Our smartphones, operating systems and apps are dominated by Google & Apple. "[...] these two Silicon Valley profit-driven companies decide which apps are or aren't allowed, and moderate what our mobile software looks like." says [@danlammerhirt](https://mstdn.social/@danlammerhirt) from [@waag](https://waag.social/@waag) working on the Mobifree project (together with a.o. [@efoundation](https://peer.tube/accounts/efoundation) [@fdroid](https://lemmy.ml/c/fdroid) [@NGIZero](https://mastodon.xyz/@NGIZero) [@murena](https://mastodon.social/@murena) [@microg](https://fosstodon.org/@microg) [@delta](https://chaos.social/@delta) [https://waag.org/en/article/why-smartphones-are-key-better-internet/](https://waag.org/en/article/why-smartphones-are-key-better-internet/)

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Waag Futurelab is a public research institute and cultural space in Amsterdam's medieval city gate.