The Inventory

We come from the future

Goodbye Big Five

Reporter Kashmir Hill spent six weeks blocking Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Apple from getting her money, data, and attention, using a custom-built VPN. Here’s what happened.

Goodbye Big Five

Goodbye Big Five

Want to Really Block the Tech Giants? Here's How

Dhruv Mehrotra

2/07/19 12:02PM

Goodbye Big Five

Goodbye Big Five

I Cut the 'Big Five' Tech Giants From My Life. It Was Hell

2/07/19 12:00PM

Goodbye Big Five

Goodbye Big Five

I Cut Apple Out of My Life. It Was Devastating

2/05/19 12:45PM

Goodbye Big Five

Goodbye Big Five

I Cut Microsoft Out of My Life—or So I Thought

1/31/19 12:55PM

Goodbye Big Five

Goodbye Big Five

I Cut Google Out Of My Life. It Screwed Up Everything

1/29/19 12:15PM

Goodbye Big Five

Goodbye Big Five

I Cut Facebook Out of My Life. Surprisingly, I Missed It

1/24/19 11:45AM

Goodbye Big Five

Goodbye Big Five

I Tried to Block Amazon From My Life. It Was Impossible

1/22/19 11:45AM

Goodbye Big Five

Goodbye Big Five

Life Without the Tech Giants

1/22/19 11:45AM

Advertisement