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User details shift away from US tech giants to alternatives

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An individual is detailing their efforts to reduce reliance on major American tech companies by switching to alternative services. They have moved their domain hosting to OVH in France/Ireland, email to Zoho in India, and notes to Obsidian in Canada. For social media, they use Mastodon and Eurosky, and for navigation, they use CoMaps instead of Google Maps. While some services like Google Photos and Google Docs remain, they have found an analog alternative for generative AI in a fountain pen and notebook. AI

IMPACT Suggests analog alternatives to generative AI, highlighting a desire for reduced digital friction.

RANK_REASON User's personal account of switching services, not a major industry event.

Read on Mastodon — fosstodon.org →

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User details shift away from US tech giants to alternatives

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Alternative tech Over the past couple of years, I have undertaken an exercise of sorts to reduce my dependence on American tech giants. Inspired by others, I th

    Alternative tech Over the past couple of years, I have undertaken an exercise of sorts to reduce my dependence on American tech giants. Inspired by others, I thought I'd pen a short post on what services I've moved and where. https:// tomredford.eu/2026/08/alternat ive-tech/

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