#tutanota — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #tutanota, aggregated by home.social.
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Here my version of it
Gmail -> @Tutanota
Youtube -> @peertube
Liar Signal -> @delta
Chrome -> #Helium
NordVPN -> @mullvadnetPS: Signal IS big tech, they run on their server, they pay them, they are part of the problem not a solution to it.
#privacy #sovereinty #notogafam #google #signal #youtube #chrome #chromium #nordvpn #gmail #mullvad #deltachat #peertube #tutanota #tuta #decentralisation #europe #canada
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Here my version of it
Gmail -> @Tutanota
Youtube -> @peertube
Liar Signal -> @delta
Chrome -> #Helium
NordVPN -> @mullvadnetPS: Signal IS big tech, they run on their server, they pay them, they are part of the problem not a solution to it.
#privacy #sovereinty #notogafam #google #signal #youtube #chrome #chromium #nordvpn #gmail #mullvad #deltachat #peertube #tutanota #tuta #decentralisation #europe #canada
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@Tutanota hi team, thank you for making Tuta possible for all the free users too. It makes privacy accessible for everyone.
On the other hand, the android app really feels archaic and unpolished. Animations doesn't work well. Lot of bugs. Emails doesn't load properly as and when I receive them.
This happens over web also. It would be really great if you guys can work towards this aspect too.
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Introducing Tuta drive an End-toEnd cloud using Quantum proof encryption for your memories.
Tuta ensures that your files be will be safe and not scanned by AI like other big tech giants do. It also have zero knowledge architecture promising users to upload their personal data confidently.Tuta drive is still in closed beta. The release will happen in coming months. They are also offering a drive for business purposes
Source: https://tuta.com/drive
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@Tutanota/116379833475434382
#Tutanota's social media account being delulu...
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Just switched from #ProtonMail to #Tutanota. More privacy & security for a smaller cost and not the feature-bloat Proton has (20 different tools - I only need E-mail & Calendar).
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when they come asking for user identities and data at arcanechat.me
we don't even have any billing information since it is all completely anonymous and free
#ArcaneChat #security #privacy #encryption #protonmail #tutanota #email
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Gerne würde ich mehr #Verschlüsselung bei #Email nutzen können. Du?
Nutzt Du Verschlüsselung?#DSGVO #Datenschutz #PGP #SMIME #Thunderbird #Tuta #Tutanota #Proton #Mailbox #Posteo #Mozilla #Firefox #FirefoxThunderbird
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Es gibt viele Gründe, warum #tutanota aktiv unterstützt werden muss...
Beispiel: https://tuta.com/de/blog/post-quantum-cryptography
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Super @Tutanota ... nun ist der Account wieder weg?! ich kann mich jedenfalls weder mit dem Passwort noch mit Wiederherstellungscode anmelden bzw. den Account reaktivieren - falls ich doch das falsche Passwort gespeichert haben sollte. Der Code aus der PDF geht jedenfalls nicht. Dann halt ein anderer Anbieter. Echt ärgerlich euer überzogener automatischer "#Spamschutz", wenn er vor Leuten, die auf #Datenschutz und #Privacy achten auch mit ausschließt...
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@openrightsgroup I've suggested the following to those asking:
Secure, private, free email:
- #Disroot free
- #Tuta Mail free/paid
- #Tutanota free/paid 100% Green energy powered
- #Mailbox (€1/mo)Â 100% Green energy powered
- #Posteo (€1/mo) 100% Green energy powered
- #MailFence free/paid 100% Green energy powered -
@jnazarene Tarkistin nyt vielä ja Tuta ei tarjoa keinoa käyttää omaa sähköpostia normaalien protokollien avulla (IMAP, POP3, SMTP), eikä ole lupauksen puolikastakaan niistä.
Mulle nojautuminen puhtaasti palveluntarjoajan omiin appeihin on aika no-go, vaikka sitä perusteltaisiin Tutan tapaan ”luotettavuuteen”. On se ongelman jo ratkaistu muuallakin.
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The more time goes by, the more I encounter bugs in @Tutanota. The last one to date is an email marked as spam whereas I have an explicit rule stating that all emails sent to this specific address are not spam...
The other day, my draft emails ended up in both the draft and the sent folders.
A few weeks ago, I was in a train without reception, and my calendar appeared completely empty in offline mode (and it was obviously far from being empty)...
