Whether screen time, adverts, or intrusive tracking by the likes of Facebook and Google, all of us could benefit from escaping the Mainstream. Mainstream platforms are there principally to make money, not support you; gaining control of these information streams is critical if you wish to escape.

Very few platforms are independent and those that support free speech sometimes come with a sting in the tail either by content or ownership. We have curated as many specialist opinions and tactics to help you escape the mainstream.

Everything in the guide has been researched and written to give you the best steer possible to enable a choice of platform, supplier and route; we have not used price as an arbiter and it is not our position to tell you what you can afford or what you should pay for.