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Reddit is a social news aggregation network and community. On reddit people can share and discuss web content in user created communities called subreddits. Each subreddit rally around specific topics where only related content can be shared, and rated. The web content that can be shared or reddit includes links, text posts, and images which can all be upvoted or downvoted.

Steemit is a blockchain-based blogging platform and social media application that rewards its users with the cryptocurrency STEEM for publishing and curating content. On Steemit you can publish blog posts on any topic and get rewarded by doing so. You can also be rewarded by upvoting and curating post that the other users deems noteworthy.

Hacker News is a social news website initially built by YC co-founder Paul Graham as a demonstration of Arc, a new programming language he'd been working on. Today Hacker News is a go to source for news and discussion surrounding computer science and entrepreneurship, used by millions of people monthly. The site facilitates deeper nested discussion about technology, science and is used by startups and people promoting new ideas in ShowHN section.

Mastodon is a free and open source decentralized social network that is used by over 4.4 million people. At mastodon you can follow friends, discover and rally around topics, and share links, pictures, text, video, much like Twitter. The main difference with Mastodon is the decentralized nature of the software. Anyone is free to start their own Mastodon server, that automatically interconnects with all the other Mastodon servers. Since the network is community-owned and not backed by any venture capital you can be sure that your data will not be monitized and that you will have an ad-free experience.

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.

Locals is a new social network and content platform that rewards content creators. With Locals, you can get exclusive content directly from a creator that is never censored or filtered by an algorithm. Anyone can become a support and unlock an ad-free content library of your favorite creator. The open nature of the platform allows you to connect with members who have shared values and express your own views by creating your own posts and engage in healthy and productive discussions via comments. Locals is avalible as a web app and for Android and iOS.