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Alternative social media platforms aim to challenge the societal control of Western corporate 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 with Lemmygrad and Hexbear as openly leftist instances. | https://join-lemmy.org |
| Mastodon | FOSS Twitter alternative | https://joinmastodon.org |
| PeerTube | FOSS YouTube alternative. | https://joinpeertube.org |
| Invidious | FOSS YouTube alternative. Mirrors the same content as YouTube but without ads or tracking | https://invidious.io/ |
| 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) | https://panquake.com |
| Gab | Statesian 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"