I came here to see if anyone would mention blockchain technology (which I personally believe is an important part of the solution). Yes, there are the DApps you've already mentioned, but I think the following might be as important in addressing the concern raised:
Thanks for the info. I was not familiar with Userfeeds, it looks interesting.
Work is currently offering to pay for any online/university courses I want to take in Machine Learning, which is interesting and probably profitable, but not really a huge interest for me.
Making the internet ( and the world ), more decentralised is basically my personal religion however, so trying to decide what I should do, and more info is always good, so thanks for the links!
uPort: Self-Sovereign Identity (https://www.uport.me/)
Userfeeds - Content Ranking System (userfeeds.io/)
Status - Messaging Platform (https://status.im/)
Brave - Browser (https://brave.com/)