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[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

as above trying to get away from american services, it’s really, youtube, google maps and iphone are only things im stuck with

[–] Humanius@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I wish there was a good alternative to YouTube. I've been meaning to host a Peertube instance but that process is really not as straightforward as it should be if they want the platform to gain widespread adoption

Google Maps has pretty decent alternatives though:

  • For simply browsing the map I use OpenStreetMaps on desktop, and Organic Maps on mobile.
  • For navigation (by car) I used to use Waze (which is also owned by Google), but I've switched back to good ol' TomTom

As for iPhone.. personally I have a Google Pixel which I'm going to keep using till I can't anymore. After that I'm probably switching to Fairphone. They're a European company and their phones are right up my alley