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The internet needs to be global citizen square, free of surveillance, exploitation and harm says Ben Trister, Chairperson of the Board of Directors at Purism in his latest reflection piece.
https://puri.sm/posts/why-i-support-purism-a-tech-company-that-respects-digital-rights/

Big shout out to our dev teams. Thanks to their efforts, we have a free software mobile platform and vibrant third party app ecosystem based on the GNOME stack. And because
we are upstreaming improvements the GNOME experience on desktop has gotten much better at the same time! Read more by @tbernard https://puri.sm/posts/how-to-be-upstream-first/

Choose the right droids 🙌
#maythefourth #starwars #starwarsday #maythefourthbewithyou
#maytheforcebewithyou
#may #maythe4th

May the Source Code Be with You. And even better: May the Fourth Comes with the Source.
#maythefourth #starwars #starwarsday #maythefourthbewithyou
#maytheforcebewithyou
#may

These are not the droids you're looking for...May the 4th be with you!
#maythefourth #starwars #starwarsday #maythefourthbewithyou
#maytheforcebewithyou
#may

Today is the World Press Freedom Day. Established by the United Nations to celebrate the right to freely impart and receive information. The freedom of expression is a basic universal human right that secures all other rights. Here is to every one who is protecting or fighting to protect digital rights!

Our Librem 5 teams are continously taking in your feedback to improve the phone and its features. Here is an update by Martin Kepplinger (https://social.librem.one/@merge)

https://puri.sm/posts/stability-and-reliability-with-a-modular-modem-in-the-librem-5/

For Big Tech companies there are several ways to strip you off of your privacy and to gain control of your digital rights. These companies understand that privacy is really about control. Because they control the OS, their app stores, and their respective clouds, they control their customers’ privacy. They use this control to their advantage against competitors. Do not fall prey to privacy washing 📢 https://puri.sm/posts/privacy-washing-do-as-i-say-not-as-i-do/

Attention Educational Institutions! With PureOS and Librem hardware, you can build a premium Computer Science lab without premium licensing fees. Using community-driven freedom-respecting software, schools can take learning beyond the classroom, into students’ homes, and ultimately into the industry.

Free and Open Software like PureOS is a perfect choice for educational institutions.

✔️ Avoid Recurring Costs for Licensing
✔️ Freedom by Design
✔️ No Data-Stealing Telemetry

https://puri.sm/posts/how-to-power-your-cs-labs-with-pureos/

As the conversation intensifies over the ownership of Twitter and its future, we really have to think about whether we are really inching towards a brighter future? ➡️ https://puri.sm/posts/the-future-of-socialmedia/

Want a preview of what our creative team is building using the Librem 14? Here is the making of a professional-grade animation project using Librem 14, @Krita and @blender.

https://puri.sm/posts/animating-pepper-carrot-with-librem-laptop/

Earth matter everyday! At Purism, we are aiming to build the future where you use respectful technology that lasts. #earthday

https://puri.sm/posts/purism-cares-about-environmental-impact/

Social media platforms help us to stay connected with each other and the world. What went wrong is that in a bid to grow their engagement metrics and revenues, social media channels started to track, monitor and control their users’ behavior. They manipulate the users’ thirst to their advertiser’s ends. So what's the way forward? Read more ➡️ https://puri.sm/posts/the-future-of-socialmedia/

Does your software pass the simple freedom test?
✔️ Can you run the program as you wish?
✔️ Can you study its source code?
✔️ Can you share it alike?
If you can, you have complete control and you can avoid harm. Read Founder and CEO, Todd Weaver's advice here ➡️https://puri.sm/posts/control-freedom-and-harm/