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Pro-Freedom Marketplace Becomes the Next Player in Donation Tech
PublicSquare’s leap into political tech turns its anti-censorship ethos into a bid for control over the campaign economy.
Proton Launches Encrypted Spreadsheet Service “Proton Sheets” to Rival Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel
Proton Sheets keeps collaboration features while locking down sensitive data.
Collabora Launches Offline Office Suite for Windows, Mac, Linux
A cloud-born office suite finds new life on the desktop, blending open-source simplicity with the comfort of working offline.
GrapheneOS Quits France, Citing Unsafe Climate for Open Source Tech
The exit marks a rebuke of Europe’s tightening grip on freedom tech.
MembersBuild-Your-Own Streaming: An Introduction to a Self-Hosted Home Media Stack
A quiet rebellion in home entertainment is teaching people to stream, read, and listen without surrendering ownership.
France’s Censors Release Their Favorite Captive
Durov’s freedom to move contrasts with the lingering case that keeps Europe’s battle over digital free speech alive.
Google Softens Planned Android Sideloading Ban but Keeps Developer ID Verification
Google’s nod to openness feels more like a gated entrance than a genuine return to Android’s freewheeling past.
Rumble Takes Aim at Silicon Valley’s Throne With Northern Data Acquisition
Rumble’s Northern Data deal turns its free-speech mission into a full-stack tech play, fusing freedom-based ideology with infrastructure.
MembersVPNs Keep the Lights on in a Darkening Web
VPNs have become the last untrimmed edges of an internet now landscaped for control, the hidden paths through a garden that was once a wilderness.
Wisconsin Lawmakers Propose VPN Ban and ID Checks on Adult Sites
The bill treats privacy like a loophole, not a right, reshaping the internet into a government ID checkpoint.
Telegram Pushes Back as Australia’s Online Censorship Battle Heats Up
What Canberra framed as compliance, Telegram saw as a summons to a fight over digital borders.
F-Droid Accuses Google of Restricting Sideloading With New Verification Rules
F-Droid warns that Google’s new verification rules could turn Android’s open ecosystem into a gated one controlled by corporate approval.