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  • rikviergever@mastodon.socialR This user is from outside of this forum
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    Read below ๐Ÿ‘‡ why you should start using LibreSpeed from now on for internet speed tests

    "Speedtest and Downdetector were just sold to Accenture for $1.2 billion. (...) Ookla, the parent company of both tools, has been acquired by the global IT consulting giant Accenture (...).

    The open source alternative: LibreSpeed. No tracking scripts, no GPS harvesting, no profile building, no ads and no data sold to anyone."

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    rikviergever@mastodon.socialR the5thcolumnist@mstdn.caT menelion@dragonscave.spaceM msdropbear@friendica.opensocial.spaceM mastodonmigration@mastodon.onlineM 22 Replies Last reply
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    • rikviergever@mastodon.socialR rikviergever@mastodon.social

      Read below ๐Ÿ‘‡ why you should start using LibreSpeed from now on for internet speed tests

      "Speedtest and Downdetector were just sold to Accenture for $1.2 billion. (...) Ookla, the parent company of both tools, has been acquired by the global IT consulting giant Accenture (...).

      The open source alternative: LibreSpeed. No tracking scripts, no GPS harvesting, no profile building, no ads and no data sold to anyone."

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      rikviergever@mastodon.socialR This user is from outside of this forum
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      "Calling it 'speed test data' dramatically undersells what is actually happening. Ookla captures more than 1,000 attributes per test. If you have given the app location access, it collects your precise GPS coordinates and links them to your home IP address, building a physical map of network locations tied to real households. 250 million consumer-initiated tests happen per month. That is 250 million data points per month from people who thought they were just checking their internet speed."

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      • rikviergever@mastodon.socialR rikviergever@mastodon.social

        Read below ๐Ÿ‘‡ why you should start using LibreSpeed from now on for internet speed tests

        "Speedtest and Downdetector were just sold to Accenture for $1.2 billion. (...) Ookla, the parent company of both tools, has been acquired by the global IT consulting giant Accenture (...).

        The open source alternative: LibreSpeed. No tracking scripts, no GPS harvesting, no profile building, no ads and no data sold to anyone."

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        LibreSpeed - Free and Open Source Speedtest

        Free and Open Source Speedtest. Run it right now in your browser, or self-host on a PHP, Golang, Rust or Node server. License: LGPL.

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        @rikviergever

        Interestingly I get higher numbers from this than Speedtest gives me, including the ping.

        smsm1@mastodon.greenS mini@perfect.moeM 2 Replies Last reply
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        • rikviergever@mastodon.socialR rikviergever@mastodon.social

          Read below ๐Ÿ‘‡ why you should start using LibreSpeed from now on for internet speed tests

          "Speedtest and Downdetector were just sold to Accenture for $1.2 billion. (...) Ookla, the parent company of both tools, has been acquired by the global IT consulting giant Accenture (...).

          The open source alternative: LibreSpeed. No tracking scripts, no GPS harvesting, no profile building, no ads and no data sold to anyone."

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          LibreSpeed - Free and Open Source Speedtest

          Free and Open Source Speedtest. Run it right now in your browser, or self-host on a PHP, Golang, Rust or Node server. License: LGPL.

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          menelion@dragonscave.spaceM This user is from outside of this forum
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          @rikviergever And of course, accessibility isโ€ฆ meh. I wonder, why almost all open-source solutions are so careless about accessibility?

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          • rikviergever@mastodon.socialR rikviergever@mastodon.social

            Read below ๐Ÿ‘‡ why you should start using LibreSpeed from now on for internet speed tests

            "Speedtest and Downdetector were just sold to Accenture for $1.2 billion. (...) Ookla, the parent company of both tools, has been acquired by the global IT consulting giant Accenture (...).

            The open source alternative: LibreSpeed. No tracking scripts, no GPS harvesting, no profile building, no ads and no data sold to anyone."

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            LibreSpeed - Free and Open Source Speedtest

            Free and Open Source Speedtest. Run it right now in your browser, or self-host on a PHP, Golang, Rust or Node server. License: LGPL.

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            @rikviergever sadly it seems not so handy for, eg, we in australia / new zealand, with the nearest server apparently japan. pity nothing in oceania.
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            • rikviergever@mastodon.socialR rikviergever@mastodon.social

              Read below ๐Ÿ‘‡ why you should start using LibreSpeed from now on for internet speed tests

              "Speedtest and Downdetector were just sold to Accenture for $1.2 billion. (...) Ookla, the parent company of both tools, has been acquired by the global IT consulting giant Accenture (...).

