alt Hacker NewsMoney down the toilet. Job #1 is to make a google replacement. Job #2, a domestic phone manufacturer (with its own plaftorm / appstore). These are the two primary portals to "The Internet". Without meaningful replacements, they're still on Uncle Sam's plantation. China figured that out a long time ago, and is in a far better position to digitally de-couple from the United States.
They are so far behind. Focus! Spitballing 42 random projects is a luxury Europe does not have.
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> China figured that out a long time ago, and is in a far better position to digitally de-couple from the United States.
Ok, that's great and I'm happy for them, how does that help us in Europe though? No matter how decoupled other countries are, doesn't make it less important for others to also eventually get there.
Ban Google, make the internet a public utility, and fund a public search index.
China got there by banning Google. I don't think Europe is willing or able to do that unless Trump antagonism continues for years. Practically noone who has a choice (people in Singapore and Taiwan) between them uses Baidu
You didn't spot the open hardware tablet in there? There was another announcement made almost simultaneously about funding for a.o. F-Droid:
https://nlnet.nl/news/2025/20250421-project-selection-pilots...
There are many search projects you can find like marginalia.nu and Searx, just not in this call round.