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theforeignresort.com
We are super excited to present our new song "Endurance" to you all! Take a minute to hear our thoughts behind the song and especially the pre-release of the song on @bandcamp.com & here on Bluesky 🦋
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#newmusic #newwave #postpunk #artoffactrecords #alternativesocialmedia #bluesky #bandcamp
November 5, 2025 at 10:22 AM
whispers086.bsky.social
#tiktokalternative
#alternativetiktok #socialmedia #alternativesocialmedia #tiktokrefugee

Saw this just before Tiktok went dark. Skylight Social could be our refuge.

There are other apps in development with the same goal
- Clearlight Studios
- Neptune app

Skylight might be available sooner tho
buildwithtori.com Tori @buildwithtori.com · Jan 19
Anyone else’s TikTok go dark?

Hope to say hello to you all on Skylight soon!

#tiktok #tiktokban #skylight #skylightsocial
January 19, 2025 at 5:36 AM
rwg.aoir.social.ap.brid.gy
I don't speak French, but I do speak "local, autonomous media that is not dominated by US big tech"

https://site.qlub.social/petition-gouvernement-du-quebec/

#quebec #alternativesocialmedia
Pétition au Gouvernement du Québec
Signez la pétition Nous demandons au Gouvernement du Québec de quitter les réseaux sociaux étrangers et d’adopter des solutions qui respectent notre culture et soutiennent nos médias locaux. …
site.qlub.social
March 10, 2026 at 8:17 PM
rwg.aoir.social.ap.brid.gy
@rra That presentation (co-authored with Roel) can now be found here:

https://robertwgehl.org/presentations/AOIR_ASM.html

and the 'script' is here:

https://robertwgehl.org/presentations/AOIR_ASMText.html

#alternativesocialmedia #aoir2025
What is "Alternative" about "Alternative Social Media"?
robertwgehl.org
October 18, 2025 at 11:17 AM
fotokayelless.bsky.social
Also, Bluesky’s TikTok alternative is live #video #tiktok #alternativesocialmedia apps.apple.com/us/app/blues...
‎Bluescreen for Bluesky
‎Bluescreen is a native Bluesky video app. Amongst other features the app offers: • VoiceOver-friendly • Async video upload • Search within user profiles • Shorten user handles EULA: https://www.ap...
apps.apple.com
February 28, 2025 at 4:04 AM
acikulatbuku.bsky.social
updates.techforpalestine.org/upscrolled-i...

#upscrolled #alternativesocialmedia
UpScrolled is live. The Instagram alternative that’s actually on your side.
You can now download UpScrolled. The new place to speak up, share your work, share your life and actually be seen. If you’ve been waiting for a real alternative to Instagram, this is it. Why we neede...
updates.techforpalestine.org
July 3, 2025 at 6:02 AM
socialmediaalternatives.org
After the whole #reddit #experiment using #AI to manipulate people on "Change My View," the network of #alternativeSocialMedia researchers has launched a forum on research ethics in ASM. You can see the first two entries here:

www.socialmediaalternatives.org/2025/05/07/a...
Ethics in Alternative Social Media Research: A Forum
Earlier this month, news broke that an anonymous research team from the University of Zurich had conducted an experiment on Reddit’s “Change My View” subreddit. Briefly, the experiment involved using ...
www.socialmediaalternatives.org
May 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
robertwgehl.org
My latest #FOSSAcademic post is live. This one focuses on #alternativeSocialMedia research, with some new articles about #Mastodon.

fossacademic.tech/2024/11/22/A...

Also, I am actively building a listserv for academics who study alternative social media (broadly conceived). See the post for more
ASM Update: New Research Edition
Bluesky continues to blow up. I hear about it everywhere. It’s so backed up the Brid.gy system has slowed to a crawl. But instead of focusing yet again on Bluesky, this week I wanted to do something t...
fossacademic.tech
November 22, 2024 at 6:54 PM
socialmediaalternatives.org
The latest ASM network blog post focuses on Guifi and #meshNetworks, with lessons about "persistence" in resistance to Big Tech:

www.socialmediaalternatives.org/2026/05/27/g...

#alternativeSocialMedia
guifi.net - Xarxa de telecomunicacions de comuns, oberta, lliure i neutral | guifi.net
Guifi.net
June 1, 2026 at 5:37 PM
socialmediaalternatives.org
Latest post on our blog: a Researcher Interview with Jamie Theophilos, who recently published an article in Social Media + Society on the "free fediverse" movement:

socialmediaalternatives.org/2025/03/07/t...

#alternativeSocialMedia #FreeFediverse
Researcher Interview: Jamie Theophilos
In this first ASM researcher interview, Robert W. Gehl talks to Jamie Theophilos. Jamie is a doctoral candidate and associate instructor at the Media School at Indiana University Bloomington. Recently...
socialmediaalternatives.org
March 7, 2025 at 10:47 PM
socialmediaalternatives.org
New post on the Network of Alernative Social Media Researchers network blog: "Scuples, ROOST, and Conversation." socialmediaalternatives.org/2025/02/14/s...

#alternativeSocialMedia
Scruples, ROOST, and Conversation
Over on my FOSS Academic blog, I would regularly post “ASM Updates” – basically, my own roundup of stuff that caught my eye in the world of alternative social media. I think it’s appropriate to bring ...
socialmediaalternatives.org
February 15, 2025 at 12:09 AM
desertlilyartistry.bsky.social
So, TikTok is going further down the toilet than they already were...

@sprk.so how long till y'all do a full launch again 😅?

www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8B2tAVL/

#TikTok #socialmedia #alternativesocialmedia #resist #censorship #unacceptable
welp. RIP to my entire page. #