Mastodon
With millions of users, Mastadon is the most popular alternative social network
Ethical Alternatives & Resources
Social media
Friendica
A Facebook-style social network with no central ownership
Diaspora
Facebook alternative based on the principles of decentralisation, freedom and privacy
Pixelfed
An ad-free photo sharing platform, with a chronological timeline
Steemit
Steemit promises a new kind of attention economy - by paying users for their content (in the STEEM cryptocurrency)
Scuttlebutt
Named after "basically a watercooler on a ship", this app is for gossiping securely
Zap
Social networking platform with privacy centre stage
Okuna
100% ad-free social network - beta version open soon
Tookapic
365-day photo-sharing platform that encourages you to be thankful for beautiful, ordinary days
Micro.blog
A safe community for microblogs
MeWe
Next-gen social networking with no ads, no spyware and no BS
Aether
Privacy-sensitive public communities
Freenet
Browse websites, post on forums and publish files with strong privacy protections
Hubzilla
Connecting free and independent communities across the web
Movim
A social platform for your community
MyBB
Free and open-source forum software
Newebe
Self-hosted social network
Librem Social
Safe social media that respects your digital rights
Flarum
Simple, fast, and free forum software
Factr
A social network built for organising and sharing knowledge
mltshp
Community-funded, picture-based social network