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_People are sick of controlling tech, such as Facebook, Twitter etc. It's time for a change. A complete change!_

**Written By:** Geovian\
**Date:** 12 June 2024

# Alt Tech
And by that I mean alternatives away from the nasties that have controlled the Internet between 2005 and 2020. Let's look at the major culprits:

- Facebook
- Twitter (now X)
- Instagram
- Pinterest
- WhatsApp
- Google (all associated products)
- YouTube
- Amazon
- Dropbox
- Microsoft (including Skype)
- Tik Tok

So what are present day alternatives?

_ Facebook (out)
_ MeWe (out)
- GAB (closed shop, doesn't allow VPN's)
- Blue Sky (Liberal hang out)
- Truth Social (Right wing hang out)
- Elgg
- Friendica
- Flarum Forum
- Twitter/X
- Mastodon
- Telegram
- Matrix
- Discord
- Nostr

- YouTube (out)
- Rumble
- Bitchute
- GAB TV
- Odysee
- PeerTube
- Daily Motion
- Vimeo

More to follow..