’Denmark Switches.’ A national campaign to collectively move off Big Tech.
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”42% of Danes want to try alternatives to Big Tech. 68% would like to reduce their screen time. But far fewer act on it.
Habits hold us back. Network effects bind us to the same platforms as everyone else. This only changes if we shift collectively. When we shift together, new habits become easier to maintain.
When enough of us shift simultaneously, alternative platforms gain the critical mass they need. When we act collectively, change is possible.”
@CiaraNi Unfortunately, it's not only habits, for some switching you need a computer literacy that many people don't have. And many are alone with that problem. So we also need helping structures, independent from families.
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@leanderlindahl @metteh Ah! Godt at vide. Tak. Dem må jeg undersøge. Jeg håber, de har en noAI-udgave - det har været den afgørende fantastisk med noAI-Duck.
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@sebastian @Flatus Thanks for the tip. I did browse around in NextCloud's solutions but couldn't see a simple off-the-shelf one for a non-tech person like me who just wants it to plug-and-play work. I've been waiting to see Tuta's drive. Then the DanmarkSkifter campaign nudged to me to stop faffing around - get off OneDrive now, get the photos backed up, then pick the right cloud solution after that. Otherwise I'll never take that final step.
@CiaraNi Getting *something* done is absolutely a lot better than doing nothing.
If you want cloud storage for one copy (*don't* make that your only copy! always have at least one completely separate backup; and since you have that backup drive, you're practically all the way there already), there are several European providers that will sell you either bare storage space or something like a managed Nextcloud instance (where you can also store arbitrary files).
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’Denmark Switches.’ A national campaign to collectively move off Big Tech. March 20th is Big Switch Day. I’ve named my goal now. I’m already almost deMicrosofted, except for my photo archive. I moved to Libre & Tuta mail and have been purging photos as I await the release of Tuta drive. Now I’m committing myself to just get the photos off OneDrive and on to my computer, that I own, in my house, by March 20th. Then I’ll delete Microsoft. Then I’ll boast about it on the Fediverse.
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@CiaraNi @sebastian @Flatus
What's your opinion about Jottacloud? They are a Norwegian company.
https://jottacloud.com/nb/@andresimous @CiaraNi As I recall (haven't double-checked this time around), Jottacloud requires that you use their software; they don't make a standards-based API (like WebDAV, SFTP, S3, or something similar) available. That makes their offer a no sale at least for me.
Moving from one vendor that locks your data in to another vendor that locks your data in is not really an upgrade IMO. Especially when there are so many vendors who will happily sell something standardized.
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@leanderlindahl @metteh Det lyder lovende. Hvis man kan slukke for AI via én knap, så er det allerede bedre end Big Tech-udgavene.
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@Bodo Interesting. That sounds effective. I must look at that. Thanks for the tip.
@CiaraNi You are welcome!!!
If you have further questions you are welcome to tooot me ore, better for you I think, have a look at the great forum of Synthing.
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@andresimous @CiaraNi As I recall (haven't double-checked this time around), Jottacloud requires that you use their software; they don't make a standards-based API (like WebDAV, SFTP, S3, or something similar) available. That makes their offer a no sale at least for me.
Moving from one vendor that locks your data in to another vendor that locks your data in is not really an upgrade IMO. Especially when there are so many vendors who will happily sell something standardized.
@mkj Good information. Thanks. @andresimous @sebastian @Flatus
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@CiaraNi You are welcome!!!
If you have further questions you are welcome to tooot me ore, better for you I think, have a look at the great forum of Synthing.
@Bodo Thank you! I really appreciate that.
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Do this switch fast, because the wealthiest people on the planet are funding efforts to put AI everywhere.
AI is international state surveillance & malign influence campaign generator.
AI is spyware & these billionaires don't give two hoots about anyone's "economic mobility" but their own.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattdurot/2025/07/17/bill-gates-charles-koch-and-three-other-billionaires-are-giving-1-billion-to-enhance-economic-mobility-in-the-us/https://www.barrons.com/articles/shopify-stock-price-ai-gemini-copilot-8091a3bf
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5683359-artificial-intelligence-future-war/
https://www.customerexperiencedive.com/news/google-cloud-agentic-ai-brands-build-bots/809260/
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Just as the Daughters of the Confederacy rewrote history to whitewash slavery, AI enables the same "amnesia" about crimes against humanity, like ecocide.
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/01/ai-memorization-research/685552/"Personalized shopping" is price fixing
https://www.ft.com/content/957c7438-b2e0-4605-a276-caa8a7ec363c
https://archive.ph/Q7wp3https://www.axios.com/2026/01/11/walmart-google-gemini-ai-shopping
AI medical summaries are disguising anti-health disinformation campaigns & antivaxxer ideology.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/11/google-ai-overviews-health-guardian-investigation
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@CiaraNi Getting *something* done is absolutely a lot better than doing nothing.
If you want cloud storage for one copy (*don't* make that your only copy! always have at least one completely separate backup; and since you have that backup drive, you're practically all the way there already), there are several European providers that will sell you either bare storage space or something like a managed Nextcloud instance (where you can also store arbitrary files).
