From df81b5a34501e1a7f7c4c6353de7c20b30af282c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alicia Sykes Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2020 21:07:48 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Corrects Grammer of Social Networks Section --- 6_Privacy_Respecting_Software.md | 11 ++++++++--- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/6_Privacy_Respecting_Software.md b/6_Privacy_Respecting_Software.md index 2fbf662..2388c9b 100644 --- a/6_Privacy_Respecting_Software.md +++ b/6_Privacy_Respecting_Software.md @@ -195,17 +195,22 @@ If you don't trust a VPN provider not to keep logs, then you could self-host you ## Social Networks -Over the pas decade, social networks have revolutionised the way we communicate and bought the world closer together- but it came at the [cost of our privacy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privacy_concerns_with_social_networking_services). Social networks are built on the principle of sharing- but you, the user should be able to choose with whom you share what, and that is what the following sites are aim to do +Over the past decade, social networks have revolutionized the way we communicate and bought the world closer together- but it came at the [cost of our privacy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privacy_concerns_with_social_networking_services). Social networks are built on the principle of sharing- but you, the user should be able to choose with whom you share what, and that is what the following sites aim to do | Provider | Description | | --- | --- | +**[Aether](https://getaether.net)** | Self-governing communities with auditable moderation- a similar concept to Reddit, but more privacy-sensitive, democratic and transparent. Aether is open source and peer-to-peer, it runs on Windows, Mac and Linux **[Mastodon](https://mastodon.social/invite/A5JwL72F)** | A shameless Twitter clone, but open-source, distributed across independent servers, and with no algorithms that mess with users timelines **[Minds](https://www.minds.com/register?referrer=as93)** | A social media site, which aims to bring people together and support open conversations. Get paid for creating content -**[Pleroma](https://pleroma.social)** | Pleroma is a federated social networking server built on open protocols. It is compatible with GNU Social, Mastodon, and many other ActivityPub and OStatus implementations **[Vero](https://vero.co/)** | (closed-source) A mobile-based social network, whose USP is that they have "No Ads. No Data Mining. No Algorithms." Since Vero is not open source, it is not possible to verify the validity of these claims +#### Other Notable Mentions +- [diaspora*](https://diasporafoundation.org), [Pleroma](https://pleroma.social) and [Friendica](https://friendi.ca) - distributed, decentralized social networks, built on open protocols +- [Tildes](https://tildes.net), [Lemmy](https://dev.lemmy.ml) and [notabug.io](https://notabug.io) - bulletin boards and news aggregators (similar to Reddit) +- [Pixel Feed](https://pixelfed.org) - photo sharing (similar to Instagram) + #### Main-stream networks -The content on many of these smaller sites, tends to be more *niche*. But there are still some main-stream social networks are less intrusive, such as Twitter (with a couple of [tweaks](https://www.offensiveprivacy.com/blog/twitter-privacy)) and Reddit. For using other popular networks, see [this guide](https://proprivacy.com/guides/social-media-privacy-guide), for protecting privacy. +The content on many of these smaller sites tends to be more *niche*. To continue using Twitter, there are a couple of [tweaks](https://www.offensiveprivacy.com/blog/twitter-privacy), that will improve security. For Reddit, use a privacy-respecting client- such as [Reditr](http://reditr.com/). Other main-stream social networking sites do not respect your privacy, so should be avoided, but if you choose to keep using them see [this guide](https://proprivacy.com/guides/social-media-privacy-guide) for tips on protecting your privacy ## Video Platforms