Hans-Christoph Steiner @eighthave@librem.one

Thunderbird Desktop client codebase is 700mb and 41.000+ files.

It's one desktop app (mobile repos are separate).

I now fully understand why the UI is unusable. There's no way anyone still has control over the codebase.

@handi @eighthave @fdroidorg @rikviergever @murena @raito @nixos_org @ow2 @numerique_gouv @jolla @volla @ubports But in the end, we need an alternative to Apple and Google's ownership of the mobile ecosystem. We can't keep trying to work around them.

In my opinion, governments need to play a part in that by:
- publishing gov apps in alternative app stores for citizens.
- arrange open source devices, OS's and mobile apps for civil servants.
- funding European alternatives.

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@handi @eighthave @fdroidorg @rikviergever @murena @raito @nixos_org @ow2 @numerique_gouv @jolla @volla @ubports I agree. I'm all for parallel solutions, like:
- using the EU's DMA to keep Apple and Google in check (results vary)
- promoting the use of opensource devices, OS's, app stores etc
- using mobile security alternatives to Google's Play Integrity API.
- using alternatives to Google Mobile Service etc.

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Wow – pure SnakeOil, those so-called anti-virus or anti-malware scanners! "we are unable to proceed with the whitelisting request unless the application is available on the Google Play Store"?!? WTF?!? 🤯

And yes, that's part of a real response a dev got.

So they claim: your app is malware, as long as it is not at Google Play. I'd say we've heard it the other way around, too…

#SnakeOil #AntiVirus #MalwareScanner #falsePositive #Google

Public records confirm that the Austrian Ministry of the Interior bought Webloc, a geolocation mass surveillance system based on data from mobile apps and digital advertising = almost certainly illegal under the GDPR.

Austria is now - after Hungary - the second EU state known to use such a system.
https://mastodon.social/@wchr/116817729453918994

Leaked audio from Accenture says a big source of AI token ‘chewing’ is people just converting PDFs to presentation slides.

https://www.404media.co/the-tokenpocalypse-is-here-companies-are-scrambling-to-stop-spending-so-much-on-ai/

Whether here on our Mastodon server, or on ATproto with new W profile 👉 @ec.europa.eu – we look forward to staying connected with you.

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If European response to US big tech is trying to replicate it, we have already lost.

A) Copy is rarely better than the original.
B) US big tech fucking sucks. Why would you like to be like that?

💳 Who should decide what content is acceptable online? Banks?

In TRANSACTION DENIED, author Rainey Reitman joins Annalee Newitz to discuss why content moderation decisions shouldn't be made by financial institutions. 💵💷💴

As banks, payment processors, and credit card networks gain influence over who can participate online, questions of speech become questions of financial power. ⚖️

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@annaleen #DigitalRights

We're temporarily pausing the bimonthly open calls with the exception of #NGI Taler & Fediversity. We'll be taking stock of a decade of Next Generation Internet. After the summer the application process will re-open with 3 new programs under the Open Internet Stack (OIS) umbrella.
Ongoing projects are not affected and can continue their important work of providing the building blocks for an open, resilient, and secure internet for all.
https://nlnet.nl/news/2026/20260612-NGIZero-stocktaking.html
#NGI0 #OIS #fossfunding #FOSS