The simplest open protocol that is able to create a censorship-resistant global "social" network once and for all.
GNU social Alternatives
GNU social is described as 'Continuation of the StatusNet project. It is social communication software for both public and private communications. It is widely supported and has a large userbase' and is a popular Social Network in the social & communications category. There are more than 50 alternatives to GNU social for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, Self-Hosted, iPhone and iPad apps. The best GNU social alternative is Mastodon, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like GNU social are Bluesky, X, diaspora* and Facebook.
Alternatives list
56 Solcial alternativesSolcial is a decentralised social network built for privacy and freedom of speech. It give users the ability to interact with each other without fear of censorship and to allow content creators to monetize their work fairly at market value.
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- Proprietary
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- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Google Chrome
- Firefox
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- Free
- Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
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- Kubernetes
- YunoHost
This is a fork of Pleroma, which is a microblogging server software that can federate (= exchange messages with) other servers that support ActivityPub. What that means is that you can host a server for yourself or your friends and stay in control of your online identity, but...
17 UpScrolled alternativesPlatform supporting authentic sharing without shadow banning or biased algorithms, enabling equal content reach, transparent moderation, real-time chat, advanced video editing, trending discovery, daily stories, customizable profiles, and meaningful user expression.
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- Freemium
- Proprietary
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- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
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96 Movim alternativesDecentralized social and blog platform based on XMPP, enabling self-hosting, cross-network chat, video calls, and group collaboration. Users control and migrate their data, communicate across various networks, and access services from any node while preserving privacy and open-source principles.
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Soapbox is customizable open-source software that puts the power of social media in the hands of the people. Feature-rich and hyper-focused on providing a user experience to rival Big Tech, Soapbox is already home to some of the biggest alternative social platforms on the...
108 Bastyon alternativesBastyon is a revolutionary anti-censorship decentralized publishing and social platform voted to freedom of speech. Based on the blockchain technology, it runs on a set of computers around the world, not controlled by any single entity.
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- Free
- Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
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93 SpaceHey alternativesSpaceHey is a friendly online community for you and your friends that lets you communicate with each other, share content and discover new content and people.
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- Free
- Proprietary
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- Online
- Android
- Android Tablet
- iPhone
- iPad
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37 Manyverse alternativesManyverse is a social network app using the SSB protocol (Secure Scuttlebutt) where you can write posts and share with friends nearby or over the internet. It's different from mainstream social networks because your data is yours, it lives on your phone, not in the cloud.
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- Free
- Open Source
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- Discontinued
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- Android
- iPhone
- F-Droid
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
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Decentralized social network on the fediverse. Usable for both #microblogging and full length #blog posts. Editing both content and replies is supported.
90 Identi.ca alternativesidenti.ca is a free personal web server that implements a distributed social networking service. It is based on pump.io, a free software which make up the distributed social network.
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