Look at this "evil" list, should we do something about this?

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Read and then make up your mind, maybe you should steer away from Big Tech on Interwebz as much as you can
Or just not steer away and have faith in what they try to do and trust them.

https://slate.com/technology/2020/01/evil-list-tech-companies-dangerous-amazon-facebook-google-palantir.html

Users changing Whatsapp for Messenger, posting on disqus rather than using facebook.

Parler being blocked by a Big Tech cartel now. Users going from YouTube to Bitchute dot com, and even worse to banned video.

Is Internet freedom at stake and are we all going to come and live within the same Big Tech Info-bubble?

polonus

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Interesting, just take a look at their cookie/privacy list that you essentially have to agree with. Whilst many are off by default there are some unnecessarily permanently enabled (in my opinion) and or you can’t disable.

This type of thing makes me consider if I should even bother with the site :wink:

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This is one of the few times the big evil list of companies
doesn’t seem to include Microsoft. :slight_smile:

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I saw Microsoft in number 7 Spot. :slight_smile:

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There seems a big increase in Signal downloads since WhatsApp’s recent change in terms.

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Signal back after Elon Musk’s promotion and signal experienced several hours of being off-line:

https://twitter.com/signalapp/status/1350595202872823809

Lot of people now using DDG, read:
Keep Your Data Secure With a Personalized Plan
https://securityplanner.consumerreports.org

polonus