Social media faces new regulator
BBC Tech news [1] has an article [2] on the new Digital Markets Unit [3] what what the implications will be for the big social media companies ( Google, Facebook and Amazon ). Tough regulation is long over due. So this announcement is most welcome.
Lets hope, the new regulator has the guts to stand up to big tech and remind them if they want to operate in the Uk they need to follow the rules.
Of course, people could simply switch to services such as Mastodon [4] which already have proper privacy, no tracking or advertising nonsense and you can follow who YOU want. If you self host, through services such as Masto Host [6] then you truly do have control.
Alternatives to google search would include searx [6] while disroot [7] have a really good range of services. PixelFed [8] is for picture sharing and PeerTube [9] can be used for video sharing. OpenStreetMap [10] for mapping. And much more is available. If you are using e-mail I would suggest also setting up OpenPGP to help with digital signing of e-mails and if needed encryption.
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1 BBC
2 Google, Facebook and Amazon face new UK regulator 3 Digital Markets Unit 4 JoinMastodon 5 Masto host 6 Searx 7 Disroot 8 PixelFed 9 Peertube 10 OpenStreetMap 11 OpenPGP 11a Email Self Defense
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