DeFAANGed

Links to Resources

It's dangerous to go alone. Take this.

Communities

r/dumbphones
MelonLand Forum - a lovely bunch of nerds nerding about handcrafted websites and other jazz.
The No AI Webring - a collection of websites created entirely by humans.
The Wayward Webring - a collection of websites with curated lists of links.

Firefox - the web browser I use most often. For macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Orion - a Safari-like web browser for iOS and iPadOS that blocks ads and trackers by default.
uBlock Origin - an ad-, tracker-, and content-blocker for Firefox.
uBlock Origin Lite - for Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge.
LeechBlock - a highly configurable website blocker. Stops you from spending time on sites you know you shouldn't. If you're wondering "but can it..." the answer is probably "yes."

Bookshop - Buy books online while supporting the local bookstore of your choice.
Better World Books - Save a tree! Buy used books!
Skyhold's list of Amazon alternatives
Jess Mahler's list of Amazon alternatives

Kagi - High-quality search results, with less AI slop than Google. Costs $5/mo though.
DuckDuckGo - Pretty similar to Google, but at least they let you turn off the AI summaries. They also have a feature called Bangs that makes it easy to search specific sites.
Ecosia - Berlin-based search engine. Donates profits to environmental causes.
Marginalia - Indie search engine run by one guy, Viktor Löfgren. Turns up sites that are off the beaten track. Not a daily driver, but a nice supplement.
Slop Evader browser extension - searches the pre-ChatGPT web.