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Odysee link: &lt;https://odysee.com/@RobBraxmanTech:6/Big-Tech--The-Other-Shoe-has-not-Dropped&gt;[!-(Worse-Things-Coming):0](https://odysee.com/@RobBraxmanTech:6/Big-Tech--The-Other-Shoe-has-not-Dropped!-(Worse-Things-Coming):0)

Invidious link: &lt;https://www.invidious.tube/watch?v=YAZurGCfZgk&gt;

Youtube link: &lt;https://youtu.be/YAZurGCfZgk&gt;











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## Social Media Alternatives:

Instead of Twitter or Facebook, use a Pleroma/Mastodon (Decentralized) instance:



#### **Decentralized (Federated)**:



Normal or Cucked Federated Servers:



Federation Software for Self-Hosters (click me):

##### Centralized:















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## Messenger/Communication/Email Alternatives:

### **Text-based Messaging:**

Never use garbage like Whatsapp, Skype, Snapchat, SMS or Discord. Nothing you do on those applications is private. Telegram isn't much better.

Always favor applications that have strong encryption, an open source code and run on a decentralized network.




  * For XMPP Server Software, consider [Prosody](https://prosody.im/) ([Guide](https://homebrewserver.club/configuring-a-modern-xmpp-server.html)) or [ejabberd](https://www.ejabberd.im/)
  * For XMPP Client Software (apps), consider [Conversations](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/eu.siacs.conversations/) (Android), [Gajim](https://gajim.org/) (Windows/Linux Desktop) or God forbid, [Siskin](https://siskin.im/) (iOS) (Make your iPhone-using family &amp; friends use Siskin or [ChatSecure](https://chatsecure.org/))









More information:



### **Chat Servers:**

Never use garbage like Discord under any circumstance, and more importantly, **NEVER DOWNLOAD THE APP**. It's spyware and fiercely pro-censorship.

Consider the following alternatives for privacy, security and decentralization):


  * Cool Element Servers: &lt;https://glowers.club/wiki/doku.php?id=wiki:homeservers&gt;

  * If you absolutely must use Discord, use it in your browser (especially Ungoogled Chromium). **Do NOT download the Discord app under any circumstance. It will spy on your running tasks**

#### **Video Conferencing:**



### **Email:**

It should go without saying but never use Gmail, Outlook/Hotmail, Yahoomail, Yandex or any of those other big-name Email providers. They can see your emails, and will look through them if they ever need to.

For unimportant things like forum registrations, consider free, disposable email services like [Mailinator](https://www.mailinator.com/) or [MailDrop](https://maildrop.cc/), or temporary email services like [MinuteInbox](https://www.minuteinbox.com/) or [10MinuteMail](https://10minutemail.com/).

For more important exchanges, consider one of the smaller, privacy-focused providers below, and if you can, use email encryption software like [GPG](https://www.gnupg.org/software/frontends.html).



#### **Email Clients:**

Never use Outlook Express/Windows Live Mail, and try to avoid Mozilla Thunderbird. Consider:



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## Fixing your Internet:

### Browsers

The Best Choice for the future:


  * Why? Because it doesn't depend on Google or Mozilla for updates. With Google and Mozilla growing increasingly anti-freedom, forks based on Chromium and Firefox become increasingly difficult to manage.
  * Pale Moon? The developers are complete shitheads. They are also growing increasingly anti-freedom.

Instead of Google Chrome/Opera, use Ungoogled Chromium:



Prefer Firefox? It's spyware by default, but you can mitigate it in the settings and the about:config page. Make sure you read these articles:



Alternatively, you could download a [hardened user.js](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js) or [LibreWolf](https://gitlab.com/librewolf-community/browser), a fork of Firefox without the spyware. Don't get Waterfox, it's trash.

Tor Browser: &lt;https://www.torproject.org/&gt; (Excellent privacy, not every site will work, but a great option to have)

Further reading:



### **Essential Browser addons:**


  * To install extensions in Ungoogled Chromium, download the .zip and extract it. Then in Chromium, open Manage Extensions, turn on developer mode (top right), click Load Unpacked, and open the FOLDER you extracted. (for uBlock Origin, it should be called "uBlock0.chromium")
  * For Privacy-Redirect, load the "src" folder.

