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F-Droid
@fdroidorg@floss.social  ·  activity timestamp 9 hours ago

We took for granted that at least our tech bubble would understand what the Google Decree means for Android, #FLOSS and freedom. Unfortunately we never saw the uproar we were expecting and people just shrugged it off taking for granted that "nothing changes".

@marcprux great #FDroid post brought the issue into the light, waking up developers, users, media and (we hope) concerned authorities to the immense danger the newly proposed gatekeeping controls Google wants to add.

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Zyfdnug
@Zyfdnug@social.tchncs.de replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 hours ago

@fdroidorg I don't quite agree that there was no uproar, but the bubble is tiny.

That said, the way to prevent this is through regulation, and EU regulation is probably the most viable lever. If that can be applied proactively is beyond my understanding. I am quite sure that EU authorities are aware of the situation and will tackle this. After all, after forcing Apple to allow alternative App stores, some sense of accomplishment and pride should carry them forward.

What I actually know is that EU parliamentarians are already getting emails on this topic -- but as of now, the interested and competent community is still small.

On the personal side, I'll probably need a second phone in the future, running degoogled Android, as I'll not be able to run some apps I need on a non-googly phone

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Volt4ire
@volt4ire@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 hours ago

@fdroidorg
What world are you living in where "people shrugged it off" and weren't causing an uproar??
Blaming your own community for failing to win such an uphill battle as opposed to the Big Tech monopoly they're up against is really not cool

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Jorges
@jorges@fosstodon.org replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 hours ago

@fdroidorg @marcprux A site with an easy way to assemble message to your representative (like is i.e. fightchatcontrol.eu) would be great

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crazyeddie
@crazyeddie@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 hours ago

@fdroidorg @marcprux Your bot detector is wigging out. Am I a bot?

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