If you do not want to use software from a US tech industry that supports Donald Trump, this is the website you have been looking for:

[randahl@mastodon.social]

If you do not want to use software from a US tech industry that supports Donald Trump, this is the website you have been looking for:

https://european-alternatives.eu

[dalstroka@snabelen.no]

@randahl Matrix is not there. It would be a good alternative to Messenger and FB groups...

[randahl@mastodon.social]

@dalstroka Matrix?

[utf_7@mastodon.social]

@randahl i disagree with ecosia listed there.

>The search results of the search engine come from either Bing or Google. Which index is used depends on the users' preference, the location and the device type.

[utf_7@mastodon.social]

@randahl @dalstroka https://matrix.org

[npars01@mstdn.social]

@randahl

Like the switch away from fossil fuels, the EU needs to accelerate this change away from US tech if it is to retain its sovereignty.

https://archive.is/scS7L
https://www.ft.com/content/8264122b-cb6b-4af5-85b8-3789c3ae3a78

https://archive.is/9UbL9
https://www.ft.com/content/869aae15-4c37-48a6-9a8b-d80b5d40db6a

American tech is gearing up for some nasty surprises.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/media/tiktok-trump-ice-epstein-censorship-tech-issues

https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/26/tech/tiktok-ice-censorship-glitch-cec

https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/every-data-centre-is-a-u-s-military-base/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2026/01/27/tiktok-settles-social-media-addiction-lawsuit/88377911007/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2026/01/24/ai-chip-manufacturing-data-centers-humanity/88215945007/

Ditto for their financial & trade systems.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/us-retail-traders-buy-silver-etfs-faster-than-tech-favorites-vanda-research-says-2026-01-27/

[randahl@mastodon.social]

@utf_7 very interesting!

@dalstroka

[randahl@mastodon.social]

@Npars01 there! That is a video I need to make. Thank you.

[akangimal@mastodon.social]

@randahl keep us informed in USA.

[vacekh@mastodon.social]

@utf_7 Actually @ecosia is using Google, Bing and new European search engines.

[qualcu@mastodont.cat]

@randahl Funny that this web site, european alternatives, has a LinkedIn site

https://www.linkedin.com/company/eu-alternatives

[skamu@mastodon.uno]

@utf_7 @randahl it is true that Ecosia uses Google/Bing, but there are not really many other "native" index available, and alternatives use those or somehow fallback to those in a point. Ecosia and Qwant want to create one, but so far there is no truly European alternative. Any other search engine basically uses Google and/or Bing as index (or they fallback to it ina point). The only alternative would be SearXNG, but you need to be careful on what instance you use (trust is on your own there)

[asmodai@mastodon.social]

@randahl There's another good one at https://euroalternative.co/

[vacekh@mastodon.social]

@randahl Yeah! This page is one of the reasons why I am trying Mastodon! Also I switched years ago to mapy.com from Google Maps and Waze. Much more detailed maps, awesome worldwide offline maps and tourist maps, actual traffic and traffic warnings ala Waze. Recommend! Also I switched to @ecosia and their really good AI search.

[schmidray@mastodon.social]

@randahl cool info. Alternatives are plentyfull.

[mihamarkic@mastodon.social]

@Npars01 @randahl in reality EU is caving to big fossil fuels ‍️

[aysc@mastodon.social]

@randahl Nope. We don't need a eurocentric Internet.

[npars01@mstdn.social]

@mihamarkic @randahl

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gwp2me3gzo

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/21/eu-parliament-blocks-us-trade-deal-trump-tariff-threat

It appeared they had, but that ridiculous energy purchase agreement was canceled thankfully.

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/eus-pledge-250-billion-us-energy-imports-is-delusional-2025-07-28/

https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/5435369-the-numbers-in-trumps-eu-trade-deal-are-a-joke/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-28/the-eu-s-monster-energy-deal-with-trump-looks-hard-to-achieve

There is little difference between buying fossil fuel from Russia, OPEC, or Koch Network despots.

All of it must be phased out, or face fascist rule.

[randahl@mastodon.social]

@asmodai thanks.

[genodeftest@digitalcourage.social]

@randahl In Germany, there is also Digital Independence Day, an initiative to help others regaining control over their digital infrastructure https://di.day/
It is partially relying on European Alternatives, but also has lots of other hints