Decentralization
The decentralization movement aims to limit the increasing centralization of the internet and digital resources into a small number of powerful platform companies. In doing so, they hope to promote free expression and resilience.
Suggested readings:
- What Is the Decentralized Web? A Guide for Civil Society, by TechSoup (requires email signup)
Standard.site
Standard.site provides shared lexicons for long-form publishing on AT Protocol. Making content easier to discover, index, and move across the ATmosphere.
Alternative Internet
A collection of interesting networks and technology aiming at re-decentralizing the Internet.
Bridgy Fed
Bridgy Fed connects web sites, the fediverse, and Bluesky.
A New Social
Our mission is to liberate people's networks from their platforms, enabling The Last Network Effect and leveling the playing field across the open social web.
Modal Foundation
Open social tech in the public interest
Meshtastic
An open source, off-grid, decentralized, mesh network built to run on affordable, low-power devices Learn More Get Started Donate
Logos
Logos is a social movement and decentralised technology stack built to revitalise civil society.
Folk Tech
Folk Tech is a movement among a community of developers and people who want to develop apps for their community without depending on big tech companies.
Urbit
Urbit is designed to be run by its users. Self-hosting is the way to get the most complete Urbit experience, giving you full control over your personal server.
Keep Android Open
Fighting against Google’s 2025 developer verification mandate
Blacksky
Join the cookout
Wikidata Embedding Project
The project’s aim is to enhance the search functionality of Wikidata by integrating vector-based semantic search.
Cultural Memory Lab
An incubator empowering community-based archives, libraries, museums, and other cultural organizations to explore decentralized strategies for preserving collective memory.
bitchat
bitchat is a decentralized, peer-to-peer messaging application that operates over Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) mesh networks.
Big Tech M&A Database
The Big Tech tracker for mergers and acquisitions provides an overview of companies that have been acquired by Big Tech (2019-2025). Search for a merger!
Rarimo
Unlocking a new generation of social apps, where users stay private without losing historical actions and identities
People vs. Big Tech
People vs Big Tech is a movement fighting to overturn the predatory business model of giant tech corporations and change the internet for good.
Solar Protocol
This website is hosted across a network of solar powered servers and is sent to you from whichever server is in the most sunshine.
DRAPAC VPN (Digital Rights in Asia-Pacific)
Backed by a group of civil society organisations supporting human rights defenders in Asia-Pacific, the DRAPAC VPN Project is designed to resist blocking by internet censors.
Bluesky
We’re building an open foundation for the social internet so that we can all shape its future.
Graze.social
A social media platform that allows users to create and customize their own personalized feeds, including community feeds, hobby-specific feeds, and more.
The Digital Services Coordinators Database
Provides a comprehensive overview of all enforcement authorities and the cases they have taken against online platforms under the Digital Services Act
Hura LLM
Our vision is to build a world where AI technologies are secure, decentralized, and transparent, enabling users to harness the full potential of AI while maintaining complete control and privacy over...
Free Our Feeds
Save Social Media From Billionaire Capture.
Farcaster
A decentralized social network
Paragraph
Crypto-infused newsletter platform
Digital Refugee Project (Stateles.ID)
Building a Digital Ecosystem for Refugees
DWeb Camp
Set in the beautiful redwoods near the Mendocino coast of California, DWeb Camp is a five-day retreat for builders and dreamers to connect, learn, share and have fun as we work towards building a bett...
We're Right Here
The We’re Right Here campaign is working to build a united movement for community power, spanning places and communities across the UK as well as the political spectrum.
Project Liberty
Project Liberty is advancing responsible development of the internet, designed and governed for the common good.
Podlove
Podlove is a group of Wordpress plugins and allows you to self-host your podcast.
Decentralized Social Networking Protocol (DSNP)
The Decentralized Social Networking Protocol establishes a shared social graph that is no longer dependent on a specific application or a centralized platform.
Digital Action
We exist to protect democracy and human rights from digital threats.
Radicle
Radicle is a sovereign peer-to-peer network for code collaboration, built on top of Git.
Radworks
We fund new technologies to cultivate internet freedom.
Drips
A decentralized toolkit for funding your critical software dependencies.
RiseUp
Riseup provides online communication tools for people and groups working on liberatory social change.
FreedomBox Foundation
FreedomBox is a private server system that empowers regular people to host their own internet services, like a VPN, a personal website, file sharing, encrypted messengers, a VoIP server, a metasearch...
Der Kampf um das Internet: Wie Wikipedia, Mastodon und Co. die Tech-Giganten herausfordern
Mehr Freiheit und mehr Demokratie waren die großen Versprechen des Internets.
Matrix
An open network for secure, decentralised communication
Tools for Thought Map
Mapping the thinking tool landscape with collective intelligence.
Simple Search
The Markup made a browser extension that restores search result pages to organic results.
Reset.tech
We want to change the way the internet enables the spread of news and information so it serves the public good over corporate and political interests.
The Metagovernance Seminar
The Metagovernance Seminar invites individuals working in online governance to present their work to a community of other researchers and practitioners.
PolicyKit
A tool for building and evolving governance in online communities.
Agreement Engine
An open-source software service for stitching together systems of modular agreement systems
The Metagovernance Project (Metagov)
a laboratory for digital governance
Govbase
Govbase is the most comprehensive database of projects and organizations in online governance.
Digital Infrastructure Incubator
Supporting open source project leaders implementing best practices in sustainability, governance, and community health.
Unfinished
Founded by billionaire Frank McCourt, Unfinished "works to strengthen our civic life in the digital age."