Decentralized Social Networks

{% include card.html color="success" title="Mastodon" image="/assets/img/tools/Mastodon.png" url="https://social.privacytools.io/" website="social.privacytools.io" description='Mastodon is a social network based on open web protocols and free, open-source software. It is decentralized like e-mail. It also has the most users, and the most diverse (in terms of interests) users, looks good, and is easy to setup.' %} {% include card.html color="primary" title="diaspora*" image="/assets/img/tools/diaspora.png" url="https://diasporafoundation.org/" description="diaspora* is based on three key philosophies: Decentralization, freedom and privacy. It is intended to address privacy concerns related to centralized social networks by allowing users set up their own server (or \"pod\") to host content; pods can then interact to share status updates, photographs, and other social data." %} {% include card.html color="warning" title="Friendica" image="/assets/img/tools/Friendica.png" url="https://friendi.ca/" description="Friendica has an emphasis on extensive privacy settings and easy server installation. It aims to federate with as many other social networks as possible. Currently, Friendica users can integrate contacts from Facebook, Twitter, Diaspora, GNU social, App.net, Pump.io and other services in their social streams." %}