And the list can go on!
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We #DID this through:
★ replacing email service provider to #tutanota
★ changing the OS to #Linux 🐧 , with least prepackaged disros.
★ using @signalapp instead of #WhatsApp.
★ using Telegram & @Mastodon :mastodon: for publication of our contentCurrently, we are looking forward for finding ways to support our efforts locally in Iraq to popularize #FOSS for everyone (no matter how much tech experience has)
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Acabo de ver que en Tuta Mail solo se puede usar el buscador de correos, para buscar correos desde hace un mes como mucho.
En el plan gratuito, claro.
:NKO_enfadado:
Esto comentan en reddit:
Gracias por tu opinión. Entendemos que usted siente que esta es una limitación estricta, pero puede ordenar correos electrónicos importantes en carpetas o etiquetarlos, para que los encuentre sin nuestra herramienta de búsqueda.
Como todos los datos en Tuta están encriptados, la búsqueda ocurre en el cliente, lo que significa que es necesario descargar, indexar y almacenar muchos datos en su dispositivo para ponerlos a disposición de la búsqueda. Esto causa mucho más tráfico en comparación con una búsqueda simple (pero intrusiva en el servidor), y en realidad nos cuesta dinero. Por esta razón, y debido a que no abusamos de sus datos para ganar dinero, no podemos ofrecer una búsqueda ilimitada de forma gratuita. Preferimos mantenerlo de esa manera y ofrecer un servicio freemium 100% privado - y, sí, habrá incentivos para que usted pueda actualizar y esperamos que en el futuro pueda pagar € 3/m para pagar su buzón seguro.
¡Gracias por entender!
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Completely forgor that I've a question about #Reddit
How do you guys use it with #Proton #Tutanota and #Tor ? I've seen lots of posts about people getting their accounts suspended for using these services. And if I can bear with creating a burner gMail account (I need Reddit for work, silly thing, I know) I will not be accessing it without Tor or VPN. I planned to use TutaNota or ProtonMail and Tor or ProtonVPN or might be later MullvardVPN. Is there a way for me to avoid my Reddit account to get suspended? Apple and Google IDs are not an option as I do not have them and do not desire to get them either. I tbh would like to avoid even a gmail as it prolly will complain about Tor too (last such burner account from Outlook got suspended by MS and asked for a phone number lol).
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Make a difference.
Personally I use Tuta Mail, Tuta Calendar, Waterfox browser, Ecosia search, mastodon.social and pixelfed.de
#tutanota
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six in the last 24 hours. Yes, two of those emails were to six recipients, but if that's your limit, that's unusable as an email service. Forget bulk mailing, because that's not what I am doing. #Tutanota has some undocumented limit, and it's set way too low, and there are plenty of complaints by both paid and unpaid users. That's sad. I wish I had discovered all these issues during my testing before I started migrating. Now it's going to be a pain to move again a year later. 2/2
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Ugh, I am so frustrated with having moved to #Tutanota last year. First, it is not documented that they only have searching capabilities for 30 days for free accounts. That hardly is worth paying for. Second, I'm not sure it's worth paying for if you run into such bad usability. Cannot search,cannot sort, cannot filter, cannot cut-and-paste text from iOS app. Thirdly, I get message "It looks like you've exceeded the allowed emails." So, I've sent a total of four emails today, and 1/2
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Decided to switch to @Tutanota today after trying a few different services out.
The app feels the most responsive out of the ones i tried and the subscription doesn't cost much either, and it's nice to support them financially to help further development. #tutamail #tuta #tutanota #secureemail
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#google deleta a conta de jornalista.
Essas #bigtech tem poder demais sobre nossas vidas. Se puder use serviços alternativos como #protonmail #tutanota #disroot"...a usura dessa gente já virou um aleijão"
https://theintercept.com/2025/12/07/youtube-deleted-journalist-israel-palestine-censorship/
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RE: https://mastodon.uno/@giuseppegv/115730518668624174
I like the idea of this post. Here is mine with some additions of my own:
OS
- Desktop and laptop
- #Debian 13 with #Cinnamon
#homelab server
- #Proxmox 9 with #Debian and #HomeAssistant OS VM's
Email
Service providers
- @disroot and @Tutanota
Client
- #Betterbird
Notes
- @logseq
Browser
Desktop
- @librewolf , and @torproject
Mobile
- #IronFox
VPN
- @mullvadnet
Password and TOTP Manager
- @keepassxc with #Syncthing
Search
- #DuckDuckGo , @ecosia , and @marginalia
Social
- @Mastodon and @pixelfedEdit: Today I ran ``` sudo apt remove --purge firefox ``` because of statements from Mozilla CEO today.
