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Mastodon, I need your help! As more European countries and orgs look to ditch US technology and move to sovereign or open source alternatives, I'm trying to track these efforts.

So far, I've found more than half a dozen government agencies, cities, orgs, that are embracing digital sovereignty but want to hear about other examples that I've missed. Who else should I be adding to this?

Here's a list of what I have so far:

*Edit: This list is now on Proton Sheets, as I should have seen that coming*

docs.proton.me/sheet?mode=open…

#digitalsovereignty #opensource #europe #tech


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I just passed 35K subscribers on my YouTube channel and I'm grateful for everyone following my open‑source geo work.

But for those who prefer to avoid big tech: my videos are also published on #QwastTube, my own #PeerTube instance.

▶️ QwastTube: videos.qwast-gis.com/
▶️ YouTube (if you still use it): youtube.com/@HansvanderKwast

#FOSS4G #OpenSource #PeerTube #DigitalSovereignty #QGIS #GIS #WebODM #PCRaster #RemoteSensing


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Which email provider handles your municipality's official communications?

We built mxmap.nl to make that visible, all Dutch municipalities, mapped by email provider based on public DNS records.
Inspired by the Swiss original mxmap.ch by David Huser. We adapted it for the Netherlands. All credit for the concept goes to him.

Under the CLOUD Act, provider location matters. The map makes the current reality clear.

www.mxmap.nl

#DigitalSovereignty #GDPR #NIS2 #mxmap


From the EU statement "Social media platforms offer highly addictive designs – infinite scrolling that is feeding the addiction, short videos snap attention span, highly personalised content, targeted. "

So fix the bloody platforms that harm our children first.

Making adults compensate for a lack of regulation by the EU of the digital market place by forcing them to constantly ID themselves is addressing the wrong set of issues.

#digitalsovereignty #surveillance #chatcontrol


Please stop publishing lies about this.

The code WILL NOT run on ANY device.

My primary phone is a recently purchased 4G dumb phone with no internet capabilities and RAM measured in megabytes.

It is a device.

It does what I need it to do and I expect to get ten years worth of use out of it.

I cannot install any apps on it.

Who will make this code run on my dumb phone so that I am not forced to buy a smartphone with an OS developed in the US?

#digitalsovereignty


The UK's "over-reliance on foreign [tech] companies has become an urgent issue of national security as US foreign policy actions are creating geopolitical uncertainty.”

Our new report calls for the UK government to pursue Digital Sovereignty to protect its critical infrastructure.

🗣️ ORG's Exec Director @jim

computerweekly.com/news/366641…

#DigitalSovereignty #nationalsecurity #bigtech #opensource #ukpolitics #ukpol



Auch wenn die Debatte rund um #digitalsovereignty abflacht, bin ich erstaunt, dass #AI in dieser Diskussion gar nicht stattgefunden hat. @marcuwekling Auch bei #diday taucht das Thema kaum auf.
Wenn wir z.B. in unserem Gesundheitswesen AI einsetzen wollen braucht es dafür öffentliche Infrastruktur und LLMs die unseren Interessen dienen.
AI ist eine bahnbrechende Technologie, die eine demokratische Moderation braucht - ähnlich wie die öffentlich-rechtlichen Medien.

Daher wünsche ich mir #publicmoney #publicai

schneier.com/essays/archives/2…


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France orders all government ministries to submit Windows-to-Linux migration plans by autumn 2026. The directive covers desktops, collaboration tools, AI platforms, and databases across the entire state apparatus. France's gendarmerie has operated 100,000+ Linux workstations since 2008, providing institutional precedent. No specific Linux distribution chosen yet. #DigitalSovereignty #OpenSource #GovTech implicator.ai/france-orders-go…


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Took another step towards #DigitalSovereignty today! I'm now self-hosting my own instance of #Immich to store all my photos, officially saying goodbye to Apple's iCloud. It feels great having everything entirely under my control, running on my own hardware using CentOS-Stream 10 and #Podman.

#SelfHosted #HomeLab #Privacy #CentOS #OpenSource


France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech.

The country said it plans to move some of its government computers currently running Windows to the open source operating system Linux to further reduce its reliance on US technology.

French minister David Amiel said that the French government can no longer accept that it doesn’t have control over its data and digital infrastructure.

mediafaro.org/article/20260410…

#France #Linux #Tech #Windows #DigitalSovereignty #Microsoft



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Von Windows auf Linux wechseln?

Wer dabei Hilfe braucht, ist beim Chaostreff im „Langen August“ in der Dortmund am 3. Mai genau richtig!

