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We report critically on Europeโ€™s dependence on Big Tech โ€“ yet our own platform still relies heavily on U.S. systems. Itโ€™s time to change that. Together with De Correspondent, weโ€™re phasing out U.S. technology and will document every step of the journey.

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[โ€“] Morphite88@thelemmy.club 10 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

It's like knowing you're at the tail end of the Roman Empire while it's happening.

[โ€“] jlow@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 17 hours ago

Didn't that take a few hundred years, though?

[โ€“] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 10 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Right?But also, itโ€™s important to note that the collapse of the Roman Empire took centuries, but I think itโ€™s likely weโ€™re gonna speedrun this shit within the space of a decade or two.

considering it's an active project rather than a whoopsie poopsie, they're trying to get it done by the end of the decade.

[โ€“] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 19 hours ago

Did ostrogoths in 470 know the Roman Empire was about to collapse?