#FOSS #Debian #GNULinux #GNU #Linux #Proxmox #homelab #homeassistant #disroot #tuta #tutanota #betterbird #logseq #Mozilla #Firefox #Librewolf #Tor #Torproject #IronFox #Mullvad #MullvadVPN #VPN #TOTP #KeePassXC #Syncthing #DuckDuckGo #Marginalia #Mastodon #Pixelfed
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🚨BREAKING NEWS: Google just activated Gemini without asking you.
After you recover from the complete shock and horror of this travesty you might be asking, how do I stop & prevent such an egregious & unwanted action??
Leave Gmail.
It’s really not that difficult.There are plenty of privacy-respecting email alternatives!
#ProtonMail #Soverin #Infomaniak #Tutanota #Mailcow #MailboxOrg #Runbox #Disroot #StartMail
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🚨BREAKING NEWS: Google just activated Gemini without asking you.
After you recover from the complete shock and horror of this travesty you might be asking, how do I stop & prevent such an egregious & unwanted action??
Leave Gmail.
It’s really not that difficult.There are plenty of privacy-respecting email alternatives!
#ProtonMail #Soverin #Infomaniak #Tutanota #Mailcow #MailboxOrg #Runbox #Disroot #StartMail
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🚨BREAKING NEWS: Google just activated Gemini without asking you.
After you recover from the complete shock and horror of this travesty you might be asking, how do I stop & prevent such an egregious & unwanted action??
Leave Gmail.
It’s really not that difficult.There are plenty of privacy-respecting email alternatives!
#ProtonMail #Soverin #Infomaniak #Tutanota #Mailcow #MailboxOrg #Runbox #Disroot #StartMail
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🚨BREAKING NEWS: Google just activated Gemini without asking you.
After you recover from the complete shock and horror of this travesty you might be asking, how do I stop & prevent such an egregious & unwanted action??
Leave Gmail.
It’s really not that difficult.There are plenty of privacy-respecting email alternatives!
#ProtonMail #Soverin #Infomaniak #Tutanota #Mailcow #MailboxOrg #Runbox #Disroot #StartMail
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🚨BREAKING NEWS: Google just activated Gemini without asking you.
After you recover from the complete shock and horror of this travesty you might be asking, how do I stop & prevent such an egregious & unwanted action??
Leave Gmail.
It’s really not that difficult.There are plenty of privacy-respecting email alternatives!
#ProtonMail #Soverin #Infomaniak #Tutanota #Mailcow #MailboxOrg #Runbox #Disroot #StartMail
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Ugh. #Barracuda Networks is blocking tutanota.com. 😠 #tutanota
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Why do Proton and @Tutanota fight so pettily? If they both really cared about our privacy, then they'd be interoperable.
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Which email alias service do you use?
#email #emails #addyio #AnonAddy #FirefoxRelay #simplelogin #tuta #tutamail #tutanota #Proton #Privacy #emailprivacy #emailprotection #emailmasking -
THE INCREDIBLE REASON HOUSE STATION LIVE CHANGED SERVERS
Or a survival guide for e-businesses facing bans or legal disputes with a platformWhen justice can’t be reached, relocation becomes resistance. Hosting your services on U.S. soil means giving up your legal rights. We rebuilt everything... servers, software, platforms... using European tools that respect our laws. From o2switch and Hetzner to Nobara and Tutanota, we chose freedom over convenience. Self-hosting isn't just about privacy or control anymore... it's about survival, sovereignty, and standing your ground against a system that was never designed to protect us.
