Myown #UnplugTrump to more digital sovereignty
If you’ve been following my blog, you know that I’m gradually moving away from “classical” Big Tech social media, focusing more on Mastodon and my own homepage.
On Mastodon, I came across Elena Rossini and followed her journey toward greater digital sovereignty. Inspired by her example, I decided to give up my YouTube channel in favor of a self-hosted PeerTube instance.
That, combined with a desire to make better use of my NAS and keep up with recent developments in the tech world, pushed me to seriously evaluate some European alternatives to the cloud services I’d been using.
Somewhere along the way, I also discovered the #UnplugTrump hashtag—a campaign (or movement?) calling for more digital independence. It encourages people to disconnect from platforms tied to Trump and Big Tech and instead opt for privacy-respecting alternatives.
The emphasis is on decentralization, open-source solutions, and European-based services – aiming to reduce reliance on (U.S.) tech giants. That didn’t sound too bad – so I decided to put my own setup to the test.
But enough talking – where do I stand now? Did I even need to change anything?
Services that I changed / migrated completely:
Partially Migrated or Decreased Usage:
Services that are open for possible migration (later):
These are services I’m still evaluating. I haven’t found the right alternative yet – or the effort just isn’t worth it (yet).
There are still some services and applications left. But the rest is either too cumbersome to change or I just don’t have an alternative with UX that works for me. And honestly? I’m fine with that.
I don’t expect to fully unplug from everything – but being more intentional about the tools and platforms I use has made a big difference.
https://www.locked.de/myown-unplugtrump-to-more-digital-sovereignty/
@blog thanks for sharing all this info! Sounds like you've made great progress already good luck
@bradley Thanks! Yeah it’s a bit of an effort. I’d recommend doing one after the other, otherwise it might really become a burden!