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Google Mislabels Immich, a Rising Self-Hosted Google Photos Alternative, as Dangerous
Google’s automated gatekeepers just reminded everyone how fragile digital independence can be when one company guards the web’s front door.
MembersDitching Google: Practical Self-Hosted Replacements
The exit ramp from Google starts with your own box.
GrapheneOS Plans Partnership With Major Android OEM to Expand Beyond Google Pixel Devices
A privacy-first Android is finally stepping outside Google’s hardware shadow.
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Warns of Growing Digital Repression and Decline of Online Freedom
A birthday lament turns manifesto as Durov warns of a vanishing digital frontier.
Google Dismisses Privacy Fears Over App ID Policy
Google shrugs off anonymity concerns with a smirk and a shrug, offering little more than vague reassurances.
AltStore PAL Plans Expansion to Japan, Brazil, Australia by 2025, UK in 2026
AltStore’s next act is less about beating Apple and more about building its own internet.
BitChute Launches Revenue Share Program
A bid for independence in an online economy increasingly shaped by platform gatekeepers.
MembersThe Easiest Photo Self-Hosting Exit Ramp From Big Cloud
This app’s latest update turns DIY photo hosting into something that feels built for people, not just power users.
Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Slams French Investigation, Warns of Global Crackdown on Privacy and Free Speech
In a defiant interview, Durov warns that Europe’s push for surveillance risks normalizing the very authoritarianism it claims to fight.
Brave Browser Surpasses 100 Million Monthly Users
Growth like this suggests privacy isn’t niche anymore, it’s mainstream.
Google’s New Developer ID Rule Could Harm F-Droid, Says Open-Source Advocate
A crackdown framed as security could erase one of the last open doors left in the Android world.
Proton Mail Rolls Out Offline Mode, Faster Navigation, and Unified Design in Major Mobile App Update
Proton Mail’s redesign swaps clutter for speed, giving privacy-first email its smoothest mobile experience yet.