Who We Are

We're fans. That's it. We watched PewDiePie's tech videos — the Linux one, the de-Google one, the "I Fixed YouTube!" one — and we actually did the stuff he talked about. We switched to Firefox. We installed Linux. We set up a Pi and self-hosted our passwords.

We are not cybersecurity experts. We are not Linux veterans. We're people who were tired of feeling like products and decided to do something about it. This site is our attempt to organize everything we learned so you don't have to piece it together from 3-hour YouTube videos.

Why This Exists

In March 2026, PewDiePie published "I Fixed YouTube!" and coined the term "tech fencing" — the practice of building barriers between yourself and the technology designed to exploit your attention and data.

The video resonated. People wanted to do it. But the information was spread across multiple videos, each over an hour long, with specific tool names dropped casually and setup instructions buried in tangents about nuclear reactors and anime.

This site gathers all of that into one place. Every recommendation is sourced from PewDiePie's videos with citations and timestamps. Every guide includes honest downsides. Every page is written for someone who might be doing this for the first time.

What We Believe

• Privacy is not paranoia. You lock your front door. You close the blinds. Wanting control over your digital life is the same impulse.
• Progress over perfection. Switching your browser is better than doing nothing. You don't need to install Linux on day one.
• Honesty over evangelism. If something sucks, we say so. If PewDiePie still uses Google Maps, we mention it. We're not here to sell you on a lifestyle — we're here to give you information.
• Learning is the point. We're still figuring this out. Every guide is written by someone who recently went through the same process. If we got something wrong, that's a feature — it means we're still learning.

Disclaimers

• This site is not affiliated with PewDiePie. We're fans who organized his publicly available content.
• We note when products are PewDiePie sponsors (Hostinger, Incogni) so you can factor that into your decisions.
• We don't run analytics on this site. No cookies, no tracking, no Google Analytics. Practice what you preach.
• This site is open to contributions. If you spot an error, have a better alternative, or want to improve a guide — reach out at contact@techfencing.com.