I’m happy to announce that my piece on Retro Gaming as resistance to Big Tech is now published at Public Books! For anyone who has ever picked up an old console, computer, or phone, this piece is for you! Check it out here:

And a companion piece with more details is up at the Opt Out Project Blog too.

Speaking of the Opt Out Project Blog, there’s a new post today about the Personal Data Economy. Along with a refresh look out for forthcoming posts about specific tactics you can use to keep your data away from centralization under Big Tech.

And in early October I was thrilled to present at the GEL conference (Good Experience Live) in the Hudson Valley. Run by Mark Hurst, an avid de-Googler and podcaster at Techtonic, the conference was a great opportunity to share the lessons from the Opt Out project far and wide. I’ll be sure to post a video when/if it’s available!

Meanwhile, here are some more snippets from around the web and other inspirations to help in your Opt Out journey:

• It’s no secret that Meta has been paying for posts — but because they privilege outrage-provoking content, the Australian ABC News network found Meta paying Neo-Nazi groups for their posts…

• A charming piece from colleagues at MIT takes aim at campus surveillance policies…

• Cards Against Humanity is running a campaign against Elon Musk which, considering the growing problems with authoritarian tech financing, offers a small way to push back …

Need more inspiration? Keep following the Opt Out Project, and join us over at the Tech Reclaimers for peer-to-peer help resisting Big Tech and reclaiming our future!

The future is coming — hang in there, data sovereign friends!