According to the nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq9ly5nycz3gdcehlrtkhp6g75vlg65209ytzzansyhsqdpnzmcpyqq3fu0r (nprofile…fu0r) #TechSovereignty package, released today, the #EU is currently reliant on foreign providers for over 80% of its critical digital products, services, and infrastructure. We're thrilled to see the Commission acknowledge that this is an issue, and lay out a strategy to fix it.
We view this announcement as validation of Mastodon’s mission at the highest level; the Commission’s strategy is grounded in European values that Mastodon shares including security, sustainability, and human-centric design.
What’s more, the EU's explicit strategy is to build and deeply invest in #OpenSource offerings across the entire technology stack. The significant nature of this commitment provides institutional validation and will bring significant policy, funding, and competitive advantages to open source projects like #Mastodon.
#Fediverse #OpenWeb #SocialWeb #SocialMedia #FOSS #OSS
quotingThe nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq9ly5nycz3gdcehlrtkhp6g75vlg65209ytzzansyhsqdpnzmcpyqq3fu0r (nprofile…fu0r) just released a statement positioning open source as central to #Europe’s #TechSovereignty.
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We couldn’t agree more. #OpenSource is critical to a robust and independent society.
Here’s our full statement: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/06/europes-new-tech-strategy-puts-open-source-front-and-centre/
#Mastodon #Fediverse #SocialWeb #OpenWeb #DigitalSovereignty