Twitter Alternatives

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.

Tumblr is a an easy to use microblogging site and social network first released in 2007. On Tumblr, people can share stories via blogs and other media such as photos, GIFs, links and third party platform embeds such as Spotify playlist and tracks. All users of Tumblr can follow each other to get up-to-date content from the creators you live. There is also private publishing features which allow you to share your stories only to a select group or community. Over 500 milion people use Tumblr to share contet on the web for free.

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.

YouTube is the worlds most popular video-sharing platform. The service is developed and provided by Google. On YouTube people can view or share videos with others, in a social setting. YouTube content creators can earn money from advertisement provided by Google Ads. The platform was created and released in February 2005 by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim and sold to Google a year later for US$1.65 billion.

Facebook is the most popular social networking platform in the world. Over 2.6 billion people across the globe use the platform to share photos, post status updates and communicate with friends. Facebook can be accessed from your browser or through their mobile applications available for Android, iOS and Blackberry.

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.

Instagram is a photo and video-sharing social networking that aims to bring you closer together to the people and things you love. Take a photo with your phone and choose a filter to enhance it, and upload it Instagram in a few simple steps. Instagram is available for mobile devices including Android, iOS, Blackberry and Windows Phone, as well as a web-based version available in the web browser.

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.

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.

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

Write.as is a platform that give you a beautiful, distraction-free space for your writing — no matter where you are. Write.as a provides built-in editor automatically save your work as you type, so you don't have to worry about losing your most recent draft.