Sustainability
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Ethical and sustainable Alternatives to Big Tech - There are a lot of good reasons to get away from Big Tech. We show you some good substitutes! - SUSTYSUBS.NET
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Building a directory of sustainable Big Tech Alternatives

I've created a website that presents ethical, sustainable alternatives to Big Tech products. It's live with over 40 alternatives, and more are in progress.

The meme of two stands where one has a huge queue the other doesn't have any visitors. The headline reads 'DIGITAL PRODUCTS'. The busy stand says 'US product collecting all your data' the empty one says 'EU product respecting your privacy'
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US Big Tech Products Should Be Avoided. There Are Good Alternatives.

Sticking to US products make us dependent on, be influenced by, and expose private data to an increasingly hostile opponent.

Bart Simpson, looking depressed, says
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Takeaways From This Year's Web Almanac

This year's Web Almanach shows some interesting developments in the web. Not all of them encouraging, though.

A word cloud containing words around the topic of web fonts.
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Drawbacks of Web Fonts and How to Mitigate

Web fonts are increasingly popular, with over 80% of all websites now using them. Some say rightly so, others call it wasteful. This article will explore the potential downsides of using web fonts and how to mitigate them.

A simple dark/light mode toggle in both its states set on according backgrounds.
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The Perks of Implementing Dark Mode

Check out the many advantages of offering dark mode, read about best practices for its effective implementation, and find out how to enforce dark mode if it's not provided.