Mastodon Alternatives

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.

Twetch is a blockchian-based social network. On Twetch, all interactions are micropayments in the form of Bitcoin BSV and the platform truley revolutionize social media interactions with its micropayments business model that does not include third-party actors taking shares off the payments. All of your content on Twetch is signed by you and stored on the blockchain, forever accessible to you.

Parler is an unbiased social media network that champions free speech. With Parler you can discuss ideas, politics, and ideologies without being sensored. Parler protects your privacy and will never sell your personal data.

An open platform for decentralized social networks and marketplaces.  It's censorship-resistant and has built-in monetization methods. Built with Polkadot and IPFS tech stack.

A free and ethical photo sharing platform, powered by ActivityPub federation protocol. Pixelfed is open-sourced software licensed under the AGPL license.

Twitter is a popular social network and microblogging site for breaking news in entertainment, sport, politics and nice topics. On Twitter, users can share their ideas in 280 characters or less, or retweet others that they agree with or want to amplify. What makes Twitter unique is the opportunity to discover what's happening in the world in close to real-time. The fact that you can follow a specific audience in a specific niche also makes twitter a great tool for diving deeper and staying up-to-date with topics of your interest.

PocketNet is truly decentralizer, open-sourced, content discovery and social media platform based on blockchain technology. The decentralized nature of PocketNet makes social media platform censorship-resistant and self-policed by users with good reputation where no corporation or individual records your keystrokes, viewing habits or searches.

Gab is a free social network that champions free speech, individual liberty and the free flow of information online. All thoughts and ideas are welcome at Gab.

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.

Jodel is a social media network that focusing on creating hyperlocal connections through community that shows you what's happening in your area in real-time. With Jodel you can share news, events, experiences and discussions with other in your area. With the help of votes, interesting topics, events and discussions rise to the top for your community in your area. Jodel

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.

QQ is a Chinese web portal and instant messaging service owned and developed by the Chinese tech giant Tencent. With QQ users can engage in online social games, music, shopping, microblogging, movies, and group and voice chat services. QQ is provided in mandarine only.