{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://blog.jacobnicked.com/posts/2025/11/20/my-alternatives-to-platforms",
  "description": "List of my alternatives to platforms I use ‐ social media, messaging, video, music, and more",
  "path": "/posts/2025/11/20/my-alternatives-to-platforms",
  "publishedAt": "2025-11-20T22:55:00.000Z",
  "site": "at://did:plc:yh5ml6nunwqr7xjrqcf3orkm/site.standard.publication/3mn7nyofx3o2j",
  "tags": [
    "social media",
    "platforms",
    "alternatives"
  ],
  "textContent": "I have been looking for alternatives to mainstream platforms for months or even years, especially social media ones—not just because I am fed up with certain communities, censorship, or low engagement, but also because I am eager to use platforms that work differently than the most popular ones like Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok, with better communities and rules.\n\n::: info\nSome of the platforms listed below are part of the fediverse; if you don't know what the fediverse is, there is an explanation below :smile:!\n:::\n\nWhat is the Fediverse?\n\nThe fediverse is a network of independent social media servers that can communicate with each other. Instead of one company controlling everything (like Facebook or Twitter), many different organizations or individuals run their own servers. Users on different servers can still follow, message, and interact with each other—similar to how email works across different providers.\n\nExample: Imagine being able to see and interact with Facebook accounts from your Twitter account.\n\nTo explore fediverse platforms, check out FediDB.\n\nPlatform alternatives\n\nSocial media\n\n- Instagram\n    - Pixelfed <Badge type=\"info\" text=\"fediverse\" />,\n    - UpScrolled\n    - Monnett\n\n- Facebook\n    - Friendica <Badge type=\"info\" text=\"fediverse\" />\n\n- Twitter\n    - Mastodon <Badge type=\"info\" text=\"fediverse\" />,\n    - Catodon <Badge type=\"info\" text=\"fediverse\" />\n    - Bluesky,\n    - Threads <Badge type=\"info\" text=\"semi-fediverse\" />, \n    - Tumblr,\n    - UpScrolled\n    - Friendica <Badge type=\"info\" text=\"fediverse\" />\n\n- TikTok\n    - Loops <Badge type=\"info\" text=\"fediverse\" />, \n    - REDnote/Xiaohongshu\n\nMessaging\n\n- WhatsApp & Facebook Messenger\n    - Telegram,\n    - Signal,\n    - Matrix\n\n- Discord\n    - Fluxer\n    - Telegram Nodes <Badge type=\"warning\" text=\"not available yet\" />\n        - Telegram plans to implement Nodes that &quot;act as separate instances within the app that help users organize and streamline their communication flows &mdash; from personal to work.&quot; \n        - Nodes are to contain &quot;multiple chat types, including voice and video chats, support in-depth admin management and user roles&quot;\n\nMusic streaming\n\n- Spotify\n    - Apple Music, \n    - YouTube Music, \n    - SoundCloud\n\nVideo platforms\n\n- YouTube\n    - Odysee, \n    - Dailymotion\n\n---\n\nThis post is updated regularly to reflect changes in platforms and new alternatives I discover.",
  "title": "My alternatives to platforms"
}