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PART TWO – DIGITAL SOVEREIGNTY STARTS WITH HOSTING
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In such a context, the very idea of a sustainable business model for a structure like ours becomes laughable. One single ban, and it all collapses. No access. No visibility. No way to defend your rights. No representative. No lawyer. No legal process. The one exception? Uber. Because French courts ruled that the roads used by drivers are physically located in France, and therefore subject to French law. So what about YouTube? Isn’t it made of “tubes” too... literal, physical tubes... like undersea cables and fiber optics stretching across the Atlantic? I don’t want to sound cynical, but at some point, those tubes pass through France too. And still, that’s not enough. Our content, disputes, and takedowns are judged under laws written an ocean away.And this is where the trap closes. Whether or not the platforms promote freedom and open source (Mastodon, Odysee, BitChute, Ghost.io, Vimeo, Twitch, YouTube), all of them without exception state in their terms of service that disputes must be resolved in foreign jurisdictions. It doesn’t matter that they advocate for user privacy or net neutrality. Their U.S. legal base is enough to activate the DMCA... a law that assumes you’re guilty before you’ve even had the chance to defend yourself. The result is inevitable: there is only one viable solution for those who wish to preserve their rights and survive this digital chaos... Work exclusively with providers based in France or Europe. That’s the only way to remain under a legal framework we understand, recognize, and can actually enforce.
What might seem like a paranoid fantasy is now our operational doctrine. We spent weeks looking for a sustainable solution. GoDaddy has now been replaced by a two-part setup: OVH for domain names, and o2switch for hosting. Why? Because despite OVH’s weak customer service, their DNS is reliable. And o2switch is a rare gem... a French company, bound by French law, with real human support, and no interest in exploiting your data. Their model is simple, fair, and unlimited. While competitors charge for every byte as if it were gold, o2switch provides powerful tools, solid infrastructure, and a win-win philosophy. Even better: their WordPress support is widely praised by the community. Thanks to this change, we can now host our own videos previously uploaded to YouTube, using WordPress plugins with secure players. The so-called alternatives to YouTube, even those advocating for openness, are all U.S.-based. o2switch is a rare find... a real asset for digital sovereignty, allowing us to continue existing without sacrificing our values or sinking deeper into debt.
Twitch has been replaced by Owncast, hosted on Hetzner Cloud (Germany) for just €3.79/month, with simple installation. Private streaming isn’t supported, but public indexing through their directory could even boost our reach. Captivate is replaced by Podlove, a WordPress plugin, which lets us centralize content and simplify navigation. ChatGPT is replaced by Le Chat Mistral, the only AI neither American nor Asian. Windows is phased out in favor of Nobara Linux, backed by a strong open-source community and compatible with nearly all modern games. Kdenlive replaces paid video editing software. Logitech peripherals are supported. Elgato is out... replaced by Loupedeck, a better fit for Linux with hardware-level controls. Emails remain with Tutanota, an EU-based provider committed to privacy. A few exceptions remain... Hear-me.social (a Mastodon instance) and RadioBoss Cloud... based in Eastern Europe. Social media now plays only a teaser role. The real content, the heart of the experience, lives with us... on our own infrastructure, in our own digital home.
Why does this all matter? Because if your website is hosted on servers physically located in France, your opponents must use French law to come after you. No more DMCA. No more California courtrooms. If a U.S. company wants to take down your content or claim ownership, they’ll have to go through French courts, under French law, with all the procedural safeguards that entails. In short, this technical migration is a legal survival strategy. A way to reclaim our infrastructure, our freedom of speech, and our digital future. As long as your platform is hosted in the U.S., you are at their mercy. But by bringing our data home to France, we regain our sovereignty.
¯#SelfHosting #DigitalSovereignty #FreeSoftware #FediTech #France #EUtech #o2switch #Hetzner #Nobara #Tutanota
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THE INCREDIBLE REASON HOUSE STATION LIVE CHANGED SERVERS
Or a survival guide for e-businesses facing bans or legal disputes with a platformWhen justice can’t be reached, relocation becomes resistance. Hosting your services on U.S. soil means giving up your legal rights. We rebuilt everything... servers, software, platforms... using European tools that respect our laws. From o2switch and Hetzner to Nobara and Tutanota, we chose freedom over convenience. Self-hosting isn't just about privacy or control anymore... it's about survival, sovereignty, and standing your ground against a system that was never designed to protect us.
