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OP, quite a few of these are still American, some open source, some not. It's more like a generic list of alternatives to mainstream.
Saying “this FOSS is American” is a little like saying “any wheat in a meal makes it Egyptian because that’s where wheat comes from.” FOSS doesn’t have borders, because it can be used, forked, and modified by anyone. Even if an American created it, as soon as it becomes FOSS, it is a worldwide project.
When it's FOSS it doesn't matter so much where they're based, fortunately
BlueSky and Brave for sure aren't FOSS.