♥️☺️That’s really nice to hear. I feel very welcome.

Thanks for explaining! Honestly, I’m not familiar with political labels like ‘left’ or ‘liberal’. I actually had to look them up before replying 😅. So I’m not sure where I fit in.

For me, data privacy is just about being practical and ethical. I hate it when big corps like Google use my data for things I can’t control, like military projects. It makes me angry, when they turn a tiny mosquito into a weapon. I see that happening with AI too. I’m against that.

I don’t know if that makes me ‘left’ or 'liberal’😅. My goal on forums like Lemmy is simply to find like-minded people, who share this ethical approach and to make friends there😊. Thats it.

I’m glad I could give you hope for the future. But that is based on reciprocity as well. I am new to Lemmy and really didn’t expect to be welcomed so warmly☺️. Your comments and the appreciation have truly made me happy. Thank you for that🌹.Peace be upon you all.

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Wow… That is touching. My eyes are filling with tears right now. Thank you 🌹🌹.

I can understand how you feel. Therefore, your comment moved me deeply. I am truly glad to find people on Lemmy who think exactly like I do. That means a lot to me. Thanks again. And as the saying goes, hope is the last thing to die ☺️☺️☺️.

Thank you for being great. Ireland appreciates you.

☺️ That’s so sweet. Thank you very much. That really means a lot to me 🌹

Ah, okay, phew! That’s a relief… and Sorry again😅

AHHH! Now i get it. Yes. Im really sorry, but yes. I know that “Trick” 😅 But, even in Invidious i am more the “classic” searching type, with titel 😊

I’m really sorry. Unfortunately, I don’t know what you mean by ‘ID’, as I usually don’t deal with IDs 😅. I normally just go to Invidious.io, select an instance there, and enter regular search terms to watch a video, just like on the real YouTube channel. That’s it.

Hi, sorry my english sucks. I dont undestand your comment. What did you mean with “reddit?” This is my link to my Website in Codeberg.

Thank you for your comment. I am still new here and inexperienced, so your feedback made me happy and everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and I appreciate you sharing yours with me.😊

I hope the automatic browser translation didn’t confuse you or misrepresent anything. My English isn’t great, so I relied on translation tools hoping you would understand my point.😅

What I was trying to say is basically this: We ‘ordinary people’ possess one of the most powerful weapons we have: boycott. And unlike a gun or other physical weapons, we don’t need to ‘buy’ this weapon. That was the core of my message. Thanks again.

Thx for comment. So, for Youtube Videos, i using the invidious.io instanz, with the Tor Browser and LibreWolf. Hope, that helps.

You’re welcome 😊

That’s cool. I’m still new to the privacy community, so I only share things I’ve learned. But this is really helpful.

First of all, huge respect. I never thought I’d meet someone who has done all this too. I completely share your views on Google and other corporations, they abuse their power and have long crossed ethical boundaries.

I definitely have a few alternatives to share with you. I use the Proton ecosystem, including their email services, their VPN and their AI, Lumo. I stopped using ChatGPT due to Microsoft’s involvement.

In uBlock Origin, under “My filters”, I’ve blocked some of the most important Google services:

||googleapis.com^$important ||gstatic.com^$important ||google-analytics.com^$important ||googletagmanager.com^$important ||www.google.com^$important ||youtube.com^$important ||ytimg.com^$important ||googlevideo.com^$important ||googlesyndication.com^$important ||doubleclick.net^$important ||googleadservices.com^$important ||googleads.g.doubleclick.net^$important ||pagead2.googlesyndication.com^$important ||fonts.gstatic.com^$important ||apis.google.com^$important

Some websites might look visually broken, but they remain usable

For YouTube, I use Invidious instances via the Tor Browser. This gives me much more anonymity.

Also, I’m planning to buy a Fairphone 6 with /e/OS (Murena). A system switch on my current Samsung A53 isn’t really possible, but the Fairphone seems built specifically for these kinds of open systems. I’m excited to see how it works.

And again: Respect! 🙌