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That’s great, I think that like with Mastodon you can always migrate later to another server if you wish… but I never tried that here. Lemmy just needs a bit more and more diverse users, I would say… but it already has all the essentials. Don’t look back to that US big tech and help instead to increase the good content here.

The complete article for people caught by the paywall:

Let’s start with the good news.

Whether you’re reading this on our website or through our app, you’re using technology that we built and manage ourselves. It operates entirely on European servers.

The same is true for some of the tools we rely on to monitor and measure our results, such as Matomo and Metabase.

But that’s just the tip of the iceberg; beneath it lies a deep foundation of U.S. technology.

That was once a deliberate decision.

For example, Google Workspace offers an Advanced Protection Programme that combines robust security with ease of use – which made it a rational choice for our newsroom.

Our newsletters (ActiveCampaign), internal communication (Slack), password manager (1Password) and customer support (Intercom) are also owned by U.S. companies or use U.S. servers.

And that’s precisely where the problem lies.

Washington can force U.S. tech companies to share data – even if it’s stored in Europe.

For a newsroom like ours, that possibility undermines our core journalistic principles: protecting sources, maintaining confidentiality, and preserving independence.

In light of recent political developments across the Atlantic, one thing is clear: using U.S. technology leaves us vulnerable.

And unfortunately, this is no longer a remote risk.

Follow our journey For that reason, we’ve decided to phase out U.S. tech and turn to European alternatives.

Yet we know it won’t be easy.

Switching to other software and services will be expensive, require time, and bring its share of frustrations.

At the same time, we think it’s an interesting endeavour from a journalistic perspective, especially as many citizens, companies and governments are wrestling with this very issue.

This is why we’re sharing the process publicly and inviting everyone to follow our journey. We also hope you’ll share your own experiences with us.

We’ll document the alternatives we explore, the decisions we make, the time and money they require, the obstacles we encounter, and the mistakes we make along the way.

Here is an overview of the technology we are currently using.

We’re doing this together with our colleagues at De Correspondent, a leading Dutch outlet.

It’s a natural partnership: we share a journalistic mission, rely on similar technology, and operate at a comparable scale.

Collaborating allows us to work more efficiently, avoid duplicating efforts, and potentially find more cost-effective solutions.

You can sign up for our special newsletter to make sure you never miss an update on this project.

FTM Digital Autonomy We’re phasing out U.S. tech and moving to European alternatives

The newsletter will be sent out periodically, and the next edition will likely arrive once we’ve found someone to lead the project for us.

Today, we are taking the first step in the process.

We’re excited to have you with us.

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I’ll post the article on the comments. To be honest I think it was the first time visiting this site, seems very interesting.

I don’t have that issue… read it without issues on mobile Vivaldi browser

Why not leave the comments to the comment section and use the original titles for the posts?

The original title would have been more informative than the one chosen by the op.

It’s not like there’s an abundance of EU focused titles. They often have good and pertinent articles, just judge by article.

Outright banning one of the most influential sites in the EU bubble is just making this corner of the internet even more blind sighted by extreme left orthodoxy instead of being a corner of healthy and interesting debate.

Thank you ideology cop.

You’re the one willing to fight Israel until the last palestinian is dead. I guess Ukrainian lives are worth more to you…

This incident only emboldened the far right in France, I assure you none of them feels more afraid or ashamed today. This was 100% counterproductive if that was the goal.

Or become indistinguishable from them.

Preemptive popular courts, charming.

So Hungary has advantages in being in!? That’s not what the PM is saying!!!

Don’t play the victim pal. Make it make sense.

Killing unarmed “fascists” on the streets of France today is a crime and will ensure record voting on far right parties. Your notion of human rights is sickening, and when values so important as those get so distorted left and and right, there’s not much hope for democracy to last.

But we’re not at war, France is a democracy still. Murder is still murder.

I know the EU is responsible for everything and what not. But let’s agree that your imagination is on you. The door is wide open, Hungary just needs to say it wants out and it’s out. It wouldn’t be the first.

Is anyone threatening that? Besides voices in Orban’s head? The EU keeps trading with the UK. Again, the door is wide open.

Mussolini hated democrats and pacifists. So no, he would have not loved me. But you 2 would get along just fine.

Lol are you for real? Just go to my Mastodon account if you have any doubts, unless the socialist party is far-right for you though…

The EU trades with non EU countries, Hungary could trade with the EU or whoever via cargo planes… it’s the head of government of Hungary saying that the EU is their enemy and not the EU calling Hungary an enemy.