An image of a smartphone displaying multiple social media apps: Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, X. In the background, is a US flag. Both images are balck and white. Over them, text reads: "Escape American platforms".

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   Newsmast Foundation (newsmast@backend.newsmast.org)'s status on Friday, 09-Jan-2026 01:27:36 JST Newsmast Foundation

   Towards the end of 2025, we saw realisation across Europe and beyond of the danger of reliance on US technologies.

   In 2026 we want to ensure this momentum grows, with communities, publishers, and even governments turning their back on US social technologies.

   This isn't just the technology which already exists and has proven untrustworthy, but also new and emerging US technologies which are still under the thumb of the US government.

   #SocialMedia #SocialWeb #Fediverse #Mastodon #US #Europe