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Ideal for small & medium teams in search for great support. #rabt
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Yes, it is true. Things you say during video calls using #bigtech platforms are recorded! Fortunately, most of open source alternatives don't have this approach:
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@jonben @joshbuddy @papiris every bit helps, promoting initiatives and/or narratives on Mastodon is also very important. #RABT has a focus on values alligned people and orgs that already want to migrate, but don't know where to start with the migration. That is why we decided to co-organise workshops and try to avoid talking about the process more than specific tools. There are other initiatives that are spending time and energy on awareness. Every bit of effort helps 😉
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📢 Join the Rise Against Big Tech coalition organizers on Dec 9th (6pm CET) for the second #RABT workshop on document sharing without Big Tech!
More info and registration details: https://cloud68.co/blog/document-sharing-without-big-tech-rabt-workshop-nr-2
Looking forward to learning and sharing together!
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Breaking free from Big Tech isn't just about swapping tools, but really a movement toward collective digital freedom 🌱.
https://internet.exchangepoint.tech/rise-against-big-tech-a-movement-for-collective-digital-freedom/Worth a read if you're thinking about how your organization can reclaim digital autonomy.
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⏰ Still time to register for the workshop tomorrow!
We've all talked about leaving #BigTech. We know why it's necessary. But where do we actually start? What are the steps a small/medium team needs to follow?
More info: https://cloud68.co/blog/we-know-big-tech-is-bad-but-how-do-we-even-start-to-transition-free-workshop
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We know #BigTech is a problem, but how do we actually *start* leaving it behind?
Join this (free as in free beer) 90-minute workshop on 📅 Oct 9 (16:00 UTC) to learn practical steps for transitioning your small/medium team away from corporate platforms.
Learn more & register: https://cloud68.co/blog/we-know-big-tech-is-bad-but-how-do-we-even-start-to-transition-free-workshop
This is the first event organized by the #MovementTech hosters behind the Rise Against Big Tech campaign, otherwise known as #RABT.
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Let's denormalise the use of big tech digital infrastructure for individuals and small & medium teams. #rabt
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Next week we're heading to #GlobalGathering2025 in Estoril, Portugal (Sept 8-10) 🌊! https://cloud68.co/blog/join-us-at-global-gathering-2025-to-rabt
Looking forward reconnecting with digital rights defenders, #infrared members, #rabt campaigners and other #movementhosting providers.
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@Kabbaway @fedihost it is not an easy puzzle and it is a direct outcome of #vendorlockin practices and freemium business models. We have blogged about this https://cloud68.co/blog/we-need-to-talk-about-vendor-lock-in. If there are budget limitations @yunohost is a good way to have your online presence It is free as in free ice cream, but in capitalistic terms you pay with your time to set it up. Good news is that you end up learning and exploring + you become part of the self hosting community. #RABT
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Happy birthday @debian :ablobcatheart: ! Here is to hundreds of more years of free libre open source tech that empowers the vast majority of our digital infrastructure 🥂! #debianday
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A dark pattern (also known as a "deceptive design pattern") is a user interface that has been carefully crafted to trick users into doing things, such as buying overpriced insurance with their purchase or signing up for recurring bills. Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_pattern
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A few summer ⛱️ #podcast picks from our team that challenge big tech https://cloud68.co/blog/summer-2025-our-podcasts-pics-to-challenge-big-tech
Most of the selections have links to the respective #RSS feeds so you can escape algorithmic manipulation and #rabt. Have your own favorites that are not in the list? Do share in the comments :)
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That's why Rising Against Big Tech matters #rabt
https://theintercept.com/2025/04/03/google-cbp-ai-border-surveillance-ibm-equitus/
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@jwildeboer indeed moving data to EU based entities might sound like a good move, but Eurocentrism is not the solution. Folks need to understand that this is not a silver bullet and it is a a bit more complicated than that. The solution(s) needs a wider discussion of all parties that are Values Alligned. The only thing that is sure is that we need to Rise Against Big Tech (#rabt) together.
