I was worried people would be scared off by a 40m+ video, so tried to focus on the most important bit :)

For those who want to finally make the switch, there are many excellent alternatives out there: https://purchasewithpurpose.io/category/browser/

Thanks for flagging - I’ve updated it accordingly!

There is a lot of information to keep always up-to-date, so this type of feedback is appreciated.

There is a Discord server for anyone who wants to be more involved or share comments. https://discord.gg/5JFGRsSak8

Google doesn’t care if you spend money on what is advertised to you. They get paid just for showing you the advert.

A year ago, we weren’t taking any steps. Now many different European institutions are taking similar actions.

Hopefully get more coverage once it is officially live.

Some names include:

• IONOS
• NextCloud
• Proton
• Tuta
• Soverin

https://github.com/Euro-Office

EuroOffice/OnlyOffice is considered to have a cleaner/easier user interface, while LibreOffice is a more comprehensive and mature product.

Yeah, pretty ironic that they still use a Microsoft product for a “sovereignty-focused” alternative to Microsoft.

Qwant and Ecosia would be the next two on the list.

Brave also, but people (rightly) have issues with their owner. He is a huge advocate against gay rights.

There is no central database, so we have to infer from what is available.

Kagi is the only paid service and so will have a fraction of the free options. The fact that their growth rate increased by 3X with 2k new users in a week is impressive.

DDG has 100m users and saw a 30% increase in their growth. Then you also have:

• Ecosia (20m+)
• Brave (50m+)
• StartPage
• Mojeek
• Qwant
• Etc.

It starts adding up…

Google is not going to lose its monopoly overnight. It is also particularly damaging when they burn through billions and lose market share.

Sorry, it was in the post body. Will update post to make this clearer.

The guide for this community is exactly that.

www.purchasewithpurpose.io . There is also an infographic available on the stickied post 🙂

You’re welcome! Knowing that my small part is making a difference makes it worth it.

You’re also in luck, as Zeitkapsl has been busy this last year with a few decent updates.

Doing the heavy lifting for everyone here - thanks🙂

Let me edit the original post to make this clearer!

Thanks for flagging the issues around Bandcamp. Music streaming options are a minefield!

There isn’t general advice because the best option is one that is more local to the region. We don’t want to encourage another global giant.

For example for Uber, there is: Freenow, Lyft, Bolt are bigger names, but there are also smaller providers in regions that offer a similar experience.

For Amazon, a lot of nationwide stores and even smaller ones have excellent delivery.

Fairphone and Jolla phones are the two that are starting to make ground. But still a long way to go before it is on the same level as a flagship Android.

Lots of success on that front over the last few months. France, Canada and some other European institutions have started making the switch !

Yeah, the whole losing your job is a bit dramatic.

But I think the frustrations are valid. It is an accumulation of multiple issues that, for a company of Microsoft’s size, should be unacceptable.

Thanks so much for sharing @[email protected]! Always good to hear the real impact others are making :)

I find that a lot of people are very interested in doing something and just need help getting started.