<![CDATA[Mastodon, I need your help!]]>Mastodon, I need your help! As more European countries and orgs look to ditch US technology and move to sovereign or open source alternatives, I'm trying to track these efforts.

So far, I've found more than half a dozen government agencies, cities, orgs, that are embracing digital sovereignty but want to hear about other examples that I've missed. Who else should I be adding to this?

Here's a list of what I have so far: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yF0yznwPWuEqI2rJi54KFTIWu0yYYVkhVDRtmuy3D2w/edit?usp=sharing

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/ed6a7ff4-91f6-42d5-9084-3317eb785982/mastodon-i-need-your-helpRSS for NodeThu, 30 Apr 2026 00:51:34 GMTThu, 16 Apr 2026 12:48:56 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Mastodon, I need your help! on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:58:05 GMT]]>@NatureMC @mattburgess @_elena
Thx for tagging me! 💜

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://eupolicy.social/ap/users/115922644776520432/statuses/116438327981240796https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://eupolicy.social/ap/users/115922644776520432/statuses/116438327981240796Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:58:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mastodon, I need your help! on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:18:38 GMT]]>@mattburgess ever heard about ? Don't trust centralized services... period.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/delegatevoid/statuses/116438172886905512https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/delegatevoid/statuses/116438172886905512Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:18:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mastodon, I need your help! on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:56:51 GMT]]>@mattburgess I heard Proton was finally a fraud. Is that true?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/leoschuldiner23/statuses/116438087219586636https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/leoschuldiner23/statuses/116438087219586636Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:56:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mastodon, I need your help! on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:11:24 GMT]]>@mattburgess good for informations is following @hpod16 especially, and @_elena

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/NatureMC/statuses/116437908503754423https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/NatureMC/statuses/116437908503754423Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:11:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mastodon, I need your help! on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:09:52 GMT]]>@wlaatje and many are on Mastodon! @Steeph @mattburgess @bert_hubert

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/NatureMC/statuses/116437902464820936https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/NatureMC/statuses/116437902464820936Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:09:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mastodon, I need your help! on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:49:52 GMT]]>@mattburgess @jlhertel that's right!

You can also check out our blog articles on the matter: https://nextcloud.com/?s=digital+sovereignty

And we even have Nextcloud Awards focused on digital sovereignty changemakers: https://nextcloud.com/nextcloud-awards/

Thanks for reaching out, sending us an email is the way to go!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.xyz/users/nextcloud/statuses/116436408267050723https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.xyz/users/nextcloud/statuses/116436408267050723Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:49:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mastodon, I need your help! on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:52:36 GMT]]>@older @mattburgess In that case the text in the original post should have read: "As more European countries and orgs look to ditch US technology and move to sovereign AND open source alternatives...", meaning sovereign AND open source to incidate not one or the other, but both. In any event, our dev platform, scripting language and runtime environment is still sovereign as their is no exclusive central authority in which case we still would qualify. Our platform is about to become US illegal.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116355159532560980/statuses/116431936332285175https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116355159532560980/statuses/116431936332285175Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:52:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mastodon, I need your help! on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:45:56 GMT]]>@HaystacksTech

Still not sure you read it. OP is not looking for alternatives or anything like that. He's looking for examples of European countries and orgs ditching US technology.
Do you consider your US-based company to be a European country or organisation? In that case it qualifies, of course.

@mattburgess

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/older/statuses/116431910097053526https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/older/statuses/116431910097053526Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:45:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mastodon, I need your help! on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:25:30 GMT]]>@older @mattburgess Yes of course I read before I respond. You see the original post contains an "OR" which to my understanding as a programmer and according to programmer logic is a non-exclusive "OR", or shall I say an inclusive "OR". And the statement immediately following this "OR" is the worda "Open Source". Considering my company is 90% open source, including an open source dev platform, an open source scripting language, and an open source typing tutor. I determined this qualifies.

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This year we will see more and more of this. Change is in the air!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116387024077990811/statuses/116430528778314110https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116387024077990811/statuses/116430528778314110Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:54:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mastodon, I need your help! on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:50:38 GMT]]>@mxjaygrant

Hmm, I signed up without government id. Maybe it depends on which country you are signing up from?

