Open Source Software
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Alternatives to the Big Social Platforms
A plain comparison of federated and protocol-based social network alternatives to the big advertising-funded platforms.
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Social Networking That Respects Your Privacy
A practical look at privacy-respecting social networking: the legal rights behind it, how Mastodon and Matrix handle audience, deletion and encryption, and…
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Open-Source Options for Microblogging
Mastodon, Bluesky and Misskey compared as open source microblogging options, with notes on federation, openness and how to choose.
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Open-Source Social Networks: A Complete Guide
A guide to open source social networks: how federation and ActivityPub work, how the main projects compare, and the licensing, privacy and…
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Open-Source Options for Facebook-Style Networking
Friendica and Diaspora are the two best-known open source Facebook alternatives. This guide compares features, federation and hosting.
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Friendica: A Federated Network With Broad Reach
Friendica is a self-hosted Fediverse platform with a Facebook-style interface and support for ActivityPub, OStatus and diaspora* protocols.
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Diaspora: The Pioneering Distributed Network
Diaspora pioneered the pod-based, privacy-first social network. Here is how it works, where it came from and how it fits among open…
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How Decentralized Social Networks Work
A plain explanation of federation, ActivityPub and the AT Protocol, and how moderation and identity work without a central owner.