#24 - Steps I'm taking to de-Google / de-Meta my online life (and more AI stuff)

In this episode of The Human Signal, I talk through my ongoing process of de-Googling and de-Meta-ing my life that I have taken on as a personal challenge for this year. I talk through some of the alternatives I’ve been moving towards (linked below) and reflect on wiping my phone and how it brought up so many things, again, about digital dependency, access, and control. I then read on through the final section of Artists! It’s Time to Take Back Your Power (Part 2), exploring practical forms of resistance to AI extraction, the importance of human-centred art, naming and labelling human work, and why imperfection, process, and presence may be some of the most powerful tools we have in this new era we have been plunged into. Here is the original article I’m reading from:And here are links to the sites and products mentioned (I’m not being sponsored by any of these companies it’s just the stuff I’ve been trying out)Research tool: https://purchasewithpurpose.eu/Brave web browserEcosia web browserProton MailSignal messaging appBrick screen time device This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit laurasheeran.substack.com/subscribe