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24 alternatives to The Digital Life 184 — Facebook in China?

To censor or not to censor

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Digital Life 184 — Facebook in China? launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1AD
   A different approach against online censorship▲51

   2014 · unblock.us.org · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Ethi▲473

   Find out what Facebook knows about you, and delete it.

   2020 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Analyse Asia 158: Wechat Mini-Apps with Matthew Brennan▲53

   How Wechat Mini-Apps kills iOS & Android app stores in China

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4AM
   Anonymous Mode, an experiment with anonymity on Facebook▲9

   2011 · anonymousmode.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Analyse Asia #141: Reflections on China with Kaiser Kuo▲54

   Why Uber has succeeded & not failed in China

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Stop The Bullshit▲118

   Hide posts & block sites that publish fake news on Facebook

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7CC
   Cecibot – Censorship Circumvention Bot▲62

   2018 · cecibot.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Full Monty Show #19: Facebookpedia▲61

   We must reclaim reality in the wake of fake news

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9FU
   Facebook Unlike▲47

   2013 · publikdemand.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Securing Democracy▲79

    A "disinformation dashboard" tracking Russian propaganda

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Facebook Mood Manipulator▲90

    Recreate FB's controversial mood-altering experiment

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Field guide to protesting Facebook▲3

    You are bigger than network effects

    2018 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Memorink▲85

    The missing part of Facebook

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Blue Feed, Red Feed▲91

    See liberal and conservative Facebook, side by side. By WSJ.

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15CA
    Chatible – Anonymously Chat with Strangers in Facebook Messenger▲50

    2016 · chatible.io · its alternatives →

16. 16AD
    A decentralized index of banned users and where to find their content▲74

    2018 · beforetheban.com · its alternatives →

17. 17HF
    Hidee for Facebook Messenger – Private messaging made fun▲13

    2015 · hid.ee · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Analyse Asia 125: Beijing Makerspace & Indiegogo in China with Joanna Wei▲56

    On China's maker movement & Indiegogo in China

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative▲8

    Advancing Human Potential and Promoting Equality

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Facebook Help Center▲7

    Check to see if you fell for Russia's Facebook propaganda.

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21PF
    Puffin for Facebook – An alternative Facebook app saving 83% data usage▲12

    2015 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22HA
    Hush, an "incognito mode for Facebook"▲21

    2012 · hush.sh · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Facebook's Manifold 360° Camera▲5

    Collaboration between RED and Facebook

    2018 · its alternatives →

24. 24CF
    Convert Facebook Newsfeed to Hacker News▲17

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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