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Every since I decided to join the Buy European movement, I've been avoiding US tech as much as possible. I still have my personal accounts but I try to use fediverse and European alternatives. However I've also built my website to promote buying European products. (Non profit, I don't earn from it).

Now that got me thinking... Most people that use Fediverse are fairly in the loop on things like "buy European" and shop local etc. But who really need to hear the info is people who are not. To reach them I'd probably need to insert links to my website on "big tech" social media websites. It makes me feel like an imposterer though to do that (advice to buy European and then putting content on an American network).

Can you guys/girls/others please tell me how you would handle this situation and what you think is best?

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[–] 0x0@programming.dev 4 points 9 hours ago

Word of mouth has always been the best advertisement.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If you run a blog, I'd maybe post to social media with a link to your blog everytime you make a post

[–] EuropeanMade@feddit.uk 9 points 1 day ago

Thanks! That's a good idea, that way I wouldn't have to use it a lot and still can inform people.

[–] jlow@beehaw.org 10 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Generally if you are ethically ok with using fascist / capitalist "social" media go for it. As you say it might (if the overlords allow it) reach people outside the choir.

One biiiiiig condition:

Make sure that everything you post there is also available on the real internet. There's nothing I despise more than people from lefstist circles who are only posting their stuff on Insta or similar. Like wtf.

[–] EuropeanMade@feddit.uk 9 points 23 hours ago

I don't really despise people who do that, but it is a bit odd to post against big tech and then only post on big tech 🙈
It will never be my only posting platform again. Right now I'm loving the fediverse, so I'm sticking to that (and the website I'm making of course)

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Using the opposition's resources against them is a tried and trusted strategy in protest and subversion.

You'd also be following the "Syndicate Elsewhere" part of POSSE.

[–] EuropeanMade@feddit.uk 5 points 1 day ago

I never looked at it that way, but yes that is definitely a strategy!

[–] cheprofumo@feddit.it 6 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I appreciate your efforts! It can be tough out here on the digital frontier. It won’t always be easy but you’re a trailblazer!

[–] EuropeanMade@feddit.uk 2 points 11 hours ago

Aww thank you so much for your kind words!

[–] adrnvrt@lemm.ee 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think most people are still not aware that there even are European alternatives to big tech. And for alternatives to thrive people have to be informed. I would definitely say it's okay to use big tech too convince their users to switch sides! As you said on platforms like lemmy you mostly reach people who are already aware of this...

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 day ago

Most people are not willing to switch from Meta to alternatives, period. Some people might concede and use other apps on the side, but definitely not as their main social and messenger apps.

[–] morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I will rather focus on communicating with people around me IRL why i am moving away from these brands. These days there's a high chance your posts will be filtered/shadow banned or moderated anyway, it's not the place to fight this

[–] EuropeanMade@feddit.uk 7 points 1 day ago

Thanks! I'm definitely talking to people around me. I'm even having stickers made to put on my car and bins etc. so hopefully that will trigger some conversations as well.

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

I would set up simple linking/summarizing, but nothing more. Suck users away, make them click the link to read, and if you get shadowbanned for it then you haven't wasted much effort.

Anyone infiltrating behind enemy lines to spread information are only seen as imposters by the enemies themselves.

[–] EuropeanMade@feddit.uk 2 points 1 day ago

Thanks so much to everyone who has taken the time to reply!