Get off Big Tech tools.Use these instead.

Best Of

• Best email provider

  Don’t use Gmail. Here are several alternatives that are not run by a surveillance monopolist:

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• Best messaging apps

  Don’t use WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger, both owned by Facebook/Meta.

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• Best search engine

  Don’t use Google Search. Fortunately, there are increasing numbers of alternatives, even beyond the Duck Duck Go and Brave options we’ve had for a few years:

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• Best collaborative docs

  Don’t use Google Docs. Try one of these alternatives instead:

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• Best grammar checker

  Don’t use Grammarly, the grammar checker funded by Silicon Valley.

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• Best social sharing services

  Don’t use Instagram, use Pixelfed and several other decentralized social sharing services listed here:

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• Best desktop operating systems

  Don’t use Windows or macOS, use elementary OS or several other Linux distributions. Resources for choosing a good one:

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• Best smartphones

  Smartphoness outside of the Big Tech surveillance devices made by Apple/Google/Samsung/etc.:

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• Best source control

  Software version control is dominated by GitHub, a Microsoft-owned platform. Here are alternatives:

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• Best RSS readers

  Here are the best RSS readers:

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• Best places to buy a book

  Here’s our favorite place to buy a book:

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• Best ad blocker

  Here’s our favorite ad blocker:

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• Best VPN

  Here’s our favorite VPN:

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• Best analytics platform

  Here’s our favorite analytics platform:

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• Best bookmarking service

  Here’s our favorite bookmarking service:

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• Best password managers

  If you decide to use a password manager, this is a good option:

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• Best videoconference platform

  Here’s our favorite videoconference platform:

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• Best visual search engines

  The best visual search engines:

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• Best music platform

  Our favorite music platform:

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• Best online game services

  Here’s our favorite online game service:

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• Best alternatives to iTunes

  As Apple’s platform decay continues, some users of iTunes - aka Music - are looking for alternatives. Here are some:

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• Best offline social networks

  The best offline social networks:

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• Best cloud storage alternatives

  Here’s a post for alternatives to Big Tech cloud storage:

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How To

• How to remove your info from data brokers

  Most people don’t understand how much personal information is freely available on data brokers’ websites. For example, search for your name on Spokeo.com. You might find a shocking amount of personal information in the search results, including names of your family members.

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• How to delete your Facebook account

  It’s easy to delete your Facebook account:

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• How to cancel your Amazon Prime account

  You’ll be fine! You can still order from Amazon without a Prime membership – you’ll just be less likely to order things that you don’t need.

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• How to shop without Amazon

  There are plenty of alternatives to Amazon. Shop online at these stores - offering good service, fair prices, and authentic, high-quality, non-counterfeit products.

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