In addition, it even suggests as a Reddit alternative:
VK
Ukraine
Not only is it in fact based in Russia, it’s now in the hands of state-owned Gazprom and its insurance subsidiary SOGAZ, both of whom are subject to EU sanctions, and has actually been banned in Ukraine since 2017.
There is something very dodgy about this Exit50 site.
Taiwan has a lot of experience in this area and has been doing some interesting work.
By the way, free-libre software programmer Audrey Tang, who has been fighting CCP disinformation from outside and now inside the government, was one of the group who first proposed the Euro Stack, for European IT sovereignty from outside powers and companies.
Clearview buys photo-ID-for-porn database in 3… 2… 1…
I must have hallucinated it, then.
The company Fairphone is indeed based in Europe. My previous comment was to correct the statement (since removed) that Fairphones are “European-made”, which they are not.
But we shouldn’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good; buying a Fairphone with /e/ os is definitely a huge step in the right direction. Congratulations, and I hope it all goes well for you.
(I’d wouldn’t mind getting one myself eventually, but I’ve read contradictory comments about reliability with the cellular bands used where I live, especially as I use an MVNO that switches between different cell service providers with varying tech.)
Fairphones aren’t European-made. Manufactured by Arima in Suzhou, China.
EDIT: I wonder if the people downvoting my comment did so after the parent was edited to remove the statement that Fairphones are “European-made”. Or if they just don’t like the fact I mentioned, which can be confirmed on Fairphone’s own website:
It seems they did think carefully about which supplier they chose.
But at the end of the day, any niceness on the part of the company is completely dependent on the whims of management and the much-less developed labour laws in place, as labour is not allowed to organize to defend its own interests.
One of my clients is an HR director at an electronics manufacturer in China, and from talking regularly with her, even when management are inclined to be nice to workers, there are so many things that would simply never be allowed in Europe which are daily practice in China.
Good to hear that at least it’s assembled in Europe.
The “Fairphone” (as far as I can tell) is completely made in China, where an ever more autocratic regime jails workers who try to organize independent unions to protect workers’ rights.
“Designed in Poland”… but where’s it made?
I couldn’t find that out, although I did find who is responsible for pawsitive vibes 😁
Misiek
Pawsitive Vibes Coordinator &
CSO - Chief Snack Officer
So his list includes alleged “currency manipulation and trade barriers” in the supposed tariffs other countries impose on US imports… but doesn’t in the tariffs the US imposes on those countries’s imports to the US. Hmmm…
AFAIK, no country in the EU has sales tax. They do have value added tax. Is that what you meant?
MHz Choice has a lot of mostly European shows with English subtitles, could be a good way to discover some shows.
https://watch.mhzchoice.com/browse
I believe you have to pay for video-on-demand but the linear channel is free.
https://tv.garden/all-channels/XIZlNcHKXnXz5B
PS But checking their site details, MHz Choice is owned by Vimeo, which is a US company.
I’m conflicted; the company is US but the content is almost all European.
WTF is up that site’s cookie consent form??!? I gave up and closed the page after the 48th option.
Why do you prefer it?
Tidal is owned by Block Inc, listed in the US, founded and run by Jack Dorsey, formerly of Twitter.
Librivox? Admittedly, only public domain books. https://librivox.org/
My proudest achievement! 😁
Don’t forget:
(I’m also not affiliated with SM, used to have a licence for Linux around 2010. I’ve only used LibreOffice in recent years, but then I haven’t needed MS Office-compatibility in recent years.)
Used to use Floorp, then Zen, now on Firedragon, a mod of Floorp with many features from Librewolf.