The TikTok ban, the Musk Twitter takeover, the Facebook moderation policy changes, the Republicans’ rapidly intensifying crackdowns on speech... let these be the proof you needed to move anything you care about online to a space you control.
Digital sovereignty is more important than ever.
@molly0xfff Does that mean ultimately running our own server hardware though? Can we trust any of the popular hosting companies?
@gadgetgav @molly0xfff One thing I'd strongly caution you against is using the same provider for your host and your backups. It's a good idea to back up any websites you run to a machine at home, so in the event of a problem with your hosting company you have everything you need to port them somewhere else. An off the shelf NAS appliance from eg Synology is a good place to start, and can also be used to back up your desktop/laptop/whatever.
@woe2you @molly0xfff Ha! I had a NAS that was mostly disused apart from storing old photos so I just donated it to support the Citation Needed newsletter!