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PART TWO – DIGITAL SOVEREIGNTY STARTS WITH HOSTING
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In such a context, the very idea of a sustainable business model for a structure like ours becomes laughable. One single ban, and it all collapses. No access. No visibility. No way to defend your rights. No representative. No lawyer. No legal process. The one exception? Uber. Because French courts ruled that the roads used by drivers are physically located in France, and therefore subject to French law. So what about YouTube? Isn’t it made of “tubes” too... literal, physical tubes... like undersea cables and fiber optics stretching across the Atlantic? I don’t want to sound cynical, but at some point, those tubes pass through France too. And still, that’s not enough. Our content, disputes, and takedowns are judged under laws written an ocean away.And this is where the trap closes. Whether or not the platforms promote freedom and open source (Mastodon, Odysee, BitChute, Ghost.io, Vimeo, Twitch, YouTube), all of them without exception state in their terms of service that disputes must be resolved in foreign jurisdictions. It doesn’t matter that they advocate for user privacy or net neutrality. Their U.S. legal base is enough to activate the DMCA... a law that assumes you’re guilty before you’ve even had the chance to defend yourself. The result is inevitable: there is only one viable solution for those who wish to preserve their rights and survive this digital chaos... Work exclusively with providers based in France or Europe. That’s the only way to remain under a legal framework we understand, recognize, and can actually enforce.
What might seem like a paranoid fantasy is now our operational doctrine. We spent weeks looking for a sustainable solution. GoDaddy has now been replaced by a two-part setup: OVH for domain names, and o2switch for hosting. Why? Because despite OVH’s weak customer service, their DNS is reliable. And o2switch is a rare gem... a French company, bound by French law, with real human support, and no interest in exploiting your data. Their model is simple, fair, and unlimited. While competitors charge for every byte as if it were gold, o2switch provides powerful tools, solid infrastructure, and a win-win philosophy. Even better: their WordPress support is widely praised by the community. Thanks to this change, we can now host our own videos previously uploaded to YouTube, using WordPress plugins with secure players. The so-called alternatives to YouTube, even those advocating for openness, are all U.S.-based. o2switch is a rare find... a real asset for digital sovereignty, allowing us to continue existing without sacrificing our values or sinking deeper into debt.
Twitch has been replaced by Owncast, hosted on Hetzner Cloud (Germany) for just €3.79/month, with simple installation. Private streaming isn’t supported, but public indexing through their directory could even boost our reach. Captivate is replaced by Podlove, a WordPress plugin, which lets us centralize content and simplify navigation. ChatGPT is replaced by Le Chat Mistral, the only AI neither American nor Asian. Windows is phased out in favor of Nobara Linux, backed by a strong open-source community and compatible with nearly all modern games. Kdenlive replaces paid video editing software. Logitech peripherals are supported. Elgato is out... replaced by Loupedeck, a better fit for Linux with hardware-level controls. Emails remain with Tutanota, an EU-based provider committed to privacy. A few exceptions remain... Hear-me.social (a Mastodon instance) and RadioBoss Cloud... based in Eastern Europe. Social media now plays only a teaser role. The real content, the heart of the experience, lives with us... on our own infrastructure, in our own digital home.
Why does this all matter? Because if your website is hosted on servers physically located in France, your opponents must use French law to come after you. No more DMCA. No more California courtrooms. If a U.S. company wants to take down your content or claim ownership, they’ll have to go through French courts, under French law, with all the procedural safeguards that entails. In short, this technical migration is a legal survival strategy. A way to reclaim our infrastructure, our freedom of speech, and our digital future. As long as your platform is hosted in the U.S., you are at their mercy. But by bringing our data home to France, we regain our sovereignty.
¯#SelfHosting #DigitalSovereignty #FreeSoftware #FediTech #France #EUtech #o2switch #Hetzner #Nobara #Tutanota
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THE INCREDIBLE REASON HOUSE STATION LIVE CHANGED SERVERS
Or a survival guide for e-businesses facing bans or legal disputes with a platformWhen justice can’t be reached, relocation becomes resistance. Hosting your services on U.S. soil means giving up your legal rights. We rebuilt everything... servers, software, platforms... using European tools that respect our laws. From o2switch and Hetzner to Nobara and Tutanota, we chose freedom over convenience. Self-hosting isn't just about privacy or control anymore... it's about survival, sovereignty, and standing your ground against a system that was never designed to protect us.
