— Published on Jun 29, 2026 11:49 AM

Our user freedoms are in serious danger. From multiple different Big Tech companies claiming they want to protect us while they steal our rights, to governments working to pass anti-freedom laws, our user freedoms are under attack. There are a lot of concerning and downright scary developments worldwide when it comes to user freedom, but if we work hard together there is still hope. The summer 2026 issue of the Free Software Foundation's (FSF) Free Software Bulletin (affectionately shortened to the Bulletin), features articles about work towards freedom. It is impossible to use a modern mobile phone in complete freedom, but the FSF's LibrePhone project is addressing this. Many people have spent countless hours building free video game console emulators, which can be used in freedom with free games. The hordes of bots attacking the internet, including many FSF websites, are certainly a nuisance, but now the FSF has an Uptime Kuma instance for communicating when our sites are lagging. Your computer, even if it is old enough to legally drive in every country, is capable of way more than machine learning companies want you to think. Lastly, in the final article of forty-eighth Bulletin, there is a story of how only one person can start what could become a large free software community.

The summer 2026 issue of the Free Software Bulletin is now online! You can read more about all these topics in the articles below:

• Ensuring freedom, one blob at a time;
  
• Video game console emulators: Free or Not?;
  
• Is the site down, is it me? Introducing new FSF Uptime Kuma Instance;
  
• Your computer is more powerful than you think; and
  
• Free software communities often start small.
  

Last month, we sent out the printed forty-eighth edition of the Free Software Bulletin to every FSF associate member around the world. If you received the hard-copy magazine in your mailbox, please let us know by snapping a picture and sharing it on your microblogging accounts using the hashtag #FSFBulletin! We love hearing about your thoughts on the articles included and where you sat down to read them. Once you're done reading your copy, share it with your friends, family, and coworkers, or maybe even leave it at your local library. This physical way of spreading the free software message brings us new activists every year from all corners of the world!

Commit to freedom by becoming an associate member! Not only will you receive future copies of the printed Bulletin, but you will also receive many more great benefits, all while supporting our work to protect user freedom for everyone. For as little as $12 USD a month ($6 USD for students) or a donation, you will increase our capacity to fight the seemingly endless threats to user freedom.

We hope you enjoy reading the summer 2026 Bulletin as much as we enjoyed writing it!

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