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Big Tech is a single point of failure: https://www.pcmag.com/news/oops-google-accidentally-deletes-maps-timeline-data-of-some-users
Lots of power to one human/corporation does not bring much nice things for the (majority) rest of us. Rise Against Big Tech #rabt #decentralisetech
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Our thoughts on the announcement of #Skype closing shop in a few weeks: https://cloud68.co/blog/skypes-shutdown-is-another-opportunity-to-escape-big-tech
Rise Against Big Tech folks #rabt
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@civictech thanks for for sharing these opportunities. Apologies if we are being 'that guy', but would be great if you could avoid tech infrastructure like g docs fro. big tech corporations that have a long list of malpractices in place. #rabt. Lots of respect for your work though.
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@Daojoan recently wrote a blog post about this https://cloud68.co/blog/we-need-to-talk-about-vendor-lock-in. Our proposal as a solution? Rise Against Big Tech #RABT
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@anotherfami @recordrebel @phu that does not sound like a problem, but a solution to keep control over your data and community. Big tech platforms change their policies all the time and you don't have much saying when this happens. When you don't pay for it you are the product. We are obviously biased, but there are lots of other nice managed hosting small entities out there. You also don't feed the 'beast'. It is like buying from small local shops instead of a super market #RABT
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@recordrebel as long as it is open source you are good to go. This way you avoid vendor lock in for your community https://cloud68.co/blog/we-need-to-talk-about-vendor-lock-in. You also Rise Against Big Tech easily #RABT
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@VoordeMus sorry to hear that! Now it is the best time to Rise Against Big Tech #RABT
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@sureshtrumpet not only #spotify, but all these tech corporations out there. They do the same over and over again. Rise Against Big Tech folks! #rabt
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📆 Webinar: cutting the cord from #Gmail and big tech https://cloud68.co/blog/rise-against-big-tech-by-cutting-the-cord-webinar-friday-december-6th-2024.
Hosted by @mayfirst and other #movementhosting folks. #rabt
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Aaannd we wrapped up #LinuxDay2024 Torino with some cake for our team and participants to celebrate our 5th anniversary. Many thanks to all the organisers, volunteers, presenters and participants. It was lovely 🥰.
Grazzie mille @ItaLinuxSociety @LinuxDayTorino for hosting us🤗.
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Enjoyed sharing the recipe of how we run Cloud68.co using #opensource to provide our managed hosting services to small and medium teams. Lovely crowd 🤩 #linuxday2024
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Presentation time 😎 @ Aula SYS @ 1500 https://linuxdaytorino.org/2024/ #LinuxDay2024.
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Our booth at @LinuxDayTorino is more focused on the Rise Against Big Tech campaign and less on our managed hosting services #rabt. Folks seem to like the stickers and the swag 😃 #LinuxDay2024
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Seems like #githubdown right now as shown here https://downdetector.com/status/github/.
Maybe we should not have all eggs in one basket when if comes to our infrastructure. Preferring small hosters that provide with open source alternatives like @Codeberg or even better #selfhosting always is the best alternative!
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We wrote about open source alternatives to proprietary platforms like #calendly. Good options are #EasyAppointments and cal.com, but our favorite is the Appointments App which integrates with #Nextcloud:
✍️ https://cloud68.co/blog/open-source-calendly-alternative-for-appointment-scheduling
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@andycarolan @robb indeed some apps and software are not easy to migrate, but we can start from low hanging fruits no? For Slack for example there is #mattermost or #MatrixMessenger .
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Andrew Helwer wrote a blog post with the title “Google Groups has been left to die” and we couldn't agree more. #Discourse is the perfect #FreeLibreOpenSource solution for your community.
Details on how to migrate in our latest blog post ✍️ https://cloud68.co/blog/blogposts/google-groups-is-dying-long-live-discourse -
Big tech Micro$oft announced that Wiki's will be retired from Teams. Take control of your data not by moving to One Note, but by choosing one of the open source wiki platforms available.
Our proposals: https://cloud68.co/blog/blogposts/microsoft-kills-wiki-for-teams-replace-it-with-bookstack-mediawiki-dokuwiki
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Excited to extend our list of open source instances with #Deflect, and support our Subscribers with ethical tech when it comes to securing their websites.
https://cloud68.co/blog/announcements/announcing-partnership-with-deflect