It’s time we looked toward rebuilding the Internet and working to keep our communications open and free. The old social media platforms are failing us. Founded by the U.S. government, with CIA backing, these social media outlets are now bowing to the forces of censorship. It’s unclear if it’s coming from the Communist Chinese or our own Deep State, but we need new platforms that will protect our freedoms and our values. Computing Forever discusses alt-tech experiments that will help to decentralize the Internet and to keep conversations private.