🤷 just my opinion as requested in the post. You’ve given yours. No idea what you mean about astroturfing

Probably not what you’re looking for but I find the https://alternativeto.net/ news pretty good for software

Somebody started this project a while back but I don’t think it’s live any more https://github.com/Flockingbird

Love how the article wants to share your info with 213 partners

Good to know, thanks!

Good question 🤔 it’s a progressive web app rather than ‘app’. If FDroid uses the same sources then the functionality will presumably be similar

I use QKSMS regularly and I’m not in the US

Separate dongle for internet using a hotspot can help. No system is perfect but Linux phone is an excellent first step

You’d want to be using only Linux apps that weren’t recording and reporting everything. Much easier to get in Linux than Apple/android

Somebody was working on one but not sure it’s live any more https://github.com/Flockingbird

I succeeded using linkding which I’m hosting on pikapods https://github.com/sissbruecker/linkding https://pikapods.com/

Just uninstalled Jerboa after using Lemmy on Firefox. So smooth! 👍👍

Another one here. Inveterate distro hopper now firmly anchored with fedora