Boycott US

I just like Roblox for the social interaction of being able to chat and hang out with people online. I don't need the game to be quite like Roblox, just want a good social experience is all.

Was thinking of swapping to VRChat, but the annoyance there is that they're also American. Anything worth checking out?

Sharing this Reddit post as I found it incredibly helpful and thought others might too. Although it's a long read, the OP did an excellent job articulating the complexities behind the evolution of the current geopolitical environment.

Canada doesn't want your defective weapons.

Maybe if enough people do it, it can make a dent.

Cross-posted from https://lemmy.ca/post/41467887

cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/24587230

I’ve had people in my family who have fought in every war for the United States, ever. And we live in Canada! It’s disturbing,”

This is why I prefer Mastodon as it doesn’t collect anything.

Whether it's self-hosted or hosted in a country where rule of law holds doesn't matter to me. But I find the timeline of location history that Google Maps has to be absolutely invaluable.

Is there any way to get that feature with minimal battery usage from a different provider?

cross-posted from: https://quokk.au/post/4138309

The alternatives to Intel/AMD/Nvidia, Visa/Mastercard/American Express/Discover and IOS/Android need to be more developed.

I’m looking to avoid American-made goods and American companies as much as possible and this relatively challenging when it comes to computers.

From my research so far it seems very difficult to find computer hardware that isn’t using American company microprocessors. CPUs available to non-industrial uses tend to be AMD, Intel, or recently some Qualcomm — all US companies. Even Raspberry Pi uses a Broadcom chip, and the other up-and-coming ARM chips I’ve researched seem to be American as well.

I’d appreciate any insights in this area, either companies with existing products or up and coming companies to watch. If I had a blind spot in my research and I’m missing something obvious please tell me.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27426660

Interest in LibreOffice, the open-source alternative to Microsoft Office, is on the rise, with weekly downloads of its software package close to 1 million a week. That’s the highest download number since 2023.

“We estimate around 200 million [LibreOffice] users, but it’s important to note that we respect users’ privacy and don’t track them, so we can’t say for sure,” said Mike Saunders, an open-source advocate and a deputy to the board of directors at The Document Foundation.

LibreOffice users typically want a straightforward interface, Saunders said. “They don’t want subscriptions, and they don’t want AI being ‘helpful’ by poking its nose into their work — it reminds them of Clippy from the bad old days,” he said.

There are genuine use cases for generative AI tools, but many users prefer to opt-in to it and choose when and where to enable it. “We have zero plans to put AI into LibreOffice. But we understand the value of some AI tools and are encouraging developers to create … extensions that use AI in a responsible way,” Saunders said.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27327051

Article (in Norwegian) of the Norwegian Data Protection Authority answering the many questions they are receiving about EU-US Personal Data Transfers

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27325829

I asked on Mastodon a few minutes ago if Alternativeto.net was going to add any country fields or badges in order to make it easier for users like us to choose and already got this answer! Feel free to go boost favorite/boost their answer here.

cross-posted from: https://50501.chat/post/52768

Originally Posted By u/thepoliticalrev At 2025-03-22 02:13:21 PM | Source

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Signal, Telegram, and I think even Whatsapp have stickerpacks. Does anybody know a stickerpack for this cause? If not, we could crowdsource a stickerpack :)