Why DLF?
Silicon Valley birthed tech monopolies.
San Francisco will build the alternatives.
The Digital Liberation Front was founded in San Francisco. While Silicon Valley worships profit and growth-at-all-costs, San Francisco is where movements have and continue to fight for liberation.
Our liberation from technofascism happens by building our way into a new future. Big Tech and their oligarchs think they're inevitable and will last forever. They aren't, they won't and we're here to make sure of it.
We're not starting from scratch.
- Platform cooperatives already exist.
- Worker-owned businesses have been organizing for decades.
- Labor unions have fought for economic fairness and justice for generations.
The urgency is real. Whether you're in SF or not, we need you. Designers, developers, copywriters, data scientists, organizers, and more. Let's build the digital future workers and all people deserve.
The vision
By 2045, every major digital service people depend on has a co-op or federated alternative. Owned by users, governed democratically, and out of billionaire hands.
Social & communication
Social networks, messaging, and photo sharing owned by the people who use them.
AI & machine learning
Open-source, decentralized AI owned by the people—not concentrated in the hands of a few corporations.
Commerce & local economy
Marketplace co-ops owned by local merchants. Money stays in your community.
Media & streaming
Film, music, and news platforms that pay creators fairly and aren't beholden to advertisers.
Organizing & collaboration
Tools for movements, unions, and communities—built to empower, not surveil.
What's guiding us
Democratic ownership, not corporate control
The people who build, run, and use these platforms govern them.
No venture capital. No exit strategy.
We don't build things to sell them. We build things to serve the people who need them.
Open source, because the code belongs to everyone
Technology built by the people should be owned by the people.
Privacy as a right, not a product
Your data is yours. Full stop. We don't monetize attention or surveil our users.
Fair compensation, because labor has dignity
Workers and creators get paid fairly. Not eventually. Not in equity. Now.
Community wealth, not extraction
Money stays in communities. We build local economic power, not billionaire portfolios.
How to get involved
This is all-volunteer, built on nights and weekends. Nobody's getting paid yet—we're building the future we want to live in on our own time.
Pick an area
Choose what excites you—or where your skills fit best.
Join the community
Connect with builders, designers, organizers, and researchers already working on this. Monthly calls, async collaboration, and working groups.
Contribute what you can
Write code. Design interfaces. Research co-op models. Organize merchants in your city. Test prototypes. Every contribution matters.
Join us
This isn't a petition or protest. It's a digital liberation project. Let's build the digital infrastructure and future we want to live in. We need your help.
We're looking for 2–3 co-founders
Right now, DLF is one person. We need 2–3 committed people to help lead this—organizers, developers, designers who want to shape this from the ground up. If that's you, say so below.
Thanks! We'll be in touch soon.
Join the community
Monthly builder calls
First Tuesday of every month
8pm ET / 5pm PT
Discord
Day-to-day collaboration, working groups, and async discussion.
Coming soon