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PART TWO – DIGITAL SOVEREIGNTY STARTS WITH HOSTING
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In such a context, the very idea of a sustainable business model for a structure like ours becomes laughable. One single ban, and it all collapses. No access. No visibility. No way to defend your rights. No representative. No lawyer. No legal process. The one exception? Uber. Because French courts ruled that the roads used by drivers are physically located in France, and therefore subject to French law. So what about YouTube? Isn’t it made of “tubes” too... literal, physical tubes... like undersea cables and fiber optics stretching across the Atlantic? I don’t want to sound cynical, but at some point, those tubes pass through France too. And still, that’s not enough. Our content, disputes, and takedowns are judged under laws written an ocean away.And this is where the trap closes. Whether or not the platforms promote freedom and open source (Mastodon, Odysee, BitChute, Ghost.io, Vimeo, Twitch, YouTube), all of them without exception state in their terms of service that disputes must be resolved in foreign jurisdictions. It doesn’t matter that they advocate for user privacy or net neutrality. Their U.S. legal base is enough to activate the DMCA... a law that assumes you’re guilty before you’ve even had the chance to defend yourself. The result is inevitable: there is only one viable solution for those who wish to preserve their rights and survive this digital chaos... Work exclusively with providers based in France or Europe. That’s the only way to remain under a legal framework we understand, recognize, and can actually enforce.
What might seem like a paranoid fantasy is now our operational doctrine. We spent weeks looking for a sustainable solution. GoDaddy has now been replaced by a two-part setup: OVH for domain names, and o2switch for hosting. Why? Because despite OVH’s weak customer service, their DNS is reliable. And o2switch is a rare gem... a French company, bound by French law, with real human support, and no interest in exploiting your data. Their model is simple, fair, and unlimited. While competitors charge for every byte as if it were gold, o2switch provides powerful tools, solid infrastructure, and a win-win philosophy. Even better: their WordPress support is widely praised by the community. Thanks to this change, we can now host our own videos previously uploaded to YouTube, using WordPress plugins with secure players. The so-called alternatives to YouTube, even those advocating for openness, are all U.S.-based. o2switch is a rare find... a real asset for digital sovereignty, allowing us to continue existing without sacrificing our values or sinking deeper into debt.
Twitch has been replaced by Owncast, hosted on Hetzner Cloud (Germany) for just €3.79/month, with simple installation. Private streaming isn’t supported, but public indexing through their directory could even boost our reach. Captivate is replaced by Podlove, a WordPress plugin, which lets us centralize content and simplify navigation. ChatGPT is replaced by Le Chat Mistral, the only AI neither American nor Asian. Windows is phased out in favor of Nobara Linux, backed by a strong open-source community and compatible with nearly all modern games. Kdenlive replaces paid video editing software. Logitech peripherals are supported. Elgato is out... replaced by Loupedeck, a better fit for Linux with hardware-level controls. Emails remain with Tutanota, an EU-based provider committed to privacy. A few exceptions remain... Hear-me.social (a Mastodon instance) and RadioBoss Cloud... based in Eastern Europe. Social media now plays only a teaser role. The real content, the heart of the experience, lives with us... on our own infrastructure, in our own digital home.
Why does this all matter? Because if your website is hosted on servers physically located in France, your opponents must use French law to come after you. No more DMCA. No more California courtrooms. If a U.S. company wants to take down your content or claim ownership, they’ll have to go through French courts, under French law, with all the procedural safeguards that entails. In short, this technical migration is a legal survival strategy. A way to reclaim our infrastructure, our freedom of speech, and our digital future. As long as your platform is hosted in the U.S., you are at their mercy. But by bringing our data home to France, we regain our sovereignty.
¯#SelfHosting #DigitalSovereignty #FreeSoftware #FediTech #France #EUtech #o2switch #Hetzner #Nobara #Tutanota
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THE INCREDIBLE REASON HOUSE STATION LIVE CHANGED SERVERS
Or a survival guide for e-businesses facing bans or legal disputes with a platformWhen justice can’t be reached, relocation becomes resistance. Hosting your services on U.S. soil means giving up your legal rights. We rebuilt everything... servers, software, platforms... using European tools that respect our laws. From o2switch and Hetzner to Nobara and Tutanota, we chose freedom over convenience. Self-hosting isn't just about privacy or control anymore... it's about survival, sovereignty, and standing your ground against a system that was never designed to protect us.
