ZeroMe Alternatives for Web

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.

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.

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.

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.

Upvotocracy zero-moderation social sharing service similar to Reddit. With Upvotocracy you can earn Karma that will be paidout in Bitcoin's satoshi denomination. Upvotocracy is a free and open-source software built with Node.js, Express, MongoDB, Mongoose and Svelte.

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.

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.

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.

Minds is an alternative, blockchain-based social media platform. With Minds you can earn money or cryptocurrency for using the platform and interactive with other people. Tokens can be used to boost posts or crowdfund other users and their cause. Minds was to be a privacy-focused social network that is censorship resistant, and where users can interact without having their personal data harvested.

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.

Friendica is a free and open-source software decentralized social network. With Friendica you can host your own server with a unique domain while being part of the Friendica fediverse of federated services. You can also join one of the already hosted and managed servers as with any other social network. The main difference with Friendica and more common social networks like Facebook, Twitter or Instagram is the distributed nature of the software and it's use built-in support for ActivityPub. Allowing you not only to connect to a plethora of Friendica servers but also connect with other ActivityPub-protocol powered social networks like Funkwhale, Hubzilla, Mastodon, Pleroma, Pixelfed and GNU Social.

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