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  "path": "/t/finding-local-privacy-conscious-friends/38700#post_1",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-23T05:50:40.000Z",
  "site": "https://discuss.privacyguides.net",
  "textContent": "Despite trying my best to persuade my friends that we should all stop giving away our information to big tech companies, I’ve mostly failed to get them to take meaningful steps to protect their privacy. I believe that when I have IRL conversations with them, these conversations being recorded by various apps on their phones that are always listening.\n\nAlthough I don’t want to stop being their friend, I’m interested in developing IRL friendships with people who are already privacy conscious. For IRL friendships, I need to find people who live near my area. The problem is that most privacy conscious people justifiably don’t want to reveal even the general area where they live online. For example, I can’t tell if there are any other PG members who live near me.\n\nDoes anyone have any suggestions on how I might meet other privacy conscious people in my area? I tried Mastadon, but the only local server had only about 75 members, maybe 4 of whom were active, and covered a geographical area that’s bigger than many countries.",
  "title": "Finding Local Privacy Conscious Friends"
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