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PART TWO – DIGITAL SOVEREIGNTY STARTS WITH HOSTING
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In such a context, the very idea of a sustainable business model for a structure like ours becomes laughable. One single ban, and it all collapses. No access. No visibility. No way to defend your rights. No representative. No lawyer. No legal process. The one exception? Uber. Because French courts ruled that the roads used by drivers are physically located in France, and therefore subject to French law. So what about YouTube? Isn’t it made of “tubes” too... literal, physical tubes... like undersea cables and fiber optics stretching across the Atlantic? I don’t want to sound cynical, but at some point, those tubes pass through France too. And still, that’s not enough. Our content, disputes, and takedowns are judged under laws written an ocean away.And this is where the trap closes. Even platforms that promote freedom and open source (Mastodon, Odyssee, BitChute, Ghost.io, Vimeo, Twitch, YouTube) all, without exception, state in their terms of service that disputes must be resolved in foreign jurisdictions. It doesn’t matter that they advocate for user privacy or net neutrality. Their U.S. legal base is enough to activate the DMCA... a law that assumes you’re guilty before you’ve even had the chance to defend yourself. The result is inevitable: there is only one viable solution for those who wish to preserve their rights and survive this digital chaos... Work exclusively with providers based in France or Europe.
That’s the only way to remain under a legal framework we understand, recognize, and can actually enforce.What might seem like a paranoid fantasy is now our operational doctrine. We spent weeks looking for a sustainable solution. GoDaddy has now been replaced by a two-part setup: OVH for domain names, and o2switch for hosting. Why? Because despite OVH’s weak customer service, their DNS is reliable. And o2switch is a rare gem... a French company, bound by French law, with real human support, and no interest in exploiting your data. Their model is simple, fair, and unlimited. While competitors charge for every byte as if it were gold, o2switch provides powerful tools, solid infrastructure, and a win-win philosophy. Even better: their WordPress support is widely praised by the community. Thanks to this change, we can now host our own videos previously uploaded to YouTube, using WordPress plugins with secure players. The so-called alternatives to YouTube, even those advocating for openness, are all U.S.-based. o2switch is a rare find... a real asset for digital sovereignty, allowing us to continue existing without sacrificing our values or sinking deeper into debt.
Twitch has been replaced by Owncast, hosted on Hetzner Cloud (Germany) for just €3.79/month, with simple installation. Private streaming isn’t supported, but public indexing through their directory could even boost our reach. Captivate is replaced by Podlove, a WordPress plugin, which lets us centralize content and simplify navigation. ChatGPT is replaced by Le Chat Mistral, the only AI neither American nor Asian. Windows is phased out in favor of Nobara Linux, backed by a strong open-source community and compatible with nearly all modern games. Kdenlive replaces paid video editing software. Logitech peripherals are supported. Elgato is out... replaced by Loupedeck, a better fit for Linux with hardware-level controls. Emails remain with Tutanota, an EU-based provider committed to privacy. A few exceptions remain... Hear-me.social (a Mastodon instance) and RadioBoss Cloud... based in Eastern Europe. Social media now plays only a teaser role. The real content, the heart of the experience, lives with us... on our own infrastructure, in our own digital home.
Why does this all matter? Because if your website is hosted on servers physically located in France, your opponents must use French law to come after you. No more DMCA. No more California courtrooms. If a U.S. company wants to take down your content or claim ownership, they’ll have to go through French courts, under French law, with all the procedural safeguards that entails. In short, this technical migration is a legal survival strategy. A way to reclaim our infrastructure, our freedom of speech, and our digital future. As long as your platform is hosted in the U.S., you are at their mercy. But by bringing our data home to France, we regain our sovereignty.
¯#SelfHosting #DigitalSovereignty #FreeSoftware #FediTech #France #EUtech #o2switch #Hetzner #Nobara #Tutanota
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📧 The Silent Channel: Privacy-Focused Email for Small Businesses #EmailPrivacy #SecureEmail #OpenSource #FOSS #SmallBusinessIT #Cybersecurity #DataProtection #EncryptedEmail #Mailcow #Tutanota #ProtonMail #MailboxOrg #DeadSwitch #DigitalFreedom #ZeroTrust #PrivacyTools #EmailSecurity
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Ah! I am horrified by how much data Google collects! 😱🤮
Just checked it in my Google account and 𝗶𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗜 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁!
