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  1. Lemmy icon
     186 likes

    Lemmy is similar to sites like Reddit, Lobste.rs, or Hacker News: you subscribe to forums you're interested in, post links and discussions, then vote, and comment on them. Behind the scenes, it is very different; anyone can easily run a server, and all these servers are...

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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    4.1
    Very Good23 reviews
  2. Reddit icon
     595 likes

    A social news website where content shared by users is voted on, organized into 'subreddits,' and can appear on the front page amid diverse topics.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Tor
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    2.7
    Poor49 reviews
  3. Hacker News icon
     132 likes

    Hacker News is a social news website that caters to programmers and entrepreneurs, delivering content related to computer science and entrepreneurship.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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    66 alternatives
  4. PieFed icon
     13 likes

    PieFed is a link aggregator, a forum, a hub of social interaction and information, built for the fediverse. the focus is on individual control, safety, and decentralised power.

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  5. SaidIt.net icon
     45 likes

    Uncensored free speech alternative to the extreme Reddit and Voat forums, democratically civilized by Graham's Debate Pyramid, no illegal transactions nor porn. Truth-seeking anti-corruption news are among the popular themes. Android app, iOS soon.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    4.2
    Very Good10 reviews
  6. Digg icon
     66 likes

    Social news platform with topic-based communities, transparent moderation, user voting, content discovery, anti-spam measures, web and mobile access.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  7. Steemit icon
     104 likes

    A non-censored social platform where users are incentivized to contribute and curate content. The users decide what is valuable by voting, and content regarded valuable is rewarded with money.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
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  8. Lobsters icon
     31 likes

    Lobsters is a technology-focused link-aggregation site. The site is driven by Ruby on Rails with the source code being freely available for those seeking to create a site similar to Reddit or Hackernews.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Ruby on Rails
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  9. HiddenLayer icon
     7 likes

    HiddenLayer.app is a discussion and information platform consisting of layers. Layers personify concepts, ideas, and data as independently run communities. Powered by a UI and infrastructure capable of organizing and analyzing millions of posts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  10. Mashable icon
     39 likes

    Mashable is the largest independent website dedicated to news, information and resources for the connected generation. Mashable reports on the importance of digital innovation and how it empowers and inspires people around the world.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  11. Postmill icon
     3 likes

    Postmill is a free, web-based, social link aggregator with voting and threaded comments. It is built on the Symfony framework. Used to host raddle.me.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Zlib)

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    • Self-Hosted
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  12. Phuks icon
     22 likes

    An alternative to Reddit and Voat. It has the original Voat culture of open expression. Most users on the site are interested in web development but mostly only chat about that in IRC.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
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  13. Mainchan icon
     4 likes

    Mainchan is a content aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website. Registered members submit content to the site such as links, text posts, images, videos, and polls, which are then voted up or down by other members.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  14. MetaFilter icon
     11 likes

    Weblog that anyone can contribute a link or comment to. A typical weblog is one person posting their thoughts on the unique things they find on the web. This website exists to break down the barriers between people, to extend a weblog beyond just one person, and to foster...

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  15. Snapzu icon
     15 likes

    Snapzu is basically reddit alternative. It is a bit better looking, and the community is rather small so far, but growing. Official description: Snapzu is a platform for web content creation, aggregation & discovery, where users like you help provide content and decide what...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  16. BuzzFeed icon
     15 likes

    BuzzFeed is the leading social news organization, intensely focused on delivering high-quality original reporting, insight, and viral content across a rapidly expanding array of subject areas. Our technology powers the social distribution of content, detects what is trending on...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
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  17. PushdUp icon
     3 likes

    A user curated news aggregator site that focuses on high quality articles.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
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  18. Upvoto icon
     3 likes

    A link aggregator that respects your freedom of speech, opinion and expression. No advertising or analytics code or trackers. No special priority to any particular communities, groups or individuals. No building of reputation is necessary to start your first first community.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  19. Upstract icon
     3 likes

    The Internet on one page. As a real-time view on what the web is talking about, Hvper encapsulates the 100 most popular news and media sites of the Internet on a single page. It's the official successor of Popurls, often cited as the mother of news aggregators.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  20. THEWEBLIST.net is a snapshot of what people are clicking on around the internet right now. A single page with the latest news, buzz and tech stories from some of the Internet’s most popular websites. Essentially your newspaper for the digital age.

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  21. SoylentNews icon
     4 likes

    Community-moderated news site aggregating technology, science, and general interest articles with threaded discussion, upvoting, and global user participation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
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