              The open source alternative: LibreSpeed. No tracking scripts, no GPS harvesting, no profile building, no ads and no data sold to anyone."

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              LibreSpeed - Free and Open Source Speedtest

              Free and Open Source Speedtest. Run it right now in your browser, or self-host on a PHP, Golang, Rust or Node server. License: LGPL.

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              mastodonmigration@mastodon.onlineM This user is from outside of this forum
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              @rikviergever

              Is this working for everyone? Just hangs on looking for server.

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                @rikviergever

                Is this working for everyone? Just hangs on looking for server.

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                @mastodonmigration @rikviergever maybe a mastodon hug-of-death is happening?

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                • menelion@dragonscave.spaceM menelion@dragonscave.space

                  @rikviergever And of course, accessibility isโ€ฆ meh. I wonder, why almost all open-source solutions are so careless about accessibility?

                  kboyd@phpc.socialK This user is from outside of this forum
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                  @menelion @rikviergever replacing "open-source" with "unpaid volunteer with hyper-specific skillset" might help explain it? Same for design.

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                  • rikviergever@mastodon.socialR rikviergever@mastodon.social

                    Read below ๐Ÿ‘‡ why you should start using LibreSpeed from now on for internet speed tests

                    "Speedtest and Downdetector were just sold to Accenture for $1.2 billion. (...) Ookla, the parent company of both tools, has been acquired by the global IT consulting giant Accenture (...).

                    The open source alternative: LibreSpeed. No tracking scripts, no GPS harvesting, no profile building, no ads and no data sold to anyone."

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                    LibreSpeed - Free and Open Source Speedtest

                    Free and Open Source Speedtest. Run it right now in your browser, or self-host on a PHP, Golang, Rust or Node server. License: LGPL.

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                    .@rikviergever OONI probe is ope source and open data, and doesnโ€™t request geolocation (at least on iOS)

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                    • kboyd@phpc.socialK kboyd@phpc.social

                      @mastodonmigration @rikviergever maybe a mastodon hug-of-death is happening?

                      mastodonmigration@mastodon.onlineM This user is from outside of this forum
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                      @kboyd @rikviergever

                      Lols

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                      • rikviergever@mastodon.socialR rikviergever@mastodon.social

                        Read below ๐Ÿ‘‡ why you should start using LibreSpeed from now on for internet speed tests

                        "Speedtest and Downdetector were just sold to Accenture for $1.2 billion. (...) Ookla, the parent company of both tools, has been acquired by the global IT consulting giant Accenture (...).

                        The open source alternative: LibreSpeed. No tracking scripts, no GPS harvesting, no profile building, no ads and no data sold to anyone."

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                        LibreSpeed - Free and Open Source Speedtest

                        Free and Open Source Speedtest. Run it right now in your browser, or self-host on a PHP, Golang, Rust or Node server. License: LGPL.

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                        @rikviergever You know what it also doesn't have? Screen reader accessibility. It's pretty much unusable with any screen reader for various reasons, unlike Ookla Speedtest which works very well. BTW, this sucks.

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                        • rikviergever@mastodon.socialR rikviergever@mastodon.social

                          Read below ๐Ÿ‘‡ why you should start using LibreSpeed from now on for internet speed tests

                          "Speedtest and Downdetector were just sold to Accenture for $1.2 billion. (...) Ookla, the parent company of both tools, has been acquired by the global IT consulting giant Accenture (...).

                          The open source alternative: LibreSpeed. No tracking scripts, no GPS harvesting, no profile building, no ads and no data sold to anyone."

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                          @rikviergever thank you for sharing!

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                          • rikviergever@mastodon.socialR rikviergever@mastodon.social

                            Read below ๐Ÿ‘‡ why you should start using LibreSpeed from now on for internet speed tests

                            "Speedtest and Downdetector were just sold to Accenture for $1.2 billion. (...) Ookla, the parent company of both tools, has been acquired by the global IT consulting giant Accenture (...).

                            The open source alternative: LibreSpeed. No tracking scripts, no GPS harvesting, no profile building, no ads and no data sold to anyone."

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                            LibreSpeed - Free and Open Source Speedtest

                            Free and Open Source Speedtest. Run it right now in your browser, or self-host on a PHP, Golang, Rust or Node server. License: LGPL.

