Who to Follow on Sovereign X

A curated list of 128+ X accounts covering the sovereign tech landscape -- privacy, open-source AI, censorship resistance, decentralized infrastructure, and more. Know of a project that should be on the list? Let me know!
Who to Follow on Sovereign X

A curated list of 128+ X accounts covering the sovereign tech landscape – privacy, open-source AI, censorship resistance, decentralized infrastructure, and more. Know of a project that should be on the list? Let me know!

1. Browsers

  • @brave - Brave (privacy-focused browser with ad/tracker blocking)
  • @CromiteBrowser - Cromite (Chromium/Bromite fork with built-in ad blocking and privacy enhancements) – unofficial fan account
  • @librewolf_browser - LibreWolf (privacy-hardened Firefox fork with strict defaults)
  • @torproject - Tor Browser (anonymity-focused browser routing traffic through the Tor network)

2. Communications

  • @cryptpad - CryptPad (zero-knowledge, encrypted collaborative office suite)
  • @DarkFiSquad - developers of DarkFi suite of anonymous collaboration software, such as DarkIRC
  • @Denny_nostr - Denny (secure private decentralized group chat on Nostr)
  • @element_hq - Element (official Matrix client, privacy-focused messaging)
  • @kagihq - Kagi (privacy-focused, ad-free search engine)
  • @matrixdotorg - Matrix (decentralized, open-source encrypted chat protocol)
  • @odyseeteam - Odysee (decentralized video platform, censorship-resistant)
  • @presearchnews - Presearch (decentralized private search engine)
  • @primal_app - popular Nostr client (censorship-resistant social layer)
  • @protonmail - Proton Mail (privacy-focused encrypted email service)
  • @SecureDrop - SecureDrop (open-source whistleblowing platform)
  • @signalapp - Signal (gold-standard end-to-end encrypted messaging app)
  • @tutaprivacy - Tuta (formerly Tutanota, privacy-first encrypted email)
  • @VectorPrivacy - Vector (privacy-focused encrypted messenger with zero metadata leakage)
  • @VeilidNetwork - Veilid (private peer-to-peer chat & app platform by Cult of the Dead Cow)
  • @YakiHonne - YakiHonne (decentralized Nostr social/payment client)

3. Cryptocurrency

  • @monero - official Monero project account
  • @moneroresearchl - unofficial aggregator of Monero research and development content
  • @zano_project - Zano privacy-focused blockchain
  • @zcash - official Zcash project account

4. Cypherpunk Collectives

  • @dark_dot_bio - Dark Bio (privacy-focused health/genomic data sovereignty)
  • @FGUTech - Freedom Go Up Tech, creators of Libertas, an AI-powered research engine which tracks censorship, surveillance, and digital rights in real-time. Agents find patterns and arm freedom fighters with a plan.
  • @opencollect - Open Collective (funder of privacy/open-source tools like CryptPad)
  • @theannasarchive - Anna’s Archive (largest shadow library for open knowledge preservation)
  • @unredacted_org - transparency & unredacted information projects

5. Decentralized Compute & Infrastructure

  • @akashnet - Akash Network (decentralized compute/GPU marketplace)
  • @aoTheComputer - AO (hyper-parallel computer on Arweave)
  • @ArweaveEco - Arweave permanent decentralized storage
  • @gensynai - Gensyn (decentralized compute network for AI training)
  • @RunOnFlux - Flux (decentralized compute network)
  • @teaprotocol - tea Protocol (open-source developer reward and incentive protocol on Base)

6. Directories

  • @freedomtech - hub for Bitcoin builders, open-source devs, and privacy tech
  • @hostis_black - directory of pro-liberty resources
  • @kycnot - KYCnot.me (no-KYC crypto services directory)
  • @monericaproject - Monerica (Monero circular economy merchant directory)
  • @orangefren - OrangeFren.com (cryptocurrency exchange comparison and aggregator service)
  • @web3privacy - Web3 Privacy (privacy advocacy and project directory)

7. Hardware & Security

  • @AquilaLabs416 - hardware privacy & security projects
  • @bitwarden - Bitwarden (popular open-source password manager)
  • @bunniestudios - Bunnie Huang (creator of Precursor open hardware device)
  • @FOUNDATIONdvcs - Foundation Devices (sovereign hardware & computing)
  • @KeePassXC - KeePassXC (lightweight, open-source offline password manager)
  • @nitrokey - Nitrokey (open-source hardware security keys)
  • @Trezor - official Trezor hardware wallet

8. Maps

  • @MagicEarth_app - Magic Earth (privacy-first navigation app using OpenStreetMap)
  • @OpenStreetMap - OpenStreetMap (foundational open-source collaborative world map project)
  • @organicmapsapp - Organic Maps (privacy-focused, offline maps app)
  • @OsmAnd - OsmAnd (full-featured offline navigation app based on OpenStreetMap)

9. Open, Private, Decentralized AI

  • @AskVenice - privacy-focused, less censored AI (Venice.ai)
  • @CommonCrawl - open web crawl data repository (foundational for AI training data)
  • @_HermesAgent - AI agent / automation tools (sovereign AI focus)
  • @huggingface - Hugging Face (open AI models & datasets hub)
  • @lmstudio - LM Studio (local LLM runner and AI development tool)
  • @LocallyAIApp - local AI applications
  • @MorpheusAIs - Morpheus (decentralized AI agents infrastructure)
  • @near_ai - Near Protocol AI initiatives
  • @nousresearch - Nous Research (open-source AI models)
  • @OpenRouterAI - unified routing for open & closed AI models
  • @prismml - efficient quantized local AI models (1-bit / ternary inference)
  • @selfhosted_ai - focused on running AI models locally and self-hosted setups

10. OS

  • @GrapheneOS - GrapheneOS (top privacy & security focused mobile OS)
  • @QubesOS - Security-oriented desktop OS that uses Xen-based virtualization to isolate applications into separate compartments (qubes).
  • @Tails_live - Amnesic live OS that boots from USB/DVD, routes traffic through Tor, and leaves no trace on the host machine.
  • @Whonix - Privacy-focused Linux OS that routes all traffic through Tor using a dual-VM architecture to prevent IP leaks.

