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I moved my digital stack to Europe
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Re: I moved my digital stack to Europe
#12not the domain name :)
A .com domain is not exclusive to the United States
Re: I moved my digital stack to Europe
#13While I agree with him that the US is becoming more unpredictable, I don't think the EU is much better, especially with regards to digital things where they can be worse in some ways. For example, they are discussing restricting VPN access for 'child protection'[1]
[1] https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_AT...
Re: I moved my digital stack to Europe
#14not the domain name :)
A .com domain is not exclusive to the United States
Unfortunately, it is.
Unless you're implying that Verisign isn't a US company, just because .com has become the conventional domain for businesses worldwide doesn't change the fact that it's US-based. Similarly, the EU's widespread adoption of Microsoft Office doesn't make it any less American.
EDIT: That was unpopular. Why?
Re: I moved my digital stack to Europe
#15> Digital sovereignty sounds like a buzzword until you think Sure now just think and give me the reason. All these moving to Europe post is getting tiring. Amazon follows the same EU rules, if not more, than Scaleway.
Second paragraph: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CLOUD_Act
Re: I moved my digital stack to Europe
#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
A .com domain is not exclusive to the United States
Unfortunately, it is. Unless you're implying that Verisign isn't a US company, just because .com has become the conventional domain for businesses worldwide doesn't change the fact that it's US-based. Similarly, the EU's widespread adoption of Microsoft Office doesn't make it any less American. EDIT: That was unpopular. Why?
It is not
Source: own multiple, via EU registrar
(Edit: Parent was edited after reply - parent statement is now correct)
Re: I moved my digital stack to Europe
#17While I agree with him that the US is becoming more unpredictable, I don't think the EU is much better, especially with regards to digital things where they can be worse in some ways. For example, they are discussing restricting VPN access for 'child protection'[1] [1] https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_AT...
Of course. But then again, it was the US that threatened the EU with military invasion, so if you want your service to continue uninterrupted, it helps being prepared.
Re: I moved my digital stack to Europe
#18That lettermint service looks interesting! I was recently looking for something in that price range that covers both transactional and broadcast emails but couldn't find anything in Europe so I settled on Postmark which has been good, this looks almost identical in features and pricing though.
Same here. I just discovered this and put it in my "check out tonight" folder. I am currently happy using resend. But this looks interesting, especially also for my freelance clients with a focus on EU tech.
Re: I moved my digital stack to Europe
#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
Unfortunately, it is. Unless you're implying that Verisign isn't a US company, just because .com has become the conventional domain for businesses worldwide doesn't change the fact that it's US-based. Similarly, the EU's widespread adoption of Microsoft Office doesn't make it any less American. EDIT: That was unpopular. Why?
It is not Source: own multiple, via EU registrar (Edit: Parent was edited after reply - parent statement is now correct)
Registering a .com through a EU-based registrar doesn't change anything.
Verisign, the organisation that actually controls the .com top-level domain, is a US company and operates under US jurisdiction.
Where you purchase the domain from is irrelevant.
Re: I moved my digital stack to Europe
#20Using OVH for backups is a crazy choice. They had a datacenter burn down (in large part because it was fully built using wood) and lost all customer data and did not take any action for 6 months after the incident. They're just not a serious company.
Any source for this? Would love to read up on this.