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All Europeans 🇪🇺<p>Web indexing: where is Qwant&#39;s independence?</p><p>Qwant 🇫🇷, the French search engine, is probably the biggest European engine that exists today.</p><p>But we often hear that Qwant is actually Microsoft Bing in disguise. How much of this is true?</p><p>They have their own crawling tools and algorithms, but they can use Bing&#39;s results as a supplement when people search for images or things where Qwant isn&#39;t strong enough yet.</p><p>They explain it here:</p><p><a href="https://betterweb.qwant.com/en/2023/09/18/web-indexing-where-is-qwants-independence/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">betterweb.qwant.com/en/2023/09</span><span class="invisible">/18/web-indexing-where-is-qwants-independence/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/qwant" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>qwant</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SearchEngine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SearchEngine</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/europeanalternative" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>europeanalternative</span></a></p>
euronils<p>I would like to recommend the parental control and monitoring app Qustodio - a Spanish <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/europeanalternative" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>europeanalternative</span></a> that I have been using to keep my kids safe for 3 years already.</p>
euronils<p>I am looking for a <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/europeanalternative" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>europeanalternative</span></a> zo Google Tasks for simple shared to-do lists. Any advice appreciated.</p>
Chuckles ❤️🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦❤️<p>DAB+ radio is my favourite <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EuropeanAlternative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanAlternative</span></a> to streaming music. Not only is it free, there is no evil megacorp spying and putting you on lists, it connects you to your local community and supports local businesses.</p><p>All cars sold in the EU/EEA since 2021 have DAB+ built in; modern TVs have it as well, and lots of nice battery-operated radios like these are useful in emergencies as well (eg when Internet cables *ahem* "get cut").<br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Audio_Broadcasting" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_</span><span class="invisible">Audio_Broadcasting</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/europeanalternatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>europeanalternatives</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@ueeu" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ueeu</span></a></span></p>
Petra van Cronenburg<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dangillmor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dangillmor</span></a></span> Not to forget <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Steady" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Steady</span></a> with seat in Germany and therefore completely compliant with the strict EU digital laws, and US-free: <br><a href="https://steadyhq.com/en/steady-vs-substack" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">steadyhq.com/en/steady-vs-subs</span><span class="invisible">tack</span></a></p><p>It's great for people without big technical knowledge, I use it for years. And it's more than a newsletter - you can build your community and integrate podcasts. Or run your WP website with your Steady paywall or buttons.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Substack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Substack</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/newsletter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newsletter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EuropeanAlternative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanAlternative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/unplugTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unplugTrump</span></a></p>
Hacker News<p>A European alternative to Google Docs that won't read your files</p><p><a href="https://xwiki.com/en/webinars/CryptPad-Enterprise" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">xwiki.com/en/webinars/CryptPad</span><span class="invisible">-Enterprise</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EuropeanAlternative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanAlternative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GoogleDocs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoogleDocs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PrivacyFocused" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivacyFocused</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CryptPad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CryptPad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Collaboration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Collaboration</span></a></p>
Janne Pekkala<p>Hakusessa eurooppalainen vaihtoehto dropboxille ja google drivelle, henk.koht . käyttöön. Eli käytännössä pilvipohjainen tiedostonjako ja backup alusta, jonne voin siirtää 20+ vuotta digitaalista elämää kansiorakenteet säilyttäen. Ei tarvetta integroiduille toimisto-ohjelmille. Hinnalla ei väliä, tuskin on ainakaan kovempi, kuin nykyinen Dropbox Pro.</p><p>Sinällään tämä olisi simppeliä, mutta tahtotilana olisi saada obsidian sync toimimaan tuota kautta myös mobiilissa, kun ei siitä erikseen hontsisi maksaa. Eli kokemuspohjaista tietoa kyselen, onko jokin alusta (e2ee), jolla saisi mobiiliin (sekä android että ios) synkattua kansion offlineen niin, että siihen pääsisi käsiksi myös sovelluksen ulkopuolelta. Mielellään ilman ylimääräisiä kolmannen osapuolen sovelluksia, joilla synkki toteutuu. </p><p>Enkä myöskään ole hirveän innostunut self-hostingista ja rsyncistä tai gitistä. <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/EuropeanAlternative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanAlternative</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/tiedostonJako" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tiedostonJako</span></a></p>
Petra van Cronenburg<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@NatureNewsteam" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>NatureNewsteam</span></a></span> Try the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EuropeanAlternative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanAlternative</span></a>: <a href="https://mastodon.online/@bert_hubert@fosstodon.org/114098204519823691" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.online/@bert_hubert@f</span><span class="invisible">osstodon.org/114098204519823691</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@naturenewsteam/latest-science-news-d3hg9j0hz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>latest-science-news-NatureNewsteam</span></a></span></p>