Digital Independence Day: A Monthly Call to Abandon Big Tech Platforms
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Summary
This article promotes "Digital Independence Day" (DI.DAY), a recurring event on the first Sunday of each month where individuals are encouraged to switch from big tech platforms (owned by Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg) to democracy-friendly digital alternatives. It argues that these ultra-rich individuals hold monopolistic control over how people access information, communicate, and do business online, and that this unchecked influence threatens freedom. The next DI.DAY is scheduled for June 7.
Key quotes
· 5 pulledSwitch to the good side every first Sunday of the month!
Our digital lives are in the hands of a few ultra-rich individuals.
No individual or business should have such unchecked influence, because if they do, we are no longer free.
At the moment we are giving them this power, and we can take it back!
This is when we reclaim our digital freedom and switch to democracy-friendly digital alternatives.
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