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                            james@bne.socialJ This user is from outside of this forum
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                            @rikviergever Given that librespeedโ€™s closest test server is a 14 hour flight away, itโ€™s a noble idea but entirely impractical.

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                            • rikviergever@mastodon.socialR rikviergever@mastodon.social

                              Read below ๐Ÿ‘‡ why you should start using LibreSpeed from now on for internet speed tests

                              "Speedtest and Downdetector were just sold to Accenture for $1.2 billion. (...) Ookla, the parent company of both tools, has been acquired by the global IT consulting giant Accenture (...).

                              The open source alternative: LibreSpeed. No tracking scripts, no GPS harvesting, no profile building, no ads and no data sold to anyone."

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                              LibreSpeed - Free and Open Source Speedtest

                              Free and Open Source Speedtest. Run it right now in your browser, or self-host on a PHP, Golang, Rust or Node server. License: LGPL.

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                              @rikviergever Hmm, not bad.

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                              • the5thcolumnist@mstdn.caT the5thcolumnist@mstdn.ca

                                @rikviergever

                                Interestingly I get higher numbers from this than Speedtest gives me, including the ping.

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                                @the5thColumnist @rikviergever for the ping lower is better.

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                                • rikviergever@mastodon.socialR rikviergever@mastodon.social

                                  Read below ๐Ÿ‘‡ why you should start using LibreSpeed from now on for internet speed tests

                                  "Speedtest and Downdetector were just sold to Accenture for $1.2 billion. (...) Ookla, the parent company of both tools, has been acquired by the global IT consulting giant Accenture (...).

                                  The open source alternative: LibreSpeed. No tracking scripts, no GPS harvesting, no profile building, no ads and no data sold to anyone."

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                                  LibreSpeed - Free and Open Source Speedtest

                                  Free and Open Source Speedtest. Run it right now in your browser, or self-host on a PHP, Golang, Rust or Node server. License: LGPL.

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                                  @rikviergever ๐Ÿ‘ Thanks.

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                                  • fenixmaster@mastodon.socialF fenixmaster@mastodon.social

                                    @rikviergever ๐Ÿ‘ Thanks.

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                                    @rikviergever Works for me, choses Amsterdam and that is close enough. Speeds are accurate.

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                                    • rikviergever@mastodon.socialR rikviergever@mastodon.social

                                      Read below ๐Ÿ‘‡ why you should start using LibreSpeed from now on for internet speed tests

                                      "Speedtest and Downdetector were just sold to Accenture for $1.2 billion. (...) Ookla, the parent company of both tools, has been acquired by the global IT consulting giant Accenture (...).

                                      The open source alternative: LibreSpeed. No tracking scripts, no GPS harvesting, no profile building, no ads and no data sold to anyone."

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                                      Free and Open Source Speedtest. Run it right now in your browser, or self-host on a PHP, Golang, Rust or Node server. License: LGPL.

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                                      @rikviergever @StingrayBadger

                                      Gives me a download speed, but no upload reading. Tried it three times. Not that impressed

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                                      • rikviergever@mastodon.socialR rikviergever@mastodon.social

                                        Read below ๐Ÿ‘‡ why you should start using LibreSpeed from now on for internet speed tests

                                        "Speedtest and Downdetector were just sold to Accenture for $1.2 billion. (...) Ookla, the parent company of both tools, has been acquired by the global IT consulting giant Accenture (...).

                                        The open source alternative: LibreSpeed. No tracking scripts, no GPS harvesting, no profile building, no ads and no data sold to anyone."

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                                        LibreSpeed - Free and Open Source Speedtest

                                        Free and Open Source Speedtest. Run it right now in your browser, or self-host on a PHP, Golang, Rust or Node server. License: LGPL.

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                                        @rikviergever

                                        I already use OpenSpeedTest, but there's no alternatives for when I ssh into my servers and am limited to the cli. ๐Ÿ˜ž

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                                        • the5thcolumnist@mstdn.caT the5thcolumnist@mstdn.ca

                                          @rikviergever

                                          Interestingly I get higher numbers from this than Speedtest gives me, including the ping.

                                          mini@perfect.moeM This user is from outside of this forum
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                                          @the5thColumnist @rikviergever librespeed regularly overreads - my ISP runs their own instance for testing and it frequently tells me that my internet is faster than my devices or connection can physically do.

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