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> The DMA is in fact cementing their duopoly power, the opposite of the objective of the law.

Power centralization is a key component of control and we live in times of unprecedented control being exerted on citizens.

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This is why the only way forward is open standards not owned by anyone, like SMTP.

When you have a duopoly they just ignore them. There were plenty of open standards that Microsoft just ignored for the longest time. Lawsuits took years or decades. Companies this size buy congresses to ensure laws don't get past demanding things like this. And lastly, the average person is ignorant to why we would need things like this.

Some days it's rather depressing to think how most people would just gladly sign themselves up for slavery.

Try setting up a SMTP server for youself. You'll instantly get added to a spam blacklist.

To be clear, you don't need to run email servers yourself just to use email which is an open protocol.

There are plenty of providers, even if you steer clear (as you should) of the big monopolies of gmail and microsoft.

But to address the specific comment,

> Try setting up a SMTP server for youself. You'll instantly get added to a spam blacklist.

I do and no. I run my own email infrastructure, including delivery. Works just fine.

I saw some new announcements about new Linux phones (other than Librem and Pine). Unfortunately I don't remember what they're called. Hopefully this is starting a new wave of Linux phones.

For Europe, I'd say there are quite a few good options now like Volla[1], Fairphone 5 (the best supported phone for ubuntu touch) [2] and the Furi FLX1s [3]

I'm from India and I cannot import any of these devices (due to extreme import tariffs) so I went with an unlocked Redmi Note 10 which I found on the used market and flashed postmarketOS on it, so that is an option as well.

[1] <https://volla.online/en/operating-systems/ubuntu-touch/>

[2] <https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/device/fp5/>

[3] <https://furilabs.com/shop/flx1s/>

> https://furilabs.com/shop/flx1s/

$550.00 and 6.7" 1600x720 Eesh.

Sounds pretty typical for Linux phones. They have really low sales volume, after all. I think Pine only gets away with their prices by borrowing other hardware's production lines - often they say they're unable to change their designs because they're very tightly constrained on matching whatever other devices they're copying.

it's also the EU's[1] raison d'être

it was created, and exists entirely to centralise power

[1]: the organisation itself, not the countries in it

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