Google Plus is described as 'The Google+ project aims to make sharing on the web more like sharing in real life. Sharing is a huge part of the web, a part that Google+ makes a lot simpler with these features:' and is a leading Social Network in the social & communications category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Google Plus for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, iPhone, Self-Hosted and iPad apps. The best Google Plus alternative is Mastodon, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Google Plus are X, diaspora*, Tumblr and Minds.
Hubzilla is a powerful platform for creating interconnected based websites featuring a decentralised identity, communications, and permissions framework built using common webserver technology. Hubzilla is very suitable for communities (of any size).
Used to be called Sgrouples, now its MeWe offered by the company Sgrouples Inc. On its homepage their motto is "The World's Private Communication Network" and "Join the privacy revolution".
MeWe is an okay alternative to Google+. However, their users mostly consist of those who are older and more “normal.” So, if you’re younger like me (I’m 19) with “unusual” interests, finding likeminded people may be difficult. But, maybe I’m just not looking in the right places
this is also like facebook except better on facebook they disabled my person account 20 times just for posting person pictures
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.
Because the content producer get incentive to produce quality content.
GNU social is a 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.
Not actively developed/maintained anymore.
Post can be expanded for reasonable media content. Click through for full media on some other networks. (so far) Lighter client. Decentralised, Federated, Strong reliable code base, faster web interface. Now it supports ActivePub . Simple cross network federation.
Decentralized 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.
Social networking in a box. Build a social network for your company, school, sports team or niche community all based on the power and flexibility of WordPress. Install BuddyPress directly through your WordPress dashboard plugins page, or download it manually from the WordPress.
Known is a simple platform for publishing words, pictures, podcasts and more to a site that you control. Choose to share it on social networks like Twitter and Facebook, or extend it to integrate with the software you already use.
[Pillowfort is currently in closed beta with over 40,000 users. Everyone who donates $5 or more will get a registration key (or keys) to create an account on the site]
opensource-socialnetwork also know as OSSN is a social networking software written in PHP. It allows you to make a social networking website, helps your members build social relationships with people who share similar professional or personal interests.
a decent(ralised) secure gossip platform sea-slang for gossip - a scuttlebutt is basically a watercooler on a ship.
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You can import google+ data (if you picked json in takeout)