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<h1 id="social" class="anchor"><a href="#social"><i class="fas fa-link anchor-icon"></i></a> Decentralized Social Networks</h1>

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  <strong> If you are currently using Social Networks like Facebook, Twitter or Google+, you should pick an alternative here. </strong>
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  {% include card.html color="success"
  title="Mastodon"
  image="/assets/img/tools/Mastodon.png"
  url="https://joinmastodon.org/"
  website="joinmastodon.org"
  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. Feel welcome to join our hosted instance: <a href="https://social.privacytools.io/">social.privacytools.io</a>'
  %}

  {% 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."
  %}

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<h3>Worth Mentioning</h3>

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  <li><a href="https://gnu.io/social/">GNU Social</a> - An open sourced, free and decentralized social network compatible with Mastodon and Friendica.</li>
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<h3>Related Information</h3>

<ul>
  <li><a href="https://justdeleteme.xyz/">JustDeleteMe</a> - A directory of direct links to delete your account from web services.</li>
  <li><a href="https://forget.codl.fr/">Forget</a> - A service that automatically deletes your old posts on Twitter and Mastodon that everyone has forgotten about.</li>
  <li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/facebook-container/">Facebook Container by Mozilla</a> - Prevent Facebook from tracking you around the web.</li>
  <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/help/delete_account">Delete your Facebook account</a> - Direct link to delete your Facebook account without being able to reactivate it again.</li>
  <li><a href="https://deletefacebook.com/">How To Permanently Delete A Facebook Account</a> - This guide will take you through a smooth and successful Facebook account deletion.</li>
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