Anna Watson 🌼 on Twitter: "I've created an account with @getongab. I believe people should be free to express opinions but as the platform appears to be v. conservative there's not too many users/ threads I'm interested in following that aren't already represented on Twitter- is this a fair impression? 🐸"

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Anna Watson ‏ @AnnaHolliday 2 Apr 2019

Digital Corporations: A THREAD The more articles I see about the likes of Amazon, Google and Facebook stealing data, avoiding tax, censoring users etc.. http://bit.ly/2WIJlmb http://nyti.ms/2HrG2tt I have to ask myself: WHY do I continue to support these organisations?

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Anna Watson ‏ @AnnaHolliday 2 Apr 2019

I've therefore decided that this month I'm going to try out and switch to as many alternatives as possible for online shopping, email, document storage and social media, using guides like this one from @DuckDuckGo http://bit.ly/2x3EGS8

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Anna Watson ‏ @AnnaHolliday 2 Apr 2019

I hope that sharing this on here will keep me motivated and open me up to suggestions from you all I'll post below periodically to share my progress (disclaimer: I am aware of the irony of utilising Twitter to do this.. ;))

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Anna Watson ‏ @AnnaHolliday 9 Apr 2019

I've been using @DuckDuckGo for a little while now instead of Google search Results are just as good for day-to-day use, though sometimes find better results on Google for more technical/ niche searches. Can be used on Android too #cometotheducksidepic.twitter.com/QF9ycBkT9w

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Anna Watson ‏ @AnnaHolliday 9 Apr 2019

.@Ecosia is another alternative search engine. They've planted 54.3mn trees by donating 80% of surplus income to non-profit orgs They're also committed to data privacy and their servers run on 100% #renewableenergy- pretty greatpic.twitter.com/3jXU1doET1

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Anna Watson ‏ @AnnaHolliday 10 Apr 2019

So I've just switched my browser from Chrome to @brave and already love it Instantly transferred all my bookmarks and definitely feels quicker, achieved by preventing unwanted tracking and ads- you even get your stats when you open a new tab Will also try on my phonepic.twitter.com/FCD2CqTRDD

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Anna Watson ‏ @AnnaHolliday 16 Apr 2019

I've opened a @ProtonMail account as an alternative to Gmail They're super secure and I like the menus+ themes, but you get very little storage before having to pay. Does anyone out there have any other email account alternatives they would recommend?? #TuesdayThoughtspic.twitter.com/X3beF0AYb8

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Anna Watson ‏ @AnnaHolliday 22 Apr 2019

I've opened a @YadexMail account which looks good but there seem to be mixed opinions on privacy... Any opinions on this or @gmxmail? #MondayThoughts

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Anna Watson ‏ @AnnaHolliday 22 Apr 2019

I've created an account with @getongab. I believe people should be free to express opinions but as the platform appears to be v. conservative there's not too many users/ threads I'm interested in following that aren't already represented on Twitter- is this a fair impression?