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<h1 id="awesome-ad-free-awesome">Awesome Ad-Free <a
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href="https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome"><img
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src="https://cdn.rawgit.com/sindresorhus/awesome/d7305f38d29fed78fa85652e3a63e154dd8e8829/media/badge.svg"
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alt="Awesome" /></a></h1>
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<p>A curated list of ad-free alternatives to popular services on the
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web.</p>
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<blockquote>
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<p>Am I saying you should refrain from using an ad blocker? No. But
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consider offsetting your act of disobedience with an act of affirmative
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support. Vote with your wallet. Put some money behind the writing you
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like—whether it’s a website or a magazine or a newspaper. “But
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such-and-such website won’t let me pay for it.” Then discover something
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new.</p>
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</blockquote>
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<p>—Matthew Butterick</p>
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<h2 id="contents">Contents</h2>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="#alternatives">Alternatives</a>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="#blogs">Blogs</a></li>
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<li><a href="#communication">Communication</a></li>
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<li><a href="#file-sharing">File Sharing</a></li>
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<li><a href="#mobile-apps">Mobile Apps</a></li>
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<li><a href="#music">Music</a></li>
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<li><a href="#other">Other</a></li>
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<li><a href="#publications">Publications</a></li>
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<li><a href="#reference">Reference</a></li>
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<li><a href="#social">Social</a></li>
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<li><a href="#utilities">Utilities</a></li>
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<li><a href="#web-apps">Web Apps</a></li>
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</ul></li>
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<li><a href="#resources">Resources</a>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="#ad-blockers">Ad Blockers</a></li>
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<li><a href="#articles">Articles</a></li>
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<li><a href="#businesses">Businesses</a></li>
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<li><a href="#groups">Groups</a></li>
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<li><a href="#make-money-without-ads">Make Money Without Ads</a></li>
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<li><a href="#talks">Talks</a></li>
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</ul></li>
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<li><a href="#license">License</a></li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="alternatives">Alternatives</h2>
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<p>Alternatives to ad-supported websites, software, and
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publications.</p>
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<h3 id="blogs">Blogs</h3>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="https://www.nomeatathlete.com/resources/">No Meat
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Athlete</a> - Plant-based diets and fitness.</li>
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<li><a href="http://theborrowedabode.com/advertise/">The Borrowed
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Abode</a> - DIY and interior design for renters.</li>
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<li><a href="https://www.theminimalists.com/">The Minimalists</a> -
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Living a meaningful life with less.</li>
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<li><a href="https://zenhabits.net/">Zen Habits</a> - Practical advice
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for developing positive habits.</li>
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</ul>
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<h3 id="communication">Communication</h3>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="https://www.fastmail.com/">FastMail</a> - Reliable business
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email with no data lock-in.</li>
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<li><a href="https://jami.net/">Jami</a> - Telephone, teleconferencing,
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and media sharing through a distributed service.</li>
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<li><a href="https://jitsi.org/jitsi-meet/">Jitsi Meet</a> - Secure
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video conferencing and desktop sharing using WebRTC.</li>
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<li><a href="https://protonmail.com/">ProtonMail</a> - Free encrypted
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email.</li>
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<li><a href="https://www.whispersystems.org/">Signal</a> - Private
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messaging and calling for desktop, Android, and iOS.</li>
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<li><a href="https://telegram.org/">Telegram</a> - Cloud-based mobile
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and desktop messaging app with a focus on security and speed.</li>
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<li><a href="https://tox.chat/">Tox</a> - Encrypted and distributed
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messaging platform with voice, video, and screen sharing.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://wire.com/en/resources/whitepapers/privacy/">Wire</a> -
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Text, audio, and video communication with end-to-end encryption.</li>
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<li><a href="https://write.as/principles">Write.as</a> - Blogging
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platform that allows you to publish ideas without distraction.</li>
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</ul>
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<h3 id="file-sharing">File Sharing</h3>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="https://mega.nz/">Mega</a> - 50 GB of secure free storage
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(in which 35 GB will expire after 30 days). Files are encrypted
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client-side. More (non-permanent) space can be claimed from
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achievements.</li>
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<li><a href="https://www.qbittorrent.org/">qBittorrent</a> - Free and
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open source BitTorrent client.</li>
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</ul>
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<h3 id="mobile-apps">Mobile Apps</h3>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/arpitkh96/AmazeFileManager">Amaze File
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Manager</a> - Open source, Material Design file explorer for Android
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devices.</li>
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<li><a href="https://www.bible.com/">Bible</a> - Bible reader with many
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versions and languages to choose from.</li>
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<li><a href="https://simplemobiletools.github.io/">Simple Mobile
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Tools</a> - Open source Android utilities: gallery, contacts, calendar,
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and more.</li>
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</ul>
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<h3 id="music">Music</h3>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="https://libre.fm/">Libre.fm</a> - Stream, download, remix,
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and share music for free.</li>
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<li><a href="http://mstream.io/">mStream</a> - Suite of software for
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syncing and streaming music across multiple devices.</li>
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</ul>
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<h3 id="other">Other</h3>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="https://disroot.org/">Disroot</a> - Collection of ethical
