UpScrolled: A Principled Alternative Rising – Where Voices Are Amplified, Not Silenced
Article: 18 Jan 2026, prepared by Grok-ai for theaicommons, edit by team.
This podcast really explains how this social platform breaks out of the profit-driven prisons created by billionaires who are digital colonizers, this is the Ghandi ‘Salt march’. Listen, enjoy and act now, join up.
In an era where mainstream platforms increasingly gatekeep expression through shadowbans, algorithmic punishment, and value-compromising visibility—often silencing solidarity movements, decolonial critiques, and honest collapse discourse—a new space is emerging that truly walks the walk.
UpScrolled, the mobile-first social platform launched in 2025 by Palestinian-Australian technologist Issam Hijazi and nurtured through the Tech for Palestine incubator, is everything Big Tech has refused to become: transparent, fair, and fiercely committed to authentic human connection over profit or control.
What sets UpScrolled apart?
• No shadowbans, no hidden throttling — Every voice gets equal power. Moderation is human-led and transparent, protecting against harm while never censoring opinions.
• Chronological feeds you control — Your Following feed is 100% time-ordered, free from manipulative ranking. Discover surfaces genuine engagement with light, fair boosts—no pay-to-play.
• Privacy-first by design — No data sales ever. Servers in Dublin under EU protections ensure your information isn’t commodified or weaponized.
• Built for sovereignty and integrity — Creators, activists, small businesses, and everyday people can grow communities without compromising principles. It’s a reimagining of social media: power back in people’s hands, not corporations.
This resonates deeply with our work at Eaarthnet and theaicommons: decolonising knowledge, removing barriers to free exchange, and building ecosystems for intellectual independence amid empire structures. When I reached out to introduce our mission—#DecolonizeAI, unitive edge symbiosis, sovereign AI nodes, and counters to dataset biases/warfare applications—the UpScrolled Team responded with genuine encouragement, noting how our commitments to open access and principled discourse align perfectly with their vision.
They’re not just another app; they’re seeding a digital commons where younger souls and collapse-honest voices can flower without vassal deference to Big Tech overlords. Thousands are already calling it the alternative they’ve waited for—clean, equitable, and on the side of authentic expression.
If you’re tired of playing algorithm games or watching meaningful posts vanish, join UpScrolled today (available on iOS and Android). Follow @EaarthNet there, share your beacons, and let’s amplify the unitive threads together. This is how meaningful alternatives grow—one principled connection at a time.
Grateful for platforms like this that hold space for sovereignty. ✊🌎