And it's done! #WhatsApp account deleted and the app uninstalled 🥳
I promised I would do it by the end of 2025, and I'm a man of my word. I've been prepping friends and family for 6 months.

2026 will be 100% #Meta free for me!!! woo-hoo!

You can do the same, just follow the steps of the #BigTechWalkout2025 at https://blog.rebeltechalliance.org/the-big-tech-walkout-2025/

#bigtech #surveillance #surveillancecapitalism #privacy #ethicaltech

2025 is nearly over! So how are you getting on with the #BigTechWalkout2025 ?

Here's the programme: https://blog.rebeltechalliance.org/the-big-tech-walkout-2025/

You could smash through all of it this week - it's designed to be entry level easy stuff.

Spoiler alert the final step is installing #Signal to run in parallel to #WhatsApp - an easy start, but for me I'm at the end of that process and will be deleting WhatsApp permanently on 31st December! This will cause friction but you've got to practice what you preach.

#privacy

RE: https://mastodon.social/@patrickleavy/115739911793777125

Enjoy this wide ranging conversion I had with Fraser on this #podcast - about why #bigtech is a problem, what those problems are, and why the collective action of moving to #ethicaltech starts with YOU

Avoid #surveillance and get on with your life with #privacy, like things used to be before #techbros stole it.

#surveillancecapitalism #BigTechWalkout2025

I was featured on a #podcast talking about the Rebel Tech Alliance, the problems of #bigtech and #surveillancecapitalism, and all the great #ethicaltech alternatives there are:

https://www.mixcloud.com/Air3Radio/the-ripple-effect-episode-9-dont-feed-the-surveillance-beast

I mention the #BigTechWalkout2025 a lot. The programme for that is here:

https://blog.rebeltechalliance.org/the-big-tech-walkout-2025

Reclaim #privacy reject #techbros

📢 New blog post from The Rebel Tech Alliance: this time about Surveillance Pricing

https://blog.rebeltechalliance.org/surveillance-pricing/

As we researched it, the picture changed somewhat.... enjoy the article!

#bigtech #bigtechWalkout2025 #privacy #surveillance #surveillancecapitalism #pricing #surveillancepricing #pricegouging #ethicaltech

@pluralistic I was just reading your recent article
https://pluralistic.net/2025/12/11/nothing-personal/
and when you got to the bit at the end about how to stop them using surveillance pricing by not leaking so much personal data...

... for a second I thought you were going to recommend RTA's #BigTechWalkout2025 programme!

https://blog.rebeltechalliance.org/the-big-tech-walkout-2025

Regulation isn't happening so unfortunately it's on us citizens to take evasive action!

Use #ethicaltech instead of #bigtech 😁

So nice to finally ditch Spotify. Gonna be using Qobuz for the songs I already knew, but I plan to focus on @mirlo going forward to identify new songs and artists to fall in love with.

#Spotify #spotifyalternatives #mirlomondays #BigTechWalkout2025 #Spotibye

How's everyone getting on with the #BigTechWalkout2025?

Steps here:
https://blog.rebeltechalliance.org/the-big-tech-walkout-2025
Even though we're in December now you can easily catch up!

@johnnyryan @eff @privacyint @openrightsgroup @BigBrotherWatch @PeopleVsBigTech any chance of a boost? - to promote #privacy 😁 And reduce #surveillance and #bigtech power via #surveillancecapitalism #climatechange

Check out what ethical apps we use at Rebel Tech Alliance:

https://blog.rebeltechalliance.org/so-what-do-we-use/ (Brenetic)

https://blog.rebeltechalliance.org/so-what-do-we-use-patrick/ (Me)

And see if you too can get some that #privacy good feels by following the #BigTechWalkout2025 -

https://blog.rebeltechalliance.org/the-big-tech-walkout-2025/

Ditch #bigtech ditch #surveillance & #surveillancecapitalism