Instead of Google Services(drive, account, etc), use Disroot or Librem One:



#### **Search Engines:**

Never use Google, Bing, Yahoo or Yandex.

Whatever you choose, make sure to set it as your default search engine in your browser's settings.





















#### **Instead of Amazon, support small, local businesses.**









### Movies/TV/Media Streaming:

Never pay for any subscription-based service like Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, HBO Max or any of that crap.

Self-host your own Media-Streaming server using Jellyfin, Plex or whatever server software you like:



Combine it with Sonarr, Radarr, Jackett and Deluge so you can fetch any Movie/TV show you want:


  * Usenet requires indexers. You can start off with limited free ones like [abnzb](https://abnzb.com/) and [NZBFinder](https://nzbfinder.ws/)





Instead of Spotify, use Funkwhale or Soulseek:



Instead of uTorrent, use Deluge, Transmission or ruTorrent:



### **DNS:**







If you don't set up your own Pi-hole, consider a provider with built-in adblocking.

&lt;https://wiki.lelux.fi/dns/resolvers/&gt;

&lt;https://www.privacytools.io/providers/dns/&gt;

Some good options:


  * More information on DNS: &lt;https://nixnet.services/blog/dns-and-root-certificates-what-you-need-to-know/&gt;

### **Domains/Hosting:**

Never use garbage like Godaddy, Bluehost or Google Domains. They are all pro-censorship and anti-freedom.

Consider Epik as your Domain Registrar. They fight strongly free speech and provide excellent service:



And read this Guide on how to host a website securely and correctly:



Self-Hosting Software:



### **VPN**:

There is a lot of debate regarding whether or not most people need a VPN, particularly with the increased adoption of the https protocol.

If you decide to buy a VPN subscription, make sure it meets the following criteria:



Read more:



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## Home Server stuff:





Beginner-friendly and affordable:



#### **Server OS:**


  * Godly tutorials too: &lt;https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZDfnUn74N0WeAPvMqTOrtA&gt;


Avoid overpriced commercial NAS like Synology or QNAP, unless you're extremely lazy.

Whatever you choose, get Pi-hole:


  * and add some blocklists: &lt;https://firebog.net/&gt;

Server software:



Any questions? Make sure to ask &lt;https://boards.4channel.org/g/hsg&gt;

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## Misc Alternatives:

Using Windows? Run WindowsSpyBlocker:



Using an Android Phone? Get your apps from FDroid:



Instead of the Google Play Store, use Aurora or APKMirror:



Instead of Google Drive/Onedrive/Dropbox/iCloud, use Nextcloud:



Instead of Google Maps, use Openstreetmap:



Instead of CCLeaner, use BleachBit:



When posting article links to any website, archive it then post:



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## Higher Level Security (for those wanting to take the next step)












Ask in the thread about what distro is right for you.

Also, make sure to ask: &lt;https://boards.4channel.org/g/fglt&gt;












  * Buy a used/refurbished Pixel 3a/3a XL to install GrapheneOS on: [[Pixel 3a]](https://swappa.com/buy/google-pixel-3a) [[Pixel 3a XL]](https://swappa.com/buy/google-pixel-3a-xl)

  * Alternatively, buy a [Purism Librem 5](https://puri.sm/products/) or a [Pinephone](https://pine64.com/product-category/smartphones/?v=0446c16e2e66)


Alternative memes:


























  * Using these is perfectly legal, just remember to avoid illegal activity.
  * Tor is not a honeypot. Mandatory reading: &lt;https://write.privacytools.io/my-thoughts-on-security/slicing-onions-part-1-myth-busting-tor&gt;
  * How people got caught on Tor (and what you should learn): &lt;https://www.invidious.tube/watch?v=eQ2OZKitRwc&gt;









AMD is bad too:



Disabling Intel Management Engine (Autism required):


  * Alternatively, buy a computer compatible with Libreboot: &lt;https://libreboot.org/docs/hardware/&gt;
  * Purism and System76 have disabled Intel ME on their products.