Big Tech Won’t Like This: 4 Steps to Take Back Control (Infographic)

Are you ready to reclaim your life from the billionaires who profit from your data, attention, and digital habits?

Surveillance capitalism—the model used by tech giants like Google, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and Apple—thrives by harvesting your personal data, manipulating your choices, and selling access to your time, attention, and behavior. These Big Tech monopolies are getting richer while leaving the rest of us overwhelmed, overexposed, and digitally exhausted.

So what can you actually do about it?

This infographic on alternatives to Big Tech shows 4 practical ways to resist surveillance capitalism—and break free from tech platforms that treat your digital life like a commodity. [Text version available below for users who prefer or require it.]

A downloadable PDF is of the infographic is here!

You'll find more details on how to take action on these ideas, find alternatives to Big Tech, and more in the free book DISENGAGE: Opting Out—and Finding New Options—to Reclaim Your Life from Spammers, Scammers, Intrusive Marketers and Big Tech.

Transcript of Infographic: “4 Ways to Break the Broligarchy”

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4 Ways to Break the Broligarchy

Our tech overlords thrive on YOUR attention, money, content and data. Here’s how to reclaim your power.

1. reclaim your ATTENTION

Block ads in your browser and swap your smartphone for a dumbphone (or uninstall distracting apps).

2. reclaim your MONEY

Find private, ethical alternatives to Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Apple & other surveillance capitalists.

3. reclaim your CONTENT

Delete your reviews, remove forum posts & trade traditional social media for federated platforms like Lemmy.

4. reclaim your DATA

Use burner emails, delete unused accounts, opt out of people-finder sites & fill out forms with false data.

Get details, instructions & worksheets in the FREE book DISENGAGE

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