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GNU social connects you to a free network of thousands of communities that discuss daily on a variety of topics, each being part of the whole. GNU social supports both single-user and community modes and can be used in an intranet environment or as part of the wider open network. The free and open source microblogging server is written in PHP and built on-top of the OStatus standard for inter-operation between installations.

Diaspora is a privacy-aware, distributed, open source social network developed by the Diaspora Foundation. The social network is built up of distributed pods, that can be self-hosted by anyone. However, to join the Dispora, you can simply chose an already hosted pod on the network. Members can share and discuss content with others, and label content with hashtags, allowing them to easily follow certain topics that they are interested in. Diaspora also supports @mentions and re-shares of posts, features which all adds up to an intricate communication and sharing system, distributed across the globe.

An ethical social network for a brighter tomorrow. Okuna launched on the scene in 2018 with a Kickstarter campaign under the name Openbook, where they succeeded to raise over $50,000. The goal of the project is to build a free and open source social media platform that respects user privacy. Okuna is still in closed beta and provides registration via invites only.

A next generation user profile and social networking plugin for WordPress. PeepSo allows you to quickly and effortlessly create a social network and online community with you WordPress-powered site. The foundation of PeepSo is 100% free and gives you the basics to create a functional community. For more advanced features, there is a extensions ecosystem for both free and premium plugins that can be used to add more functionality and features to your site.

MemberPress is a premium WordPress plugin that allows you to instantly start charging your users for access to your content. The MemberPress plugin integrates with the most common payment provides and third-party services.

Ultimate Member is a WordPress plugin offers a wide range of features including user profiles, member directories, user registration and login, user role editing, content restriction.