Slowly beginning to use European alternatives for the following. See the list below.
I figured it was a good start to all the new ones around here: Google -> Qwant Apple Music -> Qobuz ChatGPT -> Me Chat Twitter/X -> Mastodon
And of course: Reddit -> Lemmy
I will update this list as I continue ๐๐ผ
I sure hope it's not or we're in trouble : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qwant#Controversies
So what's the alternative you suggest then? We're being fucked on all fronts, privacy doesn't exist by this point.
I don't think there's an ideal alternative, I personnally use Startpage right now cause Qwant was removed from the latest Ironfox update.
I just wanted to point out Qwant had its fair share of privacy issues.
Startpage is American based
"By maintaining its headquarters and operations in the Netherlands, Startpage continues to be protected by Dutch and European Union (EU) privacy laws'
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@tatann @igiIq Nope, they are not American based... They are based in the Netherlands. They are partially owned by an American Company though. I couldn't quickly find sources to what percentage.
But still, I think they also changed their practices to make it for profit and it also still depends on google