11. P2P Trading

12. People

  • @AaronRDay - private cryptocurrency advocate; Zano evangelist
  • @AbdelStark - Head of Applied AI & Verifiable Intelligence @StarkWareLtd
  • @balajis - Balaji Srinivasan (network state, tech freedom thinker)
  • @beffjezos - e/acc & tech freedom voice
  • @DoingFedTime - privacy/OpSec educator (darknet, anonymity, cybersecurity)
  • @douglastuman - host of Monerotalk, creator of xmrbazaar.com
  • @dwarkesh_sp - Dwarkesh Patel (Dwarkesh Podcast host)
  • @dylanmallman - creator of @hostis_black, a directory of pro-liberty resources
  • @ErikVoorhees - founder of Venice.ai & ShapeShift (crypto freedom advocate)
  • @fluffypony - Riccardo Spagni (former Monero Core Team lead)
  • @gnukeith - Program Manager at Brave and contributor at Obscura VPN; posts about privacy, browsers, and internet freedom
  • @harryhalpin - founder of Nym (decentralized mixnet)
  • @karpathy - Andrej Karpathy (AI researcher & educator)
  • @lopp - Jameson Lopp (Bitcoin sovereignty, self-custody, high-signal essays)
  • @MikeBenzCyber - censorship and digital rights analyst
  • @moxie - Moxie Marlinspike (creator of Signal Protocol)
  • @naomibrockwell - privacy podcaster, host of NBTV podcast
  • @NiklasAnzinger - charter city advocate
  • @NotGovernor - liberty absolutist, Anarchast host, peaceful anarchist voice
  • @perrymetzger - cypherpunk; AI freedom advocate
  • @peter_szilagyi - founder of Dark Bio, ex-Go Ethereum lead
  • @SallyMayweather - Sal the Agorist (cypherpunk, crypto-anarchist voice)
  • @sethforprivacy - host of OptOut podcast, covers privacy tech especially related to Bitcoin and Monero
  • @SterlinLujan - anarcho-capitalist writer; covers Bitcoin, privacy, and individual sovereignty from a crypto-anarchist perspective
  • @teknium - founder of Nous Research
  • @thegrugq - security researcher & privacy advocate
  • @themerit0crat - Monero and liberty advocate; xmrbazaar evangelist/mod
  • @truthcoin - Paul Sztorc, creator of Truthcoin and BIP 300 (drivechains); founder of eCash hard fork
  • @vikrantnyc - privacy & crypto commentator, creator of Cake Wallet
  • @Vladcostea - crypto analyst & privacy tech voice
  • @watchmanprivacy - Watchman Privacy (privacy tactics & advocacy)
  • @wilderko - liberty and freedom-tech commentator
  • @xdamman - founder of Open Collective & Citizen Wallet
  • @zooko - founder of Zcash

13. Political Advocacy

  • @aftfuture - Alliance for the Future (NGO fighting for AI liberty)
  • @BPFreeSpeech - Blueprint for Free Speech International (think tank advocating for free speech and whistleblower protections)
  • @FFO_Freedom - Foundation For Freedom Online (DC-based nonprofit fighting internet censorship and shutdowns)
  • @ludlowinstitute - privacy and digital autonomy institute founded by Naomi Brockwell

14. Shopping

15. Sovereign Computing & Self-Hosting

  • @hns - decentralized DNS
  • @njal_la - private domain registrar
  • @radicle - Radicle project, a decentralized, peer-to-peer code collaboration
  • @SOVsessions - practical tutorials on sovereign tech (local AI, GrapheneOS, Umbrel, Start9, etc.)
  • @start9labs - Start9 (sovereign computing hardware & software)
  • @tahoelafs - Tahoe-LAFS (decentralized private cloud storage)
  • @umbrel - Umbrel (popular home server / personal cloud)

16. Transport Protocols

  • @GetI2P - official Invisible Internet Project (I2P) account
  • @nymproject - Nym (decentralized mixnet privacy infrastructure & NymVPN)
  • @nymvpn - official NymVPN account
  • @torproject - official Tor Project / Tor Browser

17. Venture Capital

  • @a16z - Andreessen Horowitz (venture & tech liberty)
  • @ElectricCapital - invests in cryptography, privacy tech, and open-source developer ecosystems
  • @NLnetLabs - Dutch nonprofit behind core internet infrastructure software: Unbound (DNS resolver), NSD (authoritative nameserver), Routinator (RPKI/BGP), and related tools
  • @OSSCapital - dedicated to commercial open-source software (COSS) companies and infrastructure
  • @PanteraCapital - early investor in Zcash, Mina, and other privacy-focused blockchains
  • @paradigm - major backer of open-source crypto infrastructure and privacy tools
  • @polychaincap - invests in privacy protocols (e.g., Aleo, Nym, Anoma) and open-source blockchain projects

18. VPN

  • @guardianproject - Guardian Project (Orbot Tor VPN for Android + privacy mobile tools)
  • @mullvadnet - Mullvad VPN (strong no-logs privacy-focused VPN)
  • @obscuravpn - Obscura VPN (privacy-first VPN that can’t log your activity by design)

19. Wallets


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