switching.social
#RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a way to follow your favourite news sites and blogs.
When you subscribe to an RSS feed using an RSS app, every new story gets sent to you in chronological order. There are no algorithms or trackers.
You can find out more about RSS (including recommended apps) on switching.social's "Alternatives to Google News" page:
https://switching.social/ethical-alternatives-to-google-news/
You can also follow Mastodon accounts by just adding ".rss":
switching.social
It's very very odd.
Brave seems to be a complex mixture of venture capital money, ad sales, cryptocurrency offers and "free" subscriptions.
This just doesn't seem like something with privacy at its heart.
I wonder how many of its defenders are people who have bought their cryptocurrency and are protecting their investment :/
switching.social
Well, paying a proper wage to the people who make the clothes is still a pretty big step that deserves credit I think.
(And, while I realise it is not as important, the neutral sizing system is a nice concept too.)
But yeah, it would be great if this could be eventually spread all the way down the supply chain.
switching.social
Ok, a slightly different kind of ethical alternative today:
GFW is a small independent clothing maker who don't use sweatshops and don't classify people by gender.
They are having free shipping to anywhere in the world for the next two weeks, plus 10% off with the discount code "firstorder".
https://www.genderfreeworld.com
They use a sizing system which works by body shape, not gender:
https://www.genderfreeworld.com/pages/our-sizing
They cost more, but that's because they pay a proper wage (they manufacture in the UK).
Conny Duck
I set up a crowdin project for #Tusky, so now translating it should be easier than ever https://crowdin.com/project/tusky
Please let me know if there are any problems with it.
cc @metalbiker
switching.social
By the way, for anyone interested, you can follow GetTogether at @GetTogetherComm
Anfora
Quick recap https://socialhub.network/t/whats-new-on-anfora-feb/367
Rising From the Abyss ꙮ
first, they sold exceptions to privacy tracking to Facebook and Twitter, now it comes out they've got a header override that allows them to set header exceptions on demand.
https://laptop-updates.brave.com/promo/custom-headers
don't use this garbage.
switching.social
Well now... :blobgrin:
Could add PeerTube instead of YouTube? (for example https://peertube.social or many others)
@nextcloud instead of Google Drive? (for example https://owndrive.com or many others)
switching.social
Ok, a slightly different kind of ethical alternative today:
GFW is a small independent clothing maker who don't use sweatshops and don't classify people by gender.
They are having free shipping to anywhere in the world for the next two weeks, plus 10% off with the discount code "firstorder".
https://www.genderfreeworld.com
They use a sizing system which works by body shape, not gender:
https://www.genderfreeworld.com/pages/our-sizing
They cost more, but that's because they pay a proper wage (they manufacture in the UK).
switching.social
Could you download open free fonts and self-host them?
Fedilab
I created a GoFundMe for helping me to buy the computer at https://www.gofundme.com/for-buying-a-new-computer-for-developing-fedilab
It's for a Librem 15 version 4 (Only if I get enough funds otherwise, any other ideas are welcomed). Thanks.
switching.social
Try @Jami , it's very similar to Skype but has no servers, it works entirely peer-to-peer, it's FLOSS etc
(it has apps for Linux, Win, Mac, Android, iOS)
switching.social
Many thanks to the reader who pointed out there's also a Public Domain film list on PeerTube:
and there's lots of PD stuff being uploaded by the list maintainer:
switching.social
You can watch and download #PublicDomainFilms and #CreativeCommonsFilms free and legally on these sites:
VidCommons
https://vidcommons.org
VidCommons is a PeerTube instance, so you can also follow its accounts on here:
@documentaries
@animation
@films
Archive.org
https://archive.org/details/movies
Kino.social
https://kino.social
Also on the fediverse at @kinosocial
#AlternativesAtoZ #Films #Movies #Cinema #PublicDomain #CreativeCommons
switching.social
That sounds like a great idea, could imagine a lot of uses for long form blogs that can be exported straight to epub 👍
switching.social
So #FollowFriday. Much alternative. Wow. :blobsurprised:
🌐 @torproject Tor Project: Volunteer network for protecting privacy online
📞 @Jami Jami: Free open alternative to #Skype, uses peer-to-peer instead of servers
🤖 @gdroid G-Droid: An alternative user-friendly way of browsing @fdroidorg
🕹️ @itchio Itch.io: DRM-free indie games store and community site
⛏️ @Minetest Minetest: Free open alternative to #Minecraft
switching.social
If you enjoy using switching.social and would like to support the site, please consider buying "The Switching Social Handbook":
https://www.kobo.com/ebook/the-switching-social-handbook
It's short, but it's designed mainly to complement the website rather than duplicate it. It discusses the challenges to privacy and looks at the alternatives on offer.
It's a DRM-free ePub file, which should work on most major eBook readers.
(Let me know about any problems or feedback!)
switching.social
#PeerTube is a free open alternative to YouTube:
It's federated through ActivityPub, so you can follow PeerTube channels on Fediverse sites like Mastodon etc.
It uses peer-to-peer technology so even viral videos won't bring an instance down. The more people watch, the more bandwidth they contribute.
There are several apps:
-#Mastalab ( @tom79 ), also works with Mastodon
-#PeerTubePlayer, on #Fdroid and Play
switching.social
#OpenLibrary is a free open online catalogue of every book ever published, edited by users and run by the Internet Archive:
Members can download public domain books, borrow copyrighted books, edit entries and create lists to share.
#AlternativesAtoZ #Books #Library #Libraries #eBooks #PublicDomain #Literature
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