’Denmark Switches.’ A national campaign to collectively move off Big Tech.
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Before I could pick my 2026 goal for #DanmarkSkifter, I did a digital status. I was mildly surprised when I saw my 2025 digital changes together. I looked at the list and thought: ’Tell me you hang out in the Fediverse without telling me you hang out in the Fediverse.’
From Outlook to Tuta
From Office to Libre
From MS Authenticator to Ente Authenticator
From Google Play to F-Droid
From Spotify to AntennaPod
From Firefox to Vivaldi
From DuckDuckGo to NoAIDuckDuckGo
And I bought a back-up drive.@CiaraNi thanks I had never heard of done of these, inc Vivaldi and noaiduckie
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AI coding assistants disguise wage suppression schemes, mass layoffs, and monopolization
https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-coding-degradeshttps://github.blog/ai-and-ml/llms/why-ai-is-pushing-developers-toward-typed-languages/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2026/ai-jobs-automation/
AI is a system to narc on former employers IP
https://www.wired.com/story/openai-contractor-upload-real-work-documents-ai-agents/AI is a system that ensures a lack of privacy everywhere
https://www.wired.com/story/physical-ai-is-coming-for-your-car/AI is a porn generator & distributor
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/09/grok-image-generator-outcry-sexualised-ai-imageryAI is the means for election meddling
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/nyregion/ny-hochul-ai-candidates.html@Npars01 Excellent article.
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@johnlorimer Agreed. I think we are. It feels like there's momentum now. Including in Denmark, where the threats to Greenland have made opposition to US dominance and behaviour a casual topic of of normal everyday conversation.
@CiaraNi I have been procrastinating for so long, so your toot is good motivation.
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@CiaraNi so because it is a community effort it is ok to use the same methods as big tech? In my book that is wrong.
@arosano @CiaraNi I don't think I understand your objection. Is analyzing web logs "wrong"? Or is employing a third-party to do the analytics you find objectionable? Fwiw, big tech rarely uses third parties, they have the capability to do it in house.
If we're going to poison the well with "big tech does it so its bad", well, then I guess we should all stop using Linux too, so I don't think that's what you mean.
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@CiaraNi I have been procrastinating for so long, so your toot is good motivation.
I can only imagine how you feel with the orange idiot setting his sights on Greenland.@johnlorimer I procrastinated for ages too. I finally started making actual switches when I stopped thinking that I had to do it all at once. I started just moving away from Big Tech step by step, at my own tempo, and am pleasantly surprised to see that there is an accumulated effect. I'm getting there, we're all getting there
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@CiaraNi thanks I had never heard of done of these, inc Vivaldi and noaiduckie
@BooksandJohn NoAi Duck has been such a relief to use, I think.
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@CiaraNi
Jeg bruger allerede Proton produkterne og er godt tilfreds. Min browswe er Vivaldi, søgemaskine er Qwant, AI er Lumo. Så jeg er godt på vej vil jeg mene.
Kigger på ny mobil, FairPhone, men har ikke pengene til den lige nu så det må desværre blive en ny Android fabrikeret i Asien.@Nielsulf De lyder som gode anbefalinger. Tak. Jeg har faktisk lige i denne uge skiftet min authenticator en ekstra gang, fra Ente til Proton Authenticator. Entes var superfin, men det generede mig, at de er i USA. Jeg må undersøge Qwant - flere af jer har talt godt om den.
FairPhone - jeg har samme ønske. Jeg vil bruge min nuv. Android indtil den dør, og så kigge på en FairPhone derefter.
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@CiaraNi should say that I am not in onedrive and never have been <smug>
@BooksandJohn Wise move!
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Before I could pick my 2026 goal for #DanmarkSkifter, I did a digital status. I was mildly surprised when I saw my 2025 digital changes together. I looked at the list and thought: ’Tell me you hang out in the Fediverse without telling me you hang out in the Fediverse.’
From Outlook to Tuta
From Office to Libre
From MS Authenticator to Ente Authenticator
From Google Play to F-Droid
From Spotify to AntennaPod
From Firefox to Vivaldi
From DuckDuckGo to NoAIDuckDuckGo
And I bought a back-up drive.I've added a new 2026 Digital Resolution to my 'Denmark switches from Big Tech' goals.
I had already switched from Patreon to Steady. Thanks to @JohanEmpa for making that possible after he added Steady as a Mastodon.green payment option.
Now my Microsoft subscription is the only thing left on PayPal and I'm almost deMicrosofted. So I'll be cancelling, not renewing, that. So now I commit to deleting my PayPal account. Today. Inspired by @oldrup, who just did this.
