I released a new version of my Firefox extension that will forcefully redirect you away from privacy erosive services to better alternatives. It started as a joke, but I end up actually using it.
When I want to look up a place, I instinctively and mechanically start typing "maps.googl...". This extension will instead take me to OpenStreetMaps. It will also functionally translate Google Search links to DuckDuckGo and Google Translate links to Deepl.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/resist-the-internet/
@botherder So what does it redirect Facebook and Twitter links to?
And YouTube (it could use #invidious…)?
@rugk Facebook to DuckDuckGo searches about its scandals, Twitter to Mastodon and YouTube to nothing currently. I’m open to suggestions to make it more functional.
@botherder As I said YouTube to https://invidio.us/. Thusthe Twitter and Facebook links really break the content, i.e. you cannot view them.
YouTube would be stil usable then.
Well… really depends on what you want to do. 🤔
@rugk I’m not familiar with this Invidious. I’ll look into it, thanks.
@botherder @rugk there's also PeerTube, which uses ActivityPub, although it isn't particularly easy to search for videos
@botherder @rugk For Facebook could be Diaspora and MeWe, are more secure alternatives and are pretty similar to facebook ( Profiles, friends, groups and the timeline)
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@botherder nice to you host this in github then I can add a lot oft alternatives
@botherder Is there a list of services you're translating (might be nice to add to the addon page). Add deepl instead of google translate, maybe?
@rixx It’s really simple:
https://github.com/botherder/resist-the-internet
It is already translating to Deepl actually.
@botherder Yeah, hence my request to add this info to the addon info page. 😉
@rixx Ah yeah good point.
@botherder nice, I do this at the moment with LeechBlock where you can configure your own rules. Also nice to break old and bad habits.
@botherder thanks! Will give it a try
@botherder I love the idea, yet it occured to me just now:
- why not also redirect https://www.whatsapp.com to https://app.wire.com? (free software, encrypted)
and
- redirect https://www.viber.com to https://www.signal.org, or something like that?.
@botherder While I am at it, https://www.reddit.com could happily redirect to the now operational https://prismo.news if you were so inclined, while https://www.instagram.com would be most fittingly replaced by https://pixelfed.social?.
@mareklach I like these. Thanks!
@botherder
Add to the list of jokes and bugs that turned out to actually be useful
on Friday!
@botherder Nice proof of concept :) we'd be happy to promote a version of this that *suggests* these services, or has fine-grained opt-in choices.
@botherder I like https://Startpage.com better than DuckDuckGo if you haven't tried it.
@botherder gleichmal installiert ;)
@botherder some of the best things I ever had started as a joke! :D
@botherder is there something like open street map that will also handle transit directions? That kind of keeps me locked into google maps.
I also notice openstreetmaps seems to have a lot more trouble resolving addresses from partial information.
@botherder Amusing that the privacy tool needs access to all my data.
@botherder the facebook redirect is great!
@imani @botherder yeo, Im also worried about it.
@botherder
I don't trust mozilla. #drm #DoH etc..
My only problem is that I love youtube and nothing really exists right now that is even close :<
@botherder great idea!
is your addon compatible with GNU- Icecat mobile too?
Server run by the main developers of the project 
It is not focused on any particular niche interest - everyone is welcome as long as you follow our code of conduct!
@botherder isn't Qwant another good alternative to Google Search?