Cybernews: “A new wave of online lists is mapping out European alternatives to everyday apps and platforms, encouraging users to switch from US tech platforms and instead support local innovation, reclaiming control of their digital lives. Curated “tech swap” lists are trending across Europe. Multiple directories, forum posts, and social media threads appear regularly to help Europeans find local replacements for familiar American apps, including email, cloud storage, search, and many others. One of the European “tech menus” comes from Constantin Graf, a software developer from Vienna, Austria, who created european-alternatives.eu.

• To move away from Gmail, the site suggests using services such as Mailbox.org, Posteo, the Dutch provider Soverin, or Proton Mail from Switzerland, among over a dozen others. Google search can be relieved by French Qwant or German Ecosia, and Vivaldi or Mullvad can step in as an alternative to the Chrome browser.
• Instead of AWS, the site suggests using French Scaleway, OVHcloud, Finnish UpCloud, or Swiss Exoscale. Want to replace Slack? You can choose Stackfield or Nextcloud Talk from Germany, Infomaniak kChat from Switzerland, or Fleep from Estonia. And even YouTube has possible alternatives, including Alugha and PeerTube…”