@mkj Good points. Once I got the back-up external drive, I instantly felt less pressured about finding a new cloud provider. I've started the process, and it doesn't feel as overwhelming as if I had to try and get everything out of one locked-in cloud and into a new, unfamiliar one overnight. 'Something' better than 'nothing' - yes, that strategy works for me.
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’Denmark Switches.’ A national campaign to collectively move off Big Tech. March 20th is Big Switch Day. I’ve named my goal now. I’m already almost deMicrosofted, except for my photo archive. I moved to Libre & Tuta mail and have been purging photos as I await the release of Tuta drive. Now I’m committing myself to just get the photos off OneDrive and on to my computer, that I own, in my house, by March 20th. Then I’ll delete Microsoft. Then I’ll boast about it on the Fediverse.
@CiaraNi Just a suggestion, which of course may not fit your needs.
Consider if you could put your music, video, and data onto a home NAS, and securely stream it within the house but also outside the house.
No need for any cloud drive, and little need for a streaming service. Audio streaming already starves musicians, buy and rip CDs instead. Video streaming is enshittifying with less for more. No data for water-hoarding data centres. -
’Denmark Switches.’ A national campaign to collectively move off Big Tech. March 20th is Big Switch Day. I’ve named my goal now. I’m already almost deMicrosofted, except for my photo archive. I moved to Libre & Tuta mail and have been purging photos as I await the release of Tuta drive. Now I’m committing myself to just get the photos off OneDrive and on to my computer, that I own, in my house, by March 20th. Then I’ll delete Microsoft. Then I’ll boast about it on the Fediverse.
@CiaraNi Lovely! Good luck!
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’Denmark Switches.’ A national campaign to collectively move off Big Tech. March 20th is Big Switch Day. I’ve named my goal now. I’m already almost deMicrosofted, except for my photo archive. I moved to Libre & Tuta mail and have been purging photos as I await the release of Tuta drive. Now I’m committing myself to just get the photos off OneDrive and on to my computer, that I own, in my house, by March 20th. Then I’ll delete Microsoft. Then I’ll boast about it on the Fediverse.
@CiaraNi I am inspired! I moved to Libre a few months ago & set up a Tuta account. I still have photos & calendar on iCloud though. It is a process
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Just as the Daughters of the Confederacy rewrote history to whitewash slavery, AI enables the same "amnesia" about crimes against humanity, like ecocide.
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/01/ai-memorization-research/685552/"Personalized shopping" is price fixing
https://www.ft.com/content/957c7438-b2e0-4605-a276-caa8a7ec363c
https://archive.ph/Q7wp3https://www.axios.com/2026/01/11/walmart-google-gemini-ai-shopping
AI medical summaries are disguising anti-health disinformation campaigns & antivaxxer ideology.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/11/google-ai-overviews-health-guardian-investigation
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AI coding assistants disguise wage suppression schemes, mass layoffs, and monopolization
https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-coding-degradeshttps://github.blog/ai-and-ml/llms/why-ai-is-pushing-developers-toward-typed-languages/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2026/ai-jobs-automation/
AI is a system to narc on former employers IP
https://www.wired.com/story/openai-contractor-upload-real-work-documents-ai-agents/AI is a system that ensures a lack of privacy everywhere
https://www.wired.com/story/physical-ai-is-coming-for-your-car/AI is a porn generator & distributor
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/09/grok-image-generator-outcry-sexualised-ai-imageryAI is the means for election meddling
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/nyregion/ny-hochul-ai-candidates.html -
@CiaraNi @metteh
Jag hade tydligen fel. Qwant har inte AI, vilket ju är bra ur ert perspektiv.Enligt den här artikeln på franska från 10 november 2025
https://www.emarketerz.fr/les-moteurs-de-recherche-sans-ia-brave-duckduckgo-qwant-quel-avenir/
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@mkj Good information. Thanks. @andresimous @sebastian @Flatus
@CiaraNi @mkj @andresimous @sebastian If you self-host, how do you handle backups?
And do you just keep images on a regular drive?
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@CiaraNi Just a suggestion, which of course may not fit your needs.
Consider if you could put your music, video, and data onto a home NAS, and securely stream it within the house but also outside the house.
No need for any cloud drive, and little need for a streaming service. Audio streaming already starves musicians, buy and rip CDs instead. Video streaming is enshittifying with less for more. No data for water-hoarding data centres.@BashStKid @CiaraNi I mean, yeah, but I've been wanting a NAS for the last 5 years because they're so *cute* (and also useful) but it's really hard to justify the expense.
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@mkj Good points. Once I got the back-up external drive, I instantly felt less pressured about finding a new cloud provider. I've started the process, and it doesn't feel as overwhelming as if I had to try and get everything out of one locked-in cloud and into a new, unfamiliar one overnight. 'Something' better than 'nothing' - yes, that strategy works for me.
@CiaraNi There are so many people who take either an absolutist (must do everything at once and everything must be perfect) or a defaitist (nothing one does matters at all) approach.
My opinion is quite simply: *every step you take toward better leaves you in a better position!* Even the small steps.
Just looking at the steps you have already taken (and committed to), you're probably *already* in a better position than a *huge* number of people. Don't dismiss the progress you've already made.
