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'''Alternative social media platforms''' aim to challenge the societal control of Big Tech social media, such as [[Facebook, Inc.|Facebook]] and [[Twitter]]. | '''Alternative social media platforms''' aim to challenge the societal control of Big Tech social media, such as [[Facebook, Inc.|Facebook]] and [[Twitter]]. | ||
These platforms tend to either be based in countries outside of the imperial core or are open source alternatives which tend to avoid any jurisdiction at all. | These platforms tend to either be based in countries outside of the [[imperial core]] or are open source alternatives which tend to avoid any jurisdiction at all. | ||
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|+Alternative social media<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Jamie Redman|date=2021-01-09|title=Big Tech's Freedom of Speech Purge Pushes People to Censorship-Resistant Blockchain Social Media|url=https://news.bitcoin.com/big-techs-freedom-of-speech-purge-pushes-people-to-censorship-resistant-blockchain-social-media/}}</ref> | |+Alternative social media<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Jamie Redman|date=2021-01-09|title=Big Tech's Freedom of Speech Purge Pushes People to Censorship-Resistant Blockchain Social Media|url=https://news.bitcoin.com/big-techs-freedom-of-speech-purge-pushes-people-to-censorship-resistant-blockchain-social-media/}}</ref> | ||
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|[[Mastodon]] | |[[Mastodon]] | ||
|[[Free and open-source software|FOSS]] | |[[Free and open-source software|FOSS]] Twitter alternative | ||
|https://joinmastodon.org | |https://joinmastodon.org | ||
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|[[PeerTube]] | |[[PeerTube]] | ||
| | |FOSS [[YouTube]] alternative. | ||
|https://joinpeertube.org | |https://joinpeertube.org | ||
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|[[Telegram]] | |[[Telegram]] | ||
| | |Russian chat app, considered social media because some chats are used as interactive feeds (like [[ASB News]]) | ||
|https://telegram.org/ | |https://telegram.org/ | ||
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|[[Minds]] | |[[Minds]] | ||
|[[ | |FOSS [[cryptocurrency]]-based social media | ||
|https://www.minds.com | |https://www.minds.com | ||
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|[[Panquake]] | |[[Panquake]] | ||
|FOSS cryptocurrency-based social media ( | |FOSS cryptocurrency-based social media (yet to be launched) | ||
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Revision as of 17:31, 19 January 2023
Alternative social media platforms aim to challenge the societal control of Big Tech social media, such as Facebook and Twitter.
These platforms tend to either be based in countries outside of the imperial core or are open source alternatives which tend to avoid any jurisdiction at all.
| Name | Notes | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Lemmy | FOSS Reddit alternative | https://join-lemmy.org |
| Mastodon | FOSS Twitter alternative | https://joinmastodon.org |
| PeerTube | FOSS YouTube alternative. | https://joinpeertube.org |
| VK | Russian social media | http://vk.com |
| Telegram | Russian chat app, considered social media because some chats are used as interactive feeds (like ASB News) | https://telegram.org/ |
| Chinese social media | http://weibo.com | |
| Minds | FOSS cryptocurrency-based social media | https://www.minds.com |
| Panquake | FOSS cryptocurrency-based social media (yet to be launched) | |
| Plaxed[2] | Venezuelan social media | |
| Gab | American alt-tech microblogging, tends to attract right wingers. | http://gab.com |
| Diaspora | https://diasporafoundation.org | |
| Parler | Tends to attract right-wingers | https://parler.com |
| Flote | https://flote.app | |
| Sola | ||
| Manyverse | https://www.manyver.se |
References
- ↑ Jamie Redman (2021-01-09). "Big Tech's Freedom of Speech Purge Pushes People to Censorship-Resistant Blockchain Social Media"
- ↑ "New Venezuelan Social Network Takes Off" (2012-01-25).