@NetscapeNavigator

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/older/statuses/116430512986030962https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/older/statuses/116430512986030962Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:50:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mastodon, I need your help! on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:47:51 GMT]]>@HaystacksTech

Lol, you are a US company, do you even read what you are responding to?

@mattburgess

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/older/statuses/116430502071045997https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/older/statuses/116430502071045997Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:47:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mastodon, I need your help! on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:39:36 GMT]]>https://european-alternatives.eu/.

I assume you've seen this? Good an building central repository of

@european_alternatives

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/iBallesty/statuses/116425986976954120https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/iBallesty/statuses/116425986976954120Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:39:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mastodon, I need your help! on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:11:44 GMT]]>@jlhertel @nextcloud wow, you read my mind! I literally just finished writing an email to their team

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/mattburgess/statuses/116420686952688930https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/mattburgess/statuses/116420686952688930Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:11:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mastodon, I need your help! on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:01:33 GMT]]>@mattburgess maybe reach out to @nextcloud ?
They have an amazing product and regularly share examples of such changes for sovereignity

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/jlhertel/statuses/116420646872024550https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/jlhertel/statuses/116420646872024550Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:01:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mastodon, I need your help! on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:01:32 GMT]]>@wlaatje thank you very much!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/mattburgess/statuses/116419703116365505https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/mattburgess/statuses/116419703116365505Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:01:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mastodon, I need your help! on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:00:57 GMT]]>@DazRunner I don't think I have seen any non-profits yet, but Follow the Money is: https://www.ftm.eu/articles/follow-the-money-is-phasing-out-us-tech

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/mattburgess/statuses/116419700826152658https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/mattburgess/statuses/116419700826152658Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:00:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mastodon, I need your help! on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:59:27 GMT]]>@Sir_Limpalot Thank you, I hadn't seen this one!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/mattburgess/statuses/116419694946771043https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/mattburgess/statuses/116419694946771043Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:59:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mastodon, I need your help! on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:59:11 GMT]]>@emanuelecariati Thanks! I'll check it out!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/mattburgess/statuses/116419693847556496https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/mattburgess/statuses/116419693847556496Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:59:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mastodon, I need your help! on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:46:39 GMT]]>@mattburgess Veneto (Italy) has chosen to use Nextcloud for the public administration: https://nextcloud.com/it/casi-di-successo/region-of-venice-migration-to-nextcloud/

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://varese.social/users/emanuelecariati/statuses/116418229003490935https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://varese.social/users/emanuelecariati/statuses/116418229003490935Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:46:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mastodon, I need your help! on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:34:00 GMT]]>@mattburgess

This is just one municipality, but there are more moving.

https://www.digi.no/artikler/kommunen-faset-ut-en-rekke-amerikanske-it-systemer-det-har-vaert-relativt-enkelt/570792?utm_source=digifront&utm_medium=117031&utm_content=row6_pos0

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116007150138052659/statuses/116416527768140814https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116007150138052659/statuses/116416527768140814Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:34:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mastodon, I need your help! on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:29:23 GMT]]>@NetscapeNavigator infomaniak requires government ID on signup. Not a privacy focused company despite their marketing speak.

@mattburgess

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://triangletoot.party/users/mxjaygrant/statuses/116416037750153748https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://triangletoot.party/users/mxjaygrant/statuses/116416037750153748Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:29:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mastodon, I need your help! on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:21:47 GMT]]>@mattburgess gendariemes in switched to . Apparently they never looked 'hack'. lol.

Thanks btw. Saved.

PS: have many non-profits made the switch? Any examples?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116401107525975086/statuses/116416007884269140https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116401107525975086/statuses/116416007884269140Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:21:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mastodon, I need your help! on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:51:51 GMT]]>@Steeph @mattburgess @bert_hubert

In the recent article: https://www.comciencia.br/universidades-governos-da-europa-e-comissao-europeia-usam-rede-social-alternativa-na-busca-de-soberania-digital/

The following initiatives were covered concerning practical services because of autonomy:

- DINUM (gov)
- social.overheid.nl (gov)
- social.edu.nl (edu)
- video.edu.nl (edu)
- European Commission (gov)
- University of Innsbruck (edu)
- Mijn Bureau (gov)

Mostly in the category: collaboration, video, socials alternatives.

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