Main fundraiser photo

Tech Free Me

Donation protected
We live in a world where our technology has become permanently attached to us. This ‘always-on’ tech has become a barrier to our experience of reality, especially of authentically connecting with other people. The problem isn’t the tech itself but in the malicious design of software such as social media, by companies willing to exploit our human frailties in order to make a profit.

Real Social Tech is a social enterprise that is trying to raise awareness of the issues associated with the bad design of technology and reverse the negative trend of placing a device between real human connection. Tech Free Me is our first planned product and we need help raising money to fund the development.

Tech Free Me is a website that will outline the mental health and relationship benefits of taking a break from tech and allow the user to define a break from all or certain types of tech. This could be a short break to match with a physical holiday, a re-occurring time every week or even a permanent removal of some types of tech for example social media.

Whilst selecting the options of a break you’ll be able to see what positive effects that specific combination has on previous users health, happiness and relationships. Once a plan is made the site will allow you to share your planned break with your social connections and digital contacts so that they are aware of why you might be tech silent. The site will offer advice and support throughout your break and finally will ask for feedback on the benefits you’ve experienced being tech free so it can feedback the data to new users.

The proposed destination of the campaign will be www.techfree.me This site currently has more information on the proposed campaign but it is our intention to replace this site with the finished project.

Any funds above our target will be spent on promoting the site.

For more information on Real Social Tech please visit www.realsocialtech.org

Organizer

Stephen Gray
Organizer

Your easy, powerful, and trusted home for help

  • Easy

    Donate quickly and easily.

  • Powerful

    Send help right to the people and causes you care about.

  • Trusted

    Your donation is protected by the  GoFundMe Giving Guarantee.