📅 [Dortmund] Wechselparty – Fragen, Antworten und betreutes Wechseln
🕚 03.05.2026 - 15:00 Uhr
➡️ termine.di.day/events/52dc6bf0…
🏠 22 Braunschweiger Straße
44145 Dortmund (nähe Nordmarkt)

#digitalindependenceday #langeraugust #dortmund #chaostreffDortmund #opensource #linux #digitalsovereignty #nordstadt


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At the moment, I cannot fully understand the document you shared, so I used an AI assistant (sorry in advance) to try to understand it.

I want to install CalyxOS on my #Fairphone soon:

"On CalyxOS specifically: CalyxOS uses microG, which implements partial Play Integrity support — but it typically only reaches MEETS_BASIC_INTEGRITY, not MEETS_STRONG_INTEGRITY. The wallet as architected would reject it outright."

That is really problematic. Where is the #DigitalSovereignty here?

Cc @sovtechfund

#EU #Germany


Good article from the Concordia University Newspaper, on #DigitalSovereignty on campuses across Canada. Before these students enter the workforce they are being tracked and data collected every time they access a university or college application. How many administrators recognize the risk to their students?

If you know anyone at The Concordian, please suggest that they #LeaveX and join Mastodon.

#MastodonCanada
theconcordian.com/2026/03/why-…


In #Rostock gibt es am 05.04. wieder einen #DigitalIndependenceDay! Wenn ihr Big Tech loswerden wollt, aber nicht so richtig wisst wie, kommt ab 15:00 ins #hackspace @hack_hro. Wir freuen uns auch immer über Austausch und Hilfe von erfahrenen Leuten.

stadtgestalten.org/hackhro/dig…

#didit #dutgemacht #did_dut #digitalsovereignty


#Digitalsovereignty is the goal, but how do we get there?

We spoke with Prof. Dr. Dennis-Kenji Kipker ahead of #NextcloudSummit about law, policy, and real-world action.

Read the interview, including practical steps for organizations to achieve #dataindependence 👇

nextcloud.com/blog/digital-sov…


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📢 Digitale Souveränität als #Gemeinwohlfrage

Passend zum Digital Independence Day (05.04.) haben wir einen Deep Dive zur Plattformwahl in der #GWÖ-Bilanz veröffentlicht. Warum subventionieren wir mit unserer Kommunikation oft Systeme, die unseren Werten widersprechen? Der Artikel beleuchtet:

🔹 Souveränitätsrisiken
🔹 #Fediverse als skalierende Lösungen

Zum Text gehts hier: rb.gy/8pb1su

#DigitalSovereignty #Mastodon #EconGood #DiDay #DigitalIndependenceDay #WirtschaftNeuDenken


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It's time. The Jolla Phone pre-orders are now ready to complete and we've rolled out the Batch #1 emails to pre-orderers. Choose your colour, complete your order by April 30, and lock in your delivery.

⚡ Day1 spots are limited — hurry up and claim yours before they're gone!

📧 Important: your personal voucher code is in the email — please make sure to use it at checkout! ❤️

#Jolla #SailfishOS #DigitalSovereignty #PrivacyFirst #CommunityPowered #European


#DigitalSovereignty seems a bit odd since it isn't self-hosted but runs on your servers, but I think I might switch partly from Proton to greener solution like this.

Ecological sustainability is starting to be more and more important to me.

Also, are you planning on flatpak releases instead of AppImages?
At least with your remote repo if FlatHub isn't viable. It would be nice 😀





Germany’s new Deutschland-Stack mandates ODF and PDF/UA as the only document formats for public administrations, excluding proprietary formats like .doc, .xls, and .ppt 📄

It covers all government levels, requires compliance by 2028, and favors open-source solutions and European providers 🇩🇪

🔗 itsfoss.com/news/germany-digit…

#TechNews #OpenSource #ODF #PDF #DigitalSovereignty #Germany #Deutschland #FOSS #Accessibility #Software #Government #Tech #Freedom #EU #Europe #LibreOffice #Linux #Office


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A full house at Nextcloud Enterprise Day Vienna 2026.

The strong turnout and discussions throughout the day show clearly how important digital sovereignty, open collaboration, and independent IT infrastructures have become.

Our session with Birthe Lindenthal (OpenProject) and Clément Aubin (@xwiki) sparked great conversations on moving beyond Jira and Confluence with open source solutions.

Great to be part of it.

@nextcloud

#NextcloudEnterpriseDay #DigitalSovereignty #OpenSource



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We’re at Nextcloud (@nextcloud) Enterprise Day Vienna!

A full day dedicated to secure, sovereign collaboration — bringing together IT leaders, project managers, and decision-makers.

🎙️ Catch our session today at 13:45 CET:
“Beautiful document collaboration, native in Nextcloud” with Thorsten Behrens.

Come say hi if you’re here!

