Social Media Alternatives
Privacy Browsers
Welcome to the Digital Freedom Escape Launchpad
This is your gateway to the Alternative Internet
From here, you can explore, connect, and communicate without surveillance or censorship and reclaim control over your digital life.
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Dig Deeper Search Section:
At the top of the Launchpad is a search box for searching across all Digital Freedom Tubes, including guides, reports, and tools.
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Steps Section:
This section provides quick access to the 10 Steps to Escape the Big Tech Digital Prison training program. Only the currently available steps are clickable.
If you're new, start with the Escape the Big Tech Prison Challenge.
Coaching Section:
At the bottom of the left column, this section provides information about DFA Coaching and how to get personal support.
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Quick Access Alternatives Section - Middle Column (rows of 4 icons)
This section includes nine groups of quick-access icons representing trusted tools and services.
Clicking an image takes you directly to the tool or service.
Clicking the colour-coded name below opens a page on the Alternatives Tube with a Digital Freedom Trust Ranking Report, which explains how well the tool aligns with core Digital Freedom principles.
Trust Ranking Levels:
| Score Range | Level | Color | Label | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81–99 | L1 | 🟦 Blue | Digital Freedom Technology | Requires P1–P4. Sovereign stack with no Big Tech or centralized control. |
| 61–80 | L2 | 🟩 Green | Privacy-Focused on Legacy Platforms | Privacy-strong, FOSS-based, but hosted within or distributed through centralized platforms. |
| 41–60 | L3 | 🟨 Yellow | Neutral / Unknown | Lacks strong evidence either for or against digital freedom. Often semi-proprietary, privacy-ambiguous, or under-documented. |
| 21–40 | L4 | 🟧 Orange | Part of Big Tech Ecosystems | Relies on closed, centralised systems or cloud infrastructure. Standard commercial behavior. |
| 0–20 | L5 | 🟥 Red | Hostile to Digital Freedom | Built for surveillance, profiling, lock-in. Should be avoided entirely in privacy-respecting environments. |
🔵 Level 1 – Fully Aligned (81–99): Trustless and decentralised
🟢 Level 2 – Privacy-Focused (61–80): High commitment to privacy within legacy systems
🟡 Level 3 – Neutral or Unknown (41–60): Low trust
🟠 Level 4 – Big Tech Ecosystem (21–40): Surveillance-linked platforms
🔴 Level 5 – Hostile (0–20): Actively undermine digital freedom
This middle column is broken into two sections.
Everyday Privacy Tools Section (First 5 Groups):
These are everyday alternatives to Big Tech services that you can use immediately
Advanced Privacy Utilities Section (Next 5 Groups)
These tools help assess and improve your digital footprint
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Tubes Section:
Links to all the Digital Freedom Tubes — curated resource hubs for various privacy topics.
Services Section:
Provides access to the DFA Service Directory, where you can explore vetted digital freedom services and tools.