This is an amazing @Tutanota article about the hungry Google monster. Also, very good links inserted!
https://tuta.com/blog/what-does-google-know-about-me#Google #techgiant #GoogleAI #privacy #privacyMatters #PrivacySettings #tuta #Tutanota
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Tutanota — это такой сервис, который вроде как про приватность, но по факту больше про то, чтобы ты ни с кем не мог нормально взаимодействовать. Забудьте про SMTP и IMAP, это слишком небезопасно по их версии реальности. Поэтому подключить почту к своему клиенту? Нет. Сделать рассылку с CRM? Нет. Перенести архив писем на другую платформу? Ну-у-у… теоретически когда-нибудь. Зато внутри своего уютного гетто всё шифруется насмерть, а если вы хотите написать внешнему миру, то собеседник должен пройти квест с паролями и временными ссылками. Очень удобно, да. И да, сервера строго в Германии, потому что если уж быть заложником системы, то хотя бы с немецким паспортом. Tutanota — это не «почта нового поколения», это скорее почта без почты. Без протоколов, без совместимости, без вариантов. Полностью безопасно, потому что полностью изолировано. Лучше сразу голубями, там хотя бы SMTP не нужен.
#Tutanota #Email #Privacy #SecureButUseless #NoSMTP #NoIMAP #LockIn #TechRant #Encryption #DigitalPrivacy #Germany #EmailClients #WalledGarden #PrivacyMyth #UserExperience #EmailGatekeeping #BetterUsePigeons #ModernTech #PrivacyForWho #GDRPApprovedPigeons https://mastodon.social/@Tutanota/111114851022098476
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#CancelGmail ❌ 📨❌
Meine Emailsignatur (also das was unter jeder meiner Emails steht) sagt jetzt, dass ich nicht mehr mit #Gmail Emailaccounts schreiben werde. Sie empfiehlt Leuten die Gmailadressen verwenden andere Email-Provider und sagt, dass ich auf diesem Weg nicht weiter mit ihnen kommunizieren werde.
Es fühlte sich schon spätestens seit den #Snowden-enthüllungen mulmig an, ungewollt meine Mails durch #Google durchschnüffeln zu lassen. Seit dem Wahnsinn, der gerade in den #USA passiert und dem kriecherischen Verhalten Googles gegenüber #Trump ist es ein #NoGo für mich geworden all meine Emailkonversationen durch diese Industrie ohne meine Zustimmung auswerten zu lassen.Sucht euch andere Provider, Leute. Basisaccounts gibt es bei vielen besseren Providern gratis. #CancelGmail
#Posteo #Tutanota #Email #Infosec #Privatsphäre
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#CancelGmail ❌ 📨❌
Meine Emailsignatur (also das was unter jeder meiner Emails steht) sagt jetzt, dass ich nicht mehr mit #Gmail Emailaccounts schreiben werde. Sie empfiehlt Leuten die Gmailadressen verwenden andere Email-Provider und sagt, dass ich auf diesem Weg nicht weiter mit ihnen kommunizieren werde.
Es fühlte sich schon spätestens seit den #Snowden-enthüllungen mulmig an, ungewollt meine Mails durch #Google durchschnüffeln zu lassen. Seit dem Wahnsinn, der gerade in den #USA passiert und dem kriecherischen Verhalten Googles gegenüber #Trump ist es ein #NoGo für mich geworden all meine Emailkonversationen durch diese Industrie ohne meine Zustimmung auswerten zu lassen.Sucht euch andere Provider, Leute. Basisaccounts gibt es bei vielen besseren Providern gratis. #CancelGmail
#Posteo #Tutanota #Email #Infosec #Privatsphäre
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#CancelGmail ❌ 📨❌
Meine Emailsignatur (also das was unter jeder meiner Emails steht) sagt jetzt, dass ich nicht mehr mit #Gmail Emailaccounts schreiben werde. Sie empfiehlt Leuten die Gmailadressen verwenden andere Email-Provider und sagt, dass ich auf diesem Weg nicht weiter mit ihnen kommunizieren werde.
Es fühlte sich schon spätestens seit den #Snowden-enthüllungen mulmig an, ungewollt meine Mails durch #Google durchschnüffeln zu lassen. Seit dem Wahnsinn, der gerade in den #USA passiert und dem kriecherischen Verhalten Googles gegenüber #Trump ist es ein #NoGo für mich geworden all meine Emailkonversationen durch diese Industrie ohne meine Zustimmung auswerten zu lassen.Sucht euch andere Provider, Leute. Basisaccounts gibt es bei vielen besseren Providern gratis. #CancelGmail
#Posteo #Tutanota #Email #Infosec #Privatsphäre
#Datenkrake #USFaschisten #Trump