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I've added a new 2026 Digital Resolution to my 'Denmark switches from Big Tech' goals.
I had already switched from Patreon to Steady. Thanks to @JohanEmpa for making that possible after he added Steady as a Mastodon.green payment option.
Now my Microsoft subscription is the only thing left on PayPal and I'm almost deMicrosofted. So I'll be cancelling, not renewing, that. So now I commit to deleting my PayPal account. Today. Inspired by @oldrup, who just did this.
Done
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I've added a new 2026 Digital Resolution to my 'Denmark switches from Big Tech' goals.
I had already switched from Patreon to Steady. Thanks to @JohanEmpa for making that possible after he added Steady as a Mastodon.green payment option.
Now my Microsoft subscription is the only thing left on PayPal and I'm almost deMicrosofted. So I'll be cancelling, not renewing, that. So now I commit to deleting my PayPal account. Today. Inspired by @oldrup, who just did this.
I use #wise instead PayPal.
https://wise.com/
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@borisentiu I'm working on the 'every little step helps you get there' principle!
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I use #wise instead PayPal.
https://wise.com/️@hpmaennicke A European alternative - ah. I hadn't heard of it. Thanks for the tip.
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@borisentiu I'm working on the 'every little step helps you get there' principle!
@CiaraNi That's even a rather big step! Am still moving slowly in regard to payment, so your success is inspiring.
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I've added a new 2026 Digital Resolution to my 'Denmark switches from Big Tech' goals.
I had already switched from Patreon to Steady. Thanks to @JohanEmpa for making that possible after he added Steady as a Mastodon.green payment option.
Now my Microsoft subscription is the only thing left on PayPal and I'm almost deMicrosofted. So I'll be cancelling, not renewing, that. So now I commit to deleting my PayPal account. Today. Inspired by @oldrup, who just did this.
@CiaraNi found a few things with the steady branding, but in guessing it's this: https://steady.page/? I'd like recommend an alternative to creators I support on Patreon. But Steady's credit card fees + 10% commission seems quite steep.
I use https://liberapay.com/ wherever that's an option. I also like being able to have the monthly support charged as a lumpsum to reduce fees further. But unfortunately they don't have an ad-free RSS link for podcast functionality, which is my biggest Patreon spend. -
I use #wise instead PayPal.
https://wise.com/️@hpmaennicke Just to say as marketing material from these companies often blatantly lies: your own bank might very well be cheaper.
I just checked a couple of options with Wise between Denmark (DKK) and euro accounts in the Netherlands and Germany. In all of them my bank is cheaper. Same the other way around (euro to DKK).
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@hpmaennicke Just to say as marketing material from these companies often blatantly lies: your own bank might very well be cheaper.
I just checked a couple of options with Wise between Denmark (DKK) and euro accounts in the Netherlands and Germany. In all of them my bank is cheaper. Same the other way around (euro to DKK).
@Pepijn @hpmaennicke Good to know. My own intention after deleting my Paypal is to stick with my bank card. I used PayPal for the bare minimum anyway. I want fewer companies, fewer apps etc in my life generally at this point.
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@hpmaennicke Just to say as marketing material from these companies often blatantly lies: your own bank might very well be cheaper.
I just checked a couple of options with Wise between Denmark (DKK) and euro accounts in the Netherlands and Germany. In all of them my bank is cheaper. Same the other way around (euro to DKK).
@Pepijn @CiaraNi @JohanEmpa @oldrup
I have been using Wise for more than two years for international payments, e.g., to Brazil.
Neither PayPal, my bank, nor Banco do Brasil, for example, can compete with it.
Exchange rates and fees are significantly cheaper.
Payments within Europe in euros cost nothing. No fees, nothing. And it's all in real time.
I even get really good daily interest on my credit balance, which many banks don't offer.
So, for me, it's the best choice. -
@CiaraNi found a few things with the steady branding, but in guessing it's this: https://steady.page/? I'd like recommend an alternative to creators I support on Patreon. But Steady's credit card fees + 10% commission seems quite steep.
I use https://liberapay.com/ wherever that's an option. I also like being able to have the monthly support charged as a lumpsum to reduce fees further. But unfortunately they don't have an ad-free RSS link for podcast functionality, which is my biggest Patreon spend.@shom Good to know. I don't know any of the ins and outs about Steady, or for that matter Patreon or other equivalents. I did notice that when I switched from Patreon to Steady for my monthly Mastodon.green membership, the price suddenly went down a little. I hadn't noticed what PayPal was taking on top. So Steady is cheaper for me making payments. I don't know how it works for the person receiving the payment.
