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<p>This page is dedicated to creating a list of decentralized
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applications as an alternative to popular centralized ones. What follows
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are different types of online tools that we use day-to-day, a
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centralized example, and (if existent) a decentralized alternative. If
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you have anything to add to this list, please send me a message via any
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means available on my <a href="/contact.html" >contact page</a>. One
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requirement is that the technology not only be decentralized, but also
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<a href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html" target="_blank" >
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free software</a>. Some of these examples may be centralized but still
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respecting your freedom, these will be marked with the prefix
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"[free]".</p>
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<h3 id="email" >E-Mail</h3>
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<ul>
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<li>Centralized:
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<ul>
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<li>[non-free] Outlook</li>
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<li>[free] <a href="http://www.mutt.org/" target="_blank" >Mutt</a></li>
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<li>[free] <a href="https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/" target="_blank" >Thunderbird</a></li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>Decentralized:
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<ul>
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<li>[free] <a href="https://www.bitmessage.org/wiki/Main_Page" target="_blank" >Bitmessage</a></li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h3 id="ic" >Instant Communications</h3>
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<ul>
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<li>Centralized:
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<ul>
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<li>[non-free] Skype</li>
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<li>[non-free] WhatsApp</li>
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<li>[free] <a href="https://wire.com/en/" target="_blank" >Wire</a></li>
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<li>[free] <a href="https://telegram.org/" target="_blank" >Telegram</a></li>
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<li>[free] <a href="https://meet.jit.si/" target="_blank" >Jitsi Meet</a></li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>Decentralized:
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<ul>
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<li>[free] <a href="https://tox.chat/" target="_blank" >Tox</a></li>
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<li>[free] <a href="https://ring.cx/" target="_blank" >GNU Ring</a></li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h3 id="routing" >Internet Routing/DNS</h3>
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<ul>
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<li>Centralized:
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<ul>
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<li>Google DNS</li>
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<li>OpenDNS</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>Decentralized:
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<ul>
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<li>[free] <a href="https://geti2p.net/en/" target="_blank" >I2P</a></li>
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<li>[free] <a href="https://www.torproject.org/" target="_blank" >TOR</a></li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h3 id="media" >Media Uploading</h3>
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<ul>
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<li>Centralized:
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<ul>
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<li>[non-free] YouTube</li>
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<li>[free] <a href="https://mediagoblin.org/" target="_blank" >Media Goblin</a></li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>Decentralized:
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<ul>
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<li>Torrents</li>
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<li>[free] <a href="https://joinpeertube.org/en/" target="_blank" >Peertube</a></li>
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<li>[free] <a href="https://lbry.com/" target="_blank" >lbry</a></li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h3 id="social-media" >Social Media</h3>
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<ul>
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<li>Centralized:
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<ul>
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<li>[non-free] Facebook</li>
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<li>[non-free] Twitter</li>
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<li>[non-free] Google+</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>Decentralized:
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<ul>
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<li>[free] <a href="https://diasporafoundation.org/" target="_blank" >Diaspora</a></li>
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<li>[free] <a href="https://gnu.io/social/" target="_blank" >GNU Social</a></li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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</ul>
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