🔗 Check out the full agenda: nextcloud.com/enterprise-day-v…

#CollaboraOnline #NextcloudEnterpriseDay #OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty


#Digitalsovereignty is happening now. In 2025, we saw:

→ 2 million new users
→ Governments & universities onboarded
→ 3x growth in demand

Want to be part of the movement as a community member, partner, or stakeholder?

Join the shift to reclaim #datacontrol 👇

nextcloud.com/blog/digital-sov…





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Every dollar spent on international tech subscriptions is a dollar that leaves our local economy. By choosing local IT experts and open-source tools, we reinvest in Glen Eira and Port Phillip. Let’s keep our community's digital wealth right here.

#opensource #bigtech #subscription #enshittification #localIT #DigitalSovereignty #Melbourne #MelbourneBusiness #GlenEira #PortPhillip #OpenSourceTechGuy #CraigLambie42 #CraigLambie
#business #smallbusiness #supportsmallbusiness #businessowner


Disappointed to see FSFE move to Stripe/PayPal (US) after the Nexi fallout. For a foundation preaching EU sovereignty, why ignore European alternatives like Mollie, Adyen, or Satispay? #Privacy deserves an EU-based infrastructure

#DigitalSovereignty #FreeSoftware #FinTech #Nexi



It's ridiculous that we basically have two mobile 'options', both with restrictive, proprietary app stores (see also keepandroidopen.org/).

If Europe values digital sovereignty, then it needs to invest more in open hardware, open source OS's, and alternative app stores. 🇪🇺

@Fairphone
@jolla
@LineageOS
@sailfishosnews
@ubports
@GrapheneOS
@postmarketOS
@e_mydata
@murena
@fdroidorg
@IzzyOnDroid

#opensource #digitalsovereignty #foss


We all know #DigitalSovereignty is only possible if headquartered in every sovereign nation or group of nations.

Corrected it for you.


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European laptop brands that run on Linux: Starlabs (UK), Tuxedo (Germany), Slimbook (Spain). (Created by me in GIMP, feel free to share on other platforms). #EuropeanTech #digitalsovereignty


Piql is a Norwegian company that takes your data, pictures and other digital artefacts, encodes them in an open binary format and puts them on 35mm black and white film. To retrieve the data, you scan the film, use their open source software and there you go. Very long term storage as a combination of analog and digital. I like! Already used by museums and artists.

piql.com

#DigitalSovereignty #Archive


Vor ein paar Tagen ist mein Beitrag zur Digitalen Souveränität und der politischen Dimension von Publikationsinfrastrukturen in der Hand der Wissenschaft in der Zeitschrift kommunikation@gesellschaft
erschienen. Darin setze ich mich kritisch mit dem DS-Diskurs auseinander. doi.org/10.15460/kommges.2025.… #digitalsovereignty #openaccess #science


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We all know #DigitalSovereignty is only possible if headquartered in Europe. 🇪🇺

Is Microsoft planning to split it's company❓❓


:alerta: I #DIDit

Today I published my very last post on Instagram!

It took me some time to prepare this sad moment, but I am happy it's here now.

I shared @_elena great introduction video and wrote in the captions about how the Fediverse is such great place for creatives, artists, hobbyists, tinkerer, writer, art lovers, photographers, blogger, nerds and just everybody. And how one can find interesting people to talk to, original artworks, diverse communities and discover great music and journalism... and all this without annoying ads or stupid algorithms. :blobcatheartbongo:

💪 I've even (hello non tech person here!) made a little website for my friends with some info and links to help them switch to the Fediverse.

#TheFutureIsFederated 💜 :fediverse:

#DiDay #DID #DigitalIndependenceDay ##GlobalSwitchDay #DigitalSovereignty #DUTgemacht


Freitag Abend Gedanke: Warum eigentlich Mastodon? 🤔

Bin grad über Peter Schaars Post gestolpert - das Thema algorithmische Verstärkung auf X ist echt krass geworden. Und es zeigt mal wieder: Dezentrale Plattformen wie Mastodon sind kein Nerd-Hobby, sondern echte Alternativen!

Was mich hier begeistert:
- Kein Algorithmus der mir vorschreibt was "wichtig" ist
- Die Community moderiert sich selbst
- Open Source = volle Transparenz
- Meine Daten bleiben auf Servern die ICH mir aussuche

Klar, die UX ist manchmal... speziell. 😅 Und die dezentrale Struktur verwirrt am Anfang. Aber genau das macht's auch interessant!

Wie seht ihr das? Mastodon als echte Alternative oder doch nur Nische?

#Mastodon #Fediverse #SocialMedia #OpenSource #Dresden #TechCommunity #DigitalSovereignty

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