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Centralized control of internet layers threatens privacy. The TCP/IP model reminds us why decentralized protocols must stay open.

How each layer enables (or risks) freedom (e.g., ISP throttling at Network Access).

"Advocating for net neutrality? Start by understanding these layers."
How do you protect the open internet? Share your thoughts. 🚀

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Beyond routers & cables — the OSI Model reveals how digital power flows. It’s not just tech; it’s a blueprint for encryption, surveillance, and decentralization. Knowing each layer (especially Physical & Network) helps us fight centralization and build secure, community-owned networks.

🧠 How can we use OSI to reimagine infrastructure?
#OSIModel #DigitalSovereignty #CyberActivism #Decentralize

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The future is ethical tech.
If your site:
– Shadowbans users
– Blocks accounts without cause
– Favors insiders via hidden code
You’re not innovating — you’re delaying collapse.
Open systems, transparency, consent, and equity are rising.
In a fair web, history will expose the unjust.
Build ethically, or be replaced. #EthicalTech #Decentralize #FairWeb
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😐 Ich finds ja spannend, wie viele Leute gerade im Rahmen der Einführung von Werbung bei #WhatsApp nölen, man möge bitte nicht andere zentrale Dienste wie #Signal und Co empfehlen und nutzen, sondern föderierende wie #Matrix und #XMPP. Ich finde es nicht verkehrt, darauf hinzuweisen. Aber ignorant bis arrogant finde ich es, so zu tun als ob das alles total trivial und easy wäre. Die meisten Leute wollen einfach nur Chatten und und das im Idealfall auch möglichst sicher. Die mentalen Kapas für komplexe Lösungen sind leider zunehmend begrenzt.

XMPP und Matrix sind auch heute noch in der Föderation Clusterfucks, die meilenweit hinter der Usability und dem Komfort der zentralen Dienste hinterherhinken. Das liegt teilweise auch ihrer föderierenden Natur – aber wie weit sie dann tatsächlich von einer reibungslosen Nutzbarkeit in vielen Szenarien weg sind, ist das größte Problem. Gut zu sehen am Beispiel Matrix/Element, wo man alles hätte besser machen können. (1/?)

If Donald Trump federalizes the National Guard, that would be a direct attack on states' rights.

Over the last several months, we've seen Republicans try to take away our Freedoms of religion, assembly, and speech. We can't let them take away our rights to defend ourselves, too.

California defends the Constitution.

...Here, I fixed it for you, Cosplay Barbie. 💩

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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:

  • Webhosting: I was lucky here. I was hosting all my online presence(es) in German data centers (under my own Domains) anyways since years – so nothing to change.
  • Twitter: I left Twitter in about Spring 2023 and deleted all my content there.
  • Facebook: I left Facebook quite a while ago, still have a dormant account but haven’t logged in since long.
  • Pi-Hole: To reduce (Ad-)Tracking I had a Pi-Hole running for quite a while. I’m surprised by how many requests it blocks.)
  • Delete Cookies: I always thought this would be annoying. But after accidentally clearing all my cookies, I gave the setting a shot – and it’s surprisingly smooth (see the blog post).
  • Youtube publishing: I abandoned my YouTube channel in favour of a selfhosted Peertube instance (see the blog post) and I am happy with it.
  • Google Photos: As I am moving my photos into Lightroom and my NAS anyways, I deleted all photos and videos from Google Photos.
  • Cloudflare DNS: I once praised Cloudflare’s malware-protecting DNS in a blog post. But after reading about their analytics practices, I realized: nothing is truly free. I’ve since switched to a European DNS resolver without analytics.
  • GMail: This was by far the biggest pain to evaluate and migrate! I’ll probably write a separate blogpost about it. (TL;DR: I’d recommend mailbox.org, that would also solve my pending calendar issue).
  • Contacts: also off GMail

Partially Migrated or Decreased Usage:

  • LinkedIn: deleted almost all content (using some great scripts) and might use it to link into my blog.
  • Instagram: There are still a bunch of people I don’t want to lose touch with there – so I’m keeping it for now.
  • WhatsApp: the final boss. It’s unlikely I’ll ever fully quit, but I switch to other messengers whenever possible.

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).

  • Calendar: I was a bit surprised to find that some basic calendar solutions don’t even support inviting other people – and are often tightly linked to your email and contacts. As mentioned above, mailbox.org might be the way to go. But that would mean moving email – again.
  • OneDrive: could be replaced with Synology Drive, but might also require quite some configuration.
  • Search engine: I’m still looking for the perfect balance of privacy and good results.
  • An external Backup Target

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.

locked.de/myown-unplugtrump-to

MastodonElena Rossini ⁂ (@_elena@mastodon.social)843 Posts, 350 Following, 8.14K Followers · Italian filmmaker, photographer and writer based in Paris, France who ❤️ #FOSS 🎬 Director of: The Illusionists documentary + a Fediverse promotional video (check it out on my PeerTube: @ele@videos.elenarossini.com) 💌 #TheFutureIsFederated 👩‍💻 self-hosting newbie: @elena@aseachange.com 📷 photos: @ele@photos.elenarossini.com 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ ally Note: my posts are set to auto-delete* after 1 month ⏳ *unless I bookmark them

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