Stuff to avoid.
The latest Windows update with a redesigned Start menu, Widgets integration, Xbox gaming features, and tighter security requirements, built with modern hardware in mind.
Microsoft, privacy. Requiring Microsoft account, and automatically backing up your stuff, many missteps, AI, etc. Every other version of Windows is crap. Wait for next LTSC.
Stream millions of tracks online with genre, playlist, artist, and album browsing. Get offline listening and ad-free experience with Premium.
Producing Joe Rogan
Connect with friends and family, share photos and videos, organize events, and join groups on a cross-platform social network offering messaging, live streaming, and more.
Zuckerberg, Meta, privacy
Transforming the digital space by enabling public conversation, live audio and video streaming, while offering enhanced features through premium subscriptions.
Elon Musk, fascist disinformation platform
Fast, secure browser with built-in ad block, privacy controls, and global tracking protections. Optimizes data, speed, and battery life.
Brenden Eich, Peter Tiel, funded Kiwi Farms. https://www.spacebar.news/stop-using-brave-browser/ https://archive.is/20250325200348/https://thelibre.news/no-really-dont-use-brave/
Delivers private, independent search with an exclusive index, no tracking or profiling, transparent result ranking, browser integration, and image search.
JavaScript (sometimes shortened to JS) is a lightweight, interpreted, object-oriented language with first-class functions, most known as the scripting language for Web pages, but also used in many non-browser environments.
Brenden Eich, and being a terrible language. Consider TypeScript.
Java is a general-purpose computer programming language that is concurrent, class-based, object-oriented, and specifically designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible.
Oracle, Larry Ellison. Better languages exist.
Get comprehensive coverage of the day's hottest stories with Fox News alerts, fair and balanced headlines, live streaming video, vibrant photo galleries, and the latest video clips from your favorite shows on demand!.
Right wing bias, misinformation, Murdochs, etc.
Sky News delivers breaking news, headlines and top stories from business, politics, entertainment and more in the UK and worldwide.
ChatGPT is a generative artificial intelligence chatbot created by OpenAI and launched in November 2022. It is built on large language models (LLMs), enabling it to understand and generate human-like text, images, and even speech.
OpenAI, Sam Altman, AI.
Platform for creating and sharing short music-powered mobile videos, designed for creative minds and young creators worldwide.
China bias, censorship, disinformation.
Compares news stories from over 50,000 global outlets, displaying bias, political perspective, and coverage statistics for each story using browser and app tools.
Possible right-wing psyop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjF9W91aRwg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqE-SrgvTh4
Comprehensive platform for up-to-date business, finance, and world news, offering digital and print access, expert analysis, multimedia, and offline reading.
Bias and disinformation on topics like climate change and Trump.
WikiLeaks specializes in the analysis and publication of large datasets of censored or otherwise restricted official materials.
Russian disinformation, pro-Trump.
Securely manage passwords across devices with auto-fill and vulnerability alerts, organizing passwords and notes for quick access and synchronization.
Supporting Omarchy, data leaks
DeepSeek is a state-of-the-art AI assistant designed to provide intelligent, conversational support across diverse tasks. It leverages advanced natural language processing and machine learning to answer questions, generate creative content, solve complex problems, and offer...
China, bias, censorship.
Grok is an AI-powered assistant, developed by xAI, designed to be maximally truthful, useful, and curious. Get answers to any question, generate striking images, and upload pictures to gain a deeper understanding of your world. With Grok, the universe is in your hands!
Elon Musk, fascist disinformation
Grokipedia is an online encyclopedia created by xAI that positions itself as an alternative to 
Wikipedia. Articles are generated and later labeled as “fact checked by .
Protects websites with front-end proxy, dynamic DNS, CDN, and firewall; blocks DDoS and targeted attacks, optimizes traffic, and analyzes threats.
Supporting fascism, Omarchy.
Cloud computing platform with Droplets for virtual servers, managed Kubernetes, spaces for storage, and managed databases aiming at developers and startups.
Supporting fascism, Omarchy.
The Intercept is a news organization. We believe journalism should bring transparency and accountability to powerful governmental and corporate institutions, and our journalists have the editorial freedom and legal support to pursue this mission.
Glenn Greenwald, pro-WikiLeaks.
AI tool transforming search experiences by providing accurate answers through a conversational interface, considering context and user preferences.
Pro-China, bias.
Russian disinformation.
Sputnik is a major new media brand with modern multimedia centers in dozens of countries. Sputnik is uniquely positioned as a provider of alternative news content.
Russian disinformation.
Tabloid.
Newsmax TV is a “news powerhouse” -- says Forbes. It is America’s new cable news channel in 70 million homes – now FREE via your Android app.
GrapheneOS is a privacy and security focused mobile OS with Android app compatibility developed as a non-profit open source project. It's focused on the research and development of privacy and security technology including substantial improvements to sandboxing, exploit...
Red flags. Motorola (Lenovo/malware, China), refusing audit, hypocrisy, paranoia in a bad way... https://www.wired.com/story/they-built-privacy-tool-grapheneos-now-sworn-enemies/
An advanced browser with a built-in VPN for privacy, ad blocker, Speed Dial, AI, cloud sync, and rich extensions, tailored for various devices.
Sold to China https://www.spacebar.news/stop-using-opera-browser/
Browser designed for gaming with CPU, RAM, network limiters, Twitch and Discord sidebar integrations, GX Corner for news and game deals, and custom themes.
Encrypts online activity, provides anonymous IPs, has a strict no-logs policy, open-source VPN protocols, large server network, fast speeds, and multi-device support.
Truth Social is America's "Big Tent" social media platform that encourages an open, free, and honest global conversation without discriminating against political ideology.
Trump, disinformation, fascism
Chromium-based web browser with translation, tab groups, PDF viewing and Protect tools that warn about dangerous pages and risky downloads.
Russia
Omarchy is an Arch-based Linux distribution featuring the Hyprland tiling window manager. It ships with what a modern software developer would need to be productive immediately, including Neovim, Spotify, Chromium, Typora, Alacritty, LibreOffice and Zoom.
The official WION News app helps you have the world at your feet - quite literally. Not only does it brings the international news updates to the common Indian reader, it also takes India far and wide -- to other countries and continents.
Jekyll is a simple, blog aware, static site generator. It takes a template directory (representing the raw form of a website), runs it through and Liquid converters, and spits out a complete, static website suitable for serving with Apache or your favorite web server.
An independent tiling Wayland compositor written in C++. Noteworthy features of Hyprland include dynamic tiling, tabbed windows, a clean and readable C++ code-base, and a custom renderer that provides window animations, rounded corners, and Dual-Kawase Blur on transparent windows.
Fascist developer
Windows are arranged in columns on an infinite strip going to the right. Opening a new window never causes existing windows to resize.
Russian, associates with/boosts others in fascist circles, like DHH and Hashimoto.
Gab Social is an open source and fully decentralized social network powered by the Gab Platform. It is the new social network of Gab.com. This change was made to further Gab's commitment to its users trust and privacy online.
A cloud-based e-commerce platform offering customizable online store creation, channel sales, inventory management, secure payments, and shipping solutions.
Put your files into your Dropbox on one computer, and they'll be instantly available on any of your other computers that also have Dropbox installed. Because copies of your files are stored on Dropbox's secure servers, you can also access them from any computer or mobile...
Alibaba.com is a global e-commerce platform that connects buyers and suppliers around the world to do business online.
Built with Meta 
Meta Llama, Meta AI is one of the world’s leading AI assistants, already on your phone, in your pocket for free. And it’s starting to go global with more features. You can use Meta AI on .
Modern visual content platform featuring Stories, Reels, and IGTV, with tools for live-streaming, sharing, and exploring photo and video content.
Meta, Zuckerberg.
Ladybird is an open-source web browser currently in development, with an alpha version expected to launch in 2026.
Racist dev, funded by fascists.
Free the internet from data collection with Mullvad VPN – a service that helps keep your online activity, identity, and location private. Only €5/month.
Supporting extreme right, racist party
The Mullvad Browser is a privacy-focused web browser developed in a collaboration between Mullvad VPN and the Tor Project. It’s designed to minimize tracking and fingerprinting. You could say it’s a Tor Browser to use without the Tor Network.
Swiss-based VPN that ensures online privacy with a high-speed network, advanced encryption, and no-logs policy, offering a free version. Supports multiple platforms and unblocks content worldwide.
Red flags from CEO, like supporting Trump and Republicans.
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Would you stop using your car or bycicle because the inventor of the wheel was racist?