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alternatives to email, cloud storage, collaborative document editing,
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and more.</li>
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</ul>
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<h3 id="publications">Publications</h3>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="https://www.adbusters.org/">Adbusters</a> - Magazine about
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the takeover of psychological, physical, and cultural environments by
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commercial forces.</li>
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<li><a href="https://aeon.co/">Aeon</a> - Digital magazine that
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publishes original thinking on science, philosophy, society, and the
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arts.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/uncategorized/no-advertising/">Armstrong
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Economics</a> - Educational blog about markets and the global
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economy.</li>
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<li><a href="https://www.commondreams.org/">Common Dreams</a> -
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Progressive news website.</li>
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<li><a href="https://consumerist.com/">Consumerist</a> - Independent
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source of consumer news and information.</li>
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<li><a href="https://ello.co/">Ello</a> - Media platform for creators
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and artists that does not sell user data.</li>
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<li><a href="https://popularresistance.org/">Popular Resistance</a> -
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Independent, nonviolent, and diverse movements to end the power of
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concentrated wealth and put human needs before corporate greed.</li>
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<li><a href="https://realsport101.com/">RealSport</a> - Fans write
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articles on football, basketball, cricket, e-sports, motorsports, and
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most other sports out there. This site is committed to maintaining an
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experience free of pop-ups, fake news, click-bait, and ads.</li>
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<li><a href="https://theconversation.com/">The Conversation</a> - High
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quality, authenticated, explanatory journalism funded by
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universities.</li>
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</ul>
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<h3 id="reference">Reference</h3>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org">OpenStreetMap</a> - Map of
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the world created by users and released under an open license.</li>
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<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page">Wikipedia</a> -
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Encyclopedia that anyone can edit.</li>
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<li><a href="https://www.wiktionary.org/">Wiktionary</a> - Dictionary
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that anyone can edit.</li>
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<li><a href="http://www.weather.gov/">Weather.gov</a> - Weather reports
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for places in the United States.</li>
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</ul>
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<h3 id="social">Social</h3>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="https://www.are.na/">Are.na</a> - Visual platform to help
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you think about and organize online content.</li>
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<li><a href="https://diasp.org/">diaspora*</a> - Feeds, likes, profiles,
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and tags; you are in control of your data.</li>
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<li><a href="https://gnusocial.no">GNUsocial.no</a> - Allows users to
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connect and share with each other; expenses are covered by
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donations.</li>
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<li><a href="https://libranet.de/">Libranet</a> - Popular site running
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friendica, a federated Facebook-style social network.</li>
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<li><a href="https://lobste.rs/">Lobsters</a> - Simple link aggregation
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site with explanations required to downvote.</li>
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<li><a href="https://www.manyver.se/">Manyverse</a> - Off the grid
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social network.</li>
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<li><a href="https://mastodon.social">Mastodon</a> - Decentralized
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microblogging platform similar to Twitter.</li>
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<li><a href="https://pixelfed.social/">PixelFed</a> - Essentially
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Instagram without ads, trackers, or modified timelines.</li>
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</ul>
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<h3 id="utilities">Utilities</h3>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/">Etherpad</a> -
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Collaborative document editing in real-time.</li>
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<li><a href="https://www.protectedtext.com/">ProtectedText</a> - Online
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encrypted notepad with storage and no sign up.</li>
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</ul>
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<h3 id="web-apps">Web Apps</h3>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="https://cloverleaf.app">Cloverleaf</a> - An open source app
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to replace your password manager without storing your passwords
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anywhere.</li>
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<li><a href="https://bundle.js.org">bundlejs</a> - A quick and easy way
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to bundle, minify, and compress (gzip and brotli) your ts, js, jsx and
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npm projects all online, while returning the final bundle file
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size.</li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="resources">Resources</h2>
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<h3 id="ad-blockers">Ad Blockers</h3>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="https://add-art.org/">Add-Art</a> - Replaces ads with
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art.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock">uBlock Origin</a> -
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General-purpose blocker that removes ads and privacy-invading trackers
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by default.</li>
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</ul>
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<p><strong>Note</strong>: Avoid Adblock Plus because corporations <a
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href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adblock_Plus#Controversy_over_ad_filtering_and_ad_whitelisting">pay
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to have their ads whitelisted</a> and uBlock (unrelated to the project
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above) because it solicits excessive donations and has what could be
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considered “ads” on its own site.</p>
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<h3 id="articles">Articles</h3>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="https://zenhabits.net/opt-out/">A Call for Revolt:
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Advertising is the Anti-Minimalism</a> - Opt-out of the advertising
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game.</li>
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<li><a href="https://www.theminimalists.com/ads/">Can We Have an Honest
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Conversation About Advertisements?</a></li>
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<li><a
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href="https://99percentinvisible.org/article/clean-city-law-secrets-sao-paulo-uncovered-outdoor-advertising-ban/">Clean
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City Law: Secrets of São Paulo Uncovered by Outdoor Advertising
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Ban</a></li>
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<li><a
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href="https://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2011/12/conscious-success/">Conscious
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Success</a> - Explores the idea of conscious success rather than
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accidental success, using ads as an example.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_advertising">Criticism
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of Advertising on Wikipedia</a> - Overview of common criticisms of
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advertising.</li>
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<li><a href="https://maxlath.eu/posts/ad-blocker-humain/">Human Ad
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Block: A Tutorial</a> - Creative ways to block ads in public.</li>
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<li><a href="http://www.perezhiguera.com/publicspaces">Public Spaces</a>
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- Artist imagines what it would be like if we could have a real life ad
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blocker.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2008/10/dropping-adsense-saying-goodbye-to-100k-per-year-in-easy-income/">Saying
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Goodbye to $100K Per Year in Easy Income</a> - Story of a blogger who
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chose a better way to make a living.</li>
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<li><a
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href="http://practicaltypography.com/vote-with-your-wallet.html">Vote
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With Your Wallet, Not Your Ad Blocker</a> - Paying for ad-free services
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casts a bigger vote.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-j-hidvegi/what-if-there-were-no-ads_b_4458530.html">What
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If There Were No Ads</a> - Daily life described in an ad-free
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world.</li>
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<li><a href="https://sivers.org/noads">Why no advertising?</a> - Through
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the perspective of the perfect-world ideal.</li>
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</ul>
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<h3 id="businesses">Businesses</h3>
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<p>These business don’t advertise yet are successful.</p>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="https://www.gandi.net/">Gandi</a> - Domain registrar with a
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No Bullshit policy.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://www.kakulas.com.au/who-we-are/no-advertising/">Kakulas
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Legal</a> - Law firm that you won’t find in the yellow pages.</li>
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<li><a href="http://www.polyfacefarms.com/no-advertising/">Polyface
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Farms</a> - Environmentally-friendly farm that relies on word of mouth
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to reach customers.</li>
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</ul>
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<h3 id="groups">Groups</h3>
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<ul>
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<li><a
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href="https://antiadvertisingagency.com/our-mission/">Anti-Advertising
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Agency</a> - Calls into question the purpose and effects of advertising
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in public space.</li>
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<li><a href="http://brandalism.ch">Brandalism</a> - International street
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art collective that subverts advertising in urban space.</li>
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<li><a href="http://banbillboardblight.org">Coalition to Ban Billboard
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Blight</a> - Defending the urban landscape of Los Angeles from a
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proliferation of billboards.</li>
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<li><a href="http://no-ads.ca/">Digital Public Library Project</a> -
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Promotes a Digital Public Library system that can replace advertising
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funded media.</li>
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<li><a href="https://antipub.org/">Résistance à l’Agression
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Publicitaire</a> - French organization fighting the advertising system
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and its negative effects.</li>
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</ul>
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<h3 id="make-money-without-ads">Make Money Without Ads</h3>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="https://flattr.com/">Flattr</a> - Browser add-on that
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distributes a monthly budget to websites you engage with the most.</li>
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<li><a href="https://liberapay.com/">Liberapay</a> - Open source
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recurring donations platform.</li>
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<li><a href="https://opencollective.com/">OpenCollective</a> - Enables
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groups to set up a collective, raise funds, and manage them
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transparently.</li>
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<li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/">Patreon</a> - Recurring funding
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for artists and creators on either a monthly basis or per creation.</li>
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</ul>
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<h3 id="talks">Talks</h3>
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<ul>
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<li><a
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href="https://www.ted.com/talks/zeynep_tufekci_we_re_building_a_dystopia_just_to_make_people_click_on_ads">We’re
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building a dystopia just to make people click on ads</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01PUSrLCvcM">What if there
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was no advertising?</a></li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="no-longer-maintained">No longer maintained</h2>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="https://nomoreads.org">No More Ads</a> - Practical advice
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for an ad-free internet. (<a
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href="http://web.archive.org/web/20190121234844/https://nomoreads.org/">Wayback
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Machine archive</a>)</li>
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<li><a href="https://voltra.co/">Voltra</a> - DRM-free music listening
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and discovery software that supports artists directly.</li>
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<li><a href="http://artnotads.org">Art Not Ads</a> - Artists creating
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change in the urban landscape, but not by going after the ads
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themselves. (<a
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href="http://web.archive.org/web/20190111233537/http://artnotads.org/">Wayback
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Machine archive</a>)</li>
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<li><a href="https://goblinrefuge.com/mediagoblin/">Goblin Refuge</a> -
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Video and image sharing service powered by MediaGoblin. (<a
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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190512071500/https://goblinrefuge.com/mediagoblin/">Wayback
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Machine archive</a>)</li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="license">License</h2>
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<p><a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/">CC0
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1.0</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://github.com/johnjago/awesome-ad-free">adfree.md
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Github</a></p>
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