There’s also Norwegian Jotta Cloud for cloud drive.
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There is also Aptoide to replace Google's Play Store
It took me a while to understand why some apps/services had a + on top
Whether an app/service is EU based should not always be a deciding factor when determining if it should be recommended.
Signal is a great example of that. It is based in the US, but surpasses other mobile messaging apps in terms of privacy and convenience. It is a US-based app you should recommend.
So let's be nuanced and take into account that EU-based products or services may not always be the best choice, even with regards to empowering European citizens. In many cases, you will find that European states seek to disempower their citizens through the use of surveillance. So it is pretty ironic when a team of Americans are empowering you while your own government seeks to take that power away (Chat Control and the likes) to further subjugate you.
While I do agree with the general sentiment, this is NOT a "best product ever" community. Thos community has the explicit goal to provide European alternatives. Otherwise we could just scrap the entire idea and just go back to YouTube, Google and MS Office. Because let's be real for a moment. They are at the top of their respective markets for a reason.
Also, Signal sucks! The only thing it has going for itself is security. Everything else is at best on par with other messengers. Signal has no voting, no tool bots, no topics for group chats, no cloud backup, etc.
No bear in mind, if security is what you want from a messenger, then Signal will do the job. But then again, why not just promote Matrix? It has pretty much the same (lack of) features and it's actually European.
As much as I like matrix it's not an alternative to Signal. Matrix is more akin to discord/slack/teams. The lack of bloat is why people love signal.
The CEO of Proton is pro-Trump.
https://theintercept.com/2025/01/28/proton-mail-andy-yen-trump-republicans/
Seeing Proton on the list so many times got me thinking. We let Google take over all of our services, and then they got worse and worse. Is there some system in place to stop Proton enshittifying once they've taken over the internet? Especially in light of the CEO apparently being an asswad.
This doesn't change the CEO using an official proton account to praise trump and call him the GOP the party of the little guy. I don't care about their real ideological opinion, but rather whether they're going to gargle fascist balls and betray privacy. Trust is a fragile thing
Edit:a word
fuck
That's a good one
Maybe I'd add airvpn too, but either way, a good guide
(Among others I have filen, protonmail, simplex, matrix, lemmy, keepass, lemmy and organic maps:)
These lists are consistently bad. To the extent I'm beginning to think it's intentional so people don't like the alternatives and go back to the worst.
Make a better one
Thats actually good idea, might do
Better yet, make an app
Lol, I barely know how to design a post, let alone an app😆
Same! Come on computer geniuses, make us poor plebs an app, please and thank you.
Why does everyone recommend Vivaldi and opera is left out? Genuinely asking 🙏
As of the end of 2023, Opera Software was 72.4% owned by Kunlun, a Chinese public company, making it a subsidiary of that company. Opera CEO Zhou Yahui is a controlling shareholder in Kunlun.
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Gracias
Magic Earth, unlike Google Maps, not only offers you to show the known speed limits. It shows you radar traps.
good luck with the pale moon extension support
That’s how i came and register from reddit just like 5 mins ago and this is my first ever comment.
SAME ! ～(つˆ0ˆ)つ｡☆
Wtf don't recommend BeReal! They've been bought by Voodoo, a shady company trying everything they can to bypass Android/iOS privacy protection
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