# Happy Opt Out October! Let’s Find Real Alternatives to the Tech Giants

- Type: News
- Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Date: 2026-10-01
- Original: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/happy-opt-out-october-lets-find-real-alternatives-tech-giants
- Canonical: https://overview.legal/posts/449823
- Topics: Social Media

## Summary

Over the years, the major tech companies have found all sorts of ways to embed themselves into our lives. We often use their software, their AI tools, their social media, and their operating systems by default without even thinking about potential alternatives. It’s time to rethink that relationship. Last year, we created Opt Out October to help remind ourselves of the variety of ways we can take back control of our data through small steps inside apps, operating systems, and other various forms

## Full text

Over the years, the major tech companies have found all sorts of ways to embed themselves into our lives. We often use their software, their AI tools, their social media, and their operating systems by default without even thinking about potential alternatives. It’s time to rethink that relationship. Last year, we created Opt Out October to help remind ourselves of the variety of ways we can take back control of our data through small steps inside apps, operating systems, and other various forms. This year, we highlight the idea that sometimes the best way to control your data is to leave a platform, app, or operating system altogether. To do so, we’ve created a hub of resources sharing ways to find new software that isn’t made by the tech giants, take advantage of the growing universe of new social media options, install a whole new operating system, and better control how various popular tools and software use your data for AI training. As an incentive, we’ve made merit badges like t

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