #Abhängigkeiten zu vermeiden und unsere staatliche Handlungsfähigkeit dauerhaft zu sichern.
12.01.2026: #DigitalSovereignty #OpenSource
🚀 Wow! Seit Montag ist die #Hochschulrektorenkonferenz #NeuHier im #Fediverse!
👉 @…
Herzlich willkommen 👋, es freut uns sehr!
Mit gutem Beispiel voran für unabhängige und souveräne #Wissenschaftskommunikation!
➡️ Weitersagen!
#WissKomm #SciComm #Science #Wissenschaft #Bildung #FediLZ #Universität #education #Hochschule #FediCampus #DigitaleSouveränität #DigitalSovereignty #SocialMedia #SaveSocial #WissXit #Musk
Uhoh… another NDP future leader on the #Fediverse!?
Welcome to @…!!
Let’s make an #opensocialweb for Canadians! Time to get off American corporate social media!
More NDP peeps on the Fedi!
Tanille
@…
And Tony!
@…
#ndp #avilewis #canpoli #cdnpoli #workers #digitalsovereignty
It's the last day to sign up as an NDP member and be able to participate in the Leadership contest.
I want to take this moment to make a pitch for Tanille Johnston.
@…
It's not just because she's on #SocialBC 😊, and understands #DigitalSovereignty. 💪
It's not just because she's a Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ woman, boots-on-the-ground social worker, #health worker, and City Councillor.
It's not just because she wants #UBI for all Canadians.
It's because she's the future of the #NDP, and of #Canada.
She is a bright light in a dark time. She gets it, all of it. She's smart and tenacious and she works really really hard.
There are a number of great candidates for Leader of the NDP, but I think Tanille is one of the best. She's the 'dark horse' to use one of those outdated terms that pundits love.
Join up and participate in what will be one of the most important leadership races in NDP history... at probably the most consequential moment for Canada since WWII.
Click the link, check out her bio, then hit Donate to sign up for a membership tonight.
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #NDP #VoteTanille #Leadership
🔴 Now live: 1st Brazilian #Fediverse Forum #WebSocialBR with @… & @…
➡️ #ActivityPub #SaveSocial #SciComm #SocialMedia #digitalsovereignty
RE: #Kommunikations-Chef der @…, im @… -#Digitalgespräch über den Ausstieg von #Universitäten von #X:
> Und dann kam letztendlich die Frage des Impacts: Wir haben einfach keine Sichtbarkeit mehr erreicht mit #wissenschaftlichen Themen. … Krawall, Geschrei, Hass – das wird hochgespühlt … unsere Themen gehen da unter.
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#WissKomm #SozialeMedien #SciComm #Twitter #Musk #SocialMedia #DigitaleSouveränität #DigitalSovereignty
Dear #OpenSource Community 👋,
The @… would like to hear your views on the »European Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy« − #HaveYourSay.
– Call for evidence –
Deadline: 3 Feb. 2026
👉 #EODES #FLOSS #FOSS #OpenSource #FediAdmins #EU #Democracy #DigitalSovereignty #Demokratie #DigitaleSouveranitat #OpenSourceSoftware
Check out the map for Digital Independence Day! 🚀
👉 #Dresden #Chemnitz #Berlin #Dortmund #FFM #München #Karlsruhe …
It's time to switch from #X #WhatsApp #Google #Amazon etc. to digitally independent services!
👋 Dear neighbours, join in! @… @… @… @… @… @… @… @… @… @…
#DIDit #IDIDIT #DigitalIndependenceDay #DutGemacht #SaveSocial #DIDaySupportCommunity #DigitalSovereignty #Grok
Mit dem 📆 Veranstaltungskalender des »Digital Independence Day« wird potenziell jeder Tag ein digitaler Unabhängigkeitstag!
Beeindruckend viel los! Es ist schön, so viele Angebote zu sehen. Schaut mal rein!
➡️ Bookmark setzen und unbedingt in euren Gruppen teilen!
👉 #DUTgemacht!
#IDIDIT #DIDit #DID #DigitalerUnabhängigkeitstag #DUT #SaveSocial #DIDaySupportCommunity #FediLZ #Bildung #Digitalsovereignty #DigitaleSouveranitat
RE: #Fediverse? Your 🫵 input is needed!
#FOSS #Floss #NGI #DigitalSovereignty #DutGemacht #DiDay #UnplugTrump
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#GuteNachrichten
#GoodNews
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#Danke an alle Beteiligten!
#Thanks to everyone involved!
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Auf geht's!
Let's keep going.
#DiDay #DutGemacht #BetterSocial #SaveSocial #democracy #Demokratie #UnplugTrump #LeaveX #SocialMedia #Kommunikation #DigitalSovereignty #Digitalesouveranitat #Fediverse #Mastodon #DigitalIndependenceDay
Die Konferenz der 🇨🇭 #schweizerischen #Datenschutzbeauftragten (#privatim), hält die Auslagerung von bestimmten #Personendaten an #Cloud-Dienste von #AWS #Google #Microsoft etc. für unzulässig:
➡️ oft fehlt #E2EE
➡️ zu wenig #Transparenz
➡️ erheblicher Kontrollverlust
➡️ #Rechtsunsicherheit
➡️ #CloudAct
24.11.2025:
#SaaS #M365 #TeamDatenschutz #privacy #digitalesouveranitat #eusummit25 #sovereignty #digitalsovereignty #BigTech #ms365