Deplatform Yourself

by hn_ackeron 2/23/2026, 5:42 PMwith 2 comments

by 7777777philon 2/23/2026, 9:44 PM

People are actually building this stuff. Not much but I built an ML-powered RSS reader with a swipe interface that learns your preferences locally, no feed algorithm, no platform: https://philippdubach.com/posts/rss-swipr-find-your-blogs-li...

Same logic for distribution. My newsletter runs on Cloudflare Workers with zero tracking pixels, costs nothing: https://philippdubach.com/posts/building-a-no-tracking-newsl...

Doctorow is right that opting out of metrics is resistance, but the tools to do it are getting easier every day to build yourself.

by direwolf20on 2/23/2026, 6:36 PM

Examples of outrageous statements intended for self deplatforming can't be stated on HN, as they would be deplatformed. I'm sure my account will be further restricted for linking to https://plusnigger.com/ as an example of self–deplatforming in software.