The Big Tech Exodus

The Big Tech Exodus – Version 1.31

Rob Braxman on the dangers of big tech (Show this to as many people as possible):

Odysee link: https://odysee.com/@RobBraxmanTech:6/Big-Tech–The-Other-Shoe-has-not-Dropped!-(Worse-Things-Coming):0

Invidious link: https://www.invidious.tube/watch?v=YAZurGCfZgk

Youtube link: https://youtu.be/YAZurGCfZgk

The Great Reset «You Will Own Nothing & You Will Be Happy»:

https://invidious.tube/watch?v=ix5Gt-r4Z24

Website for finding alternative software:

https://alternativeto.net/

Google is an evil corporation:

https://wikileaks.org/google-is-not-what-it-seems/

How to delete your accounts on Big Tech Platforms:

https://justdeleteme.xyz/

Prism Break:

https://prism-break.org/

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:

Instead of reddit, use one of the following:

Instead of Instagram, use PixelFed:

Instead of tumblr or wordpress, use Pocketnet:

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.

Great tier:

  • Jami: https://jami.net/ (Peer-to-peer, open source, easy to use, strong encryption, multi-platform, great choice) (use it with a VPN, Orbot or a DHT Proxy)
  • Briar: https://briarproject.org/ (Peer-to-peer, even more secure than Jami, maximum privacy, routed through Tor, Android only)
  • Session: https://getsession.org/ (Decentralized servers, open source, strong encryption, very secure)
  • XMPP: https://xmpp.org/ (Galaxy-brained choice if you self-host)

Okay tier:

Who needs the internet for chatting?

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:

  • 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 or MailDrop, or temporary email services like MinuteInbox or 10MinuteMail.

For more important exchanges, consider one of the smaller, privacy-focused providers below, and if you can, use email encryption software like GPG.

Email Clients:

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

Fixing your Internet:

Browsers

The Best Choice for the future:

  • Web Browser: https://git.nuegia.net/webbrowser.git/ (Fork of Pale Moon)
    • Why? Because it doesn’t depend on Google or Firefox for updates. With Google and Firefox 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 or LibreWolf, a fork of Firefox without the spyware. Don’t get Waterfox, it’s trash.

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

Further reading:

Essential Browser addons:

  • 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.

The Best options:

The rest:

Instead of Wikipedia, use Infogalactic, Everipedia and Citizendium:

Instead of Youtube, use Freetube, Invidious, BitTube, Lbry/Odysee, DTube, PeerTube and Bitchute:

Decentralized (Federated):

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Instead of Amazon, support small, local businesses.

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Instead of Ebay, use OpenBazaar:

Instead of Twitch, use DLive or Trovo:

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:

Setup Guides:

Instead of Spotify, use Funkwhale or Soulseek:

Instead of uTorrent, use Deluge, Transmission or ruTorrent:

DNS:

Never ever use your default DNS, Google DNS or Cloudflare DNS.

Always use a secure, encrypted DNS protocol like DNS-over-TLS or DNS-over-HTTPS.

Make sure whichever DNS provider you choose records no-logs, and doesn’t censor. (read the privacy policy)

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

https://wiki.lelux.fi/dns/resolvers/

https://www.privacytools.io/providers/dns/

Some good options:

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:

  • Based outside of 14-eyes jurisdiction (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Eyes)
  • Has a strict no-logging policy
  • Has a built-in killswitch
  • Has strong encryption (EG- OpenVPN with SHA-256) and PFS
  • Allows torrenting
  • Allows crypto payments

Read more:

Home Server stuff:

Ultimate Getting Started Guide:

Beginner-friendly and affordable:

Server OS:

  • OpenMediaVault: https://www.openmediavault.org/ (Debian-based OS, good media server)
  • TrueNAS: https://www.truenas.com/ (Beast, high hardware requirements. Not for beginners)
  • Other options: Ubuntu Server, Rockstor, Debian, FreeBSD, XigmaNAS, Xpenology, openSUSE, Fedora Server

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

Whatever you choose, get Pi-hole:

Server software:

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

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:

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

Instead of Windows/Mac, use Linux:

Recommended Beginner Distros:

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

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

De-Googling your Android Phone:

De-Appling your iPhone:

Instead of iOS/Android, use a nice clean AOSP-based ROM with built in signature spoofing:

Alternative memes:

Private, Secure PCs/Laptops/Phones:

Privoxy:

Encrypt your files:

Instead of fiat/paypal, use decentralized cryptocurrencies. Even better, use anonymous cryptocurrencies like Monero, and anonymous P2P exchanges like Bisq:

Instead of using your router’s default firmware, install a secure, open source firmware:

Instead of the Clearnet, use the Darknet:

Filesharing:

Intel Management Engine and why it’s bad:

AMD is bad too:

Disabling Intel Management Engine (Autism required):

Improve your security: