Category: Free as in Freedom

  • WriteFreely

    Free and open source easily publishing writing on the web

  • How the US Government took control of the Internet

    The Hacker Crackdown – an 18-month long collaborative effort of the United States Secret Service and broken-up AT&T to take control of the Internet in the early 1990s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFwTabn9_S0

  • PeerTube app

    Use the PeerTube player app available via F-Droid. I’ve been using it and it looks nice and works as expected. https://f-droid.org/en/packages/net.schueller.peertube/

  • Nothing to hide

    If you’re one of those people who think privacy isn’t really an issue for you because you have nothing to hide, you should read this.

  • Why decentralisation matters

    Why does decentralisation matter? A very clearly written article by the creator of Mastodon Eugen Rochko.

  • OpenArchive

    Android app OpenArchive for uploading media to the Internet Archive using Tor. Really nice app, makes it convenient to upload media from your phone.

  • NewPipe

    For watching YouTube videos on my mobile phone I use NewPipe, a free and open-source media player app that is a YouTube client. It is only available in the F-Droid software repository and is therefore only installable on Android devices. I reckon it’s great. NewPipe website

  • Redecentralize

    A collection of interesting new networks and tech aiming at decentralisation (in some form). https://github.com/redecentralize/alternative-internet https://redecentralize.org/

  • tilde.town

    tilde.town is a computer meant for sharing. tilde.town is an intentional digital community for making art, socializing, and learning. Unlike many online spaces, users interact with tilde.town through a direct connection instead of a web site. This means using a tool called ssh and other text based tools.

  • Selfhosted

    Extensive list of free software network services and web applications which can be hosted locally Awesome-Selfhosted