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Facebook alternatives: Social apps you need to try

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  • Steemit

    Steemit

    Steemit is a blogging platform and community powered by blockchain and cryptocurrency. Content is written to the Steem blockchain, which stores the content in an immutable blockchain ledger, and rewards users for their contributions with digital tokens called STEEM.

    Published: March 22, 2018 -- 17:54 GMT (10:54 PDT)

    Photo by: Steemit

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Ello

    Ello

    Ello is an ad-free social network for artists. It focuses on art, photography, fashion, and pop culture.

    Published: March 22, 2018 -- 17:54 GMT (10:54 PDT)

    Photo by: Ello

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Mastodon

    Mastodon

    Mastodon is an open-source decentralized social network. Users can log on to any Mastodon instance and communicate with anyone across the Mastodon fediverse in "Toots".

    Published: March 22, 2018 -- 17:54 GMT (10:54 PDT)

    Photo by: Mastodon

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Vero

    Vero

    Vero has a subscription model that keeps it advertising-free. Currently, it is offering free life access to its first million users.

    Published: March 22, 2018 -- 17:54 GMT (10:54 PDT)

    Photo by: Vero

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • The8App

    The8App

    The8App enables you to share your posts across social networks, earn revenue from brand offers, and donate money to charity.

    Published: March 22, 2018 -- 17:54 GMT (10:54 PDT)

    Photo by: The8App

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Disapora

    Disapora

    Like Mastodon, Diaspora is a distributed social network that exists on independently run servers called "pods" all over the world. You choose which pod to register your user details and then connect with the rest of the community

    Published: March 22, 2018 -- 17:54 GMT (10:54 PDT)

    Photo by: Disapora

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Mask

    Mask

    The Mask network is a peer-to-peer decentralized social trading network where content creators are rewarded for their upvoted or curated content.

    Published: March 22, 2018 -- 17:54 GMT (10:54 PDT)

    Photo by: Mask

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Minds

    Minds

    Minds is a community-owned social networking platform that rewards users for activity online. Users can set a monthly price for their fans to pay for exclusive content and services.

    Published: March 22, 2018 -- 17:54 GMT (10:54 PDT)

    Photo by: Minds

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Sphere

    Sphere

    Sphere is a decentralized social network that pays for the content users create. Users personal browsing and search engine results are privately secured and stored away from prying eyes of advertisers.

    Published: March 22, 2018 -- 17:54 GMT (10:54 PDT)

    Photo by: Sphere

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Lbry

    Lbry

    LBRY is a free, open, and community-run digital marketplace. All data on the network is owned by its users.

    Published: March 22, 2018 -- 17:54 GMT (10:54 PDT)

    Photo by: Lbry

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Busy

    Busy

    Non-profit organization Busy is an open-source social network and communication platform that includes free digital payments and a marketplace for goods and services.

    Published: March 22, 2018 -- 17:54 GMT (10:54 PDT)

    Photo by: Busy

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Xenzuu

    Xenzuu

    Xenzuu is a German-built, copycat Facebook site that pays users for recruiting other users to the network. It uses multi-level marketing to recruit and pay its downline users. Most content is in German.

    Published: March 22, 2018 -- 17:54 GMT (10:54 PDT)

    Photo by: Xenzuu

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Sola

    Sola

    Sola is a decentralised social network. It does not require friends or followers for your post to gain a wide reach. Each post is sent to all nearby users who have the option to spread it further or discard it.

    Published: March 22, 2018 -- 17:54 GMT (10:54 PDT)

    Photo by: Sola

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Paymeabit

    Paymeabit

    Paymeabit is still in beta. It lets users post content and are tipped in 'bits' or small fractions of Bitcoin instead of receiving likes.

    Published: March 22, 2018 -- 17:54 GMT (10:54 PDT)

    Photo by: Paymeabit

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

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Eileen Brown

By Eileen Brown | March 22, 2018 -- 17:54 GMT (10:54 PDT) | Topic: Mobility

  • Steemit
  • Ello
  • Mastodon
  • Vero
  • The8App
  • Disapora
  • Mask
  • Minds
  • Sphere
  • Lbry
  • Busy
  • Xenzuu
  • Sola
  • Paymeabit

If you are concerned about Facebook playing fast and loose with your personal data, here are a few other social networks you can try.

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Busy

Non-profit organization Busy is an open-source social network and communication platform that includes free digital payments and a marketplace for goods and services.

Published: March 22, 2018 -- 17:54 GMT (10:54 PDT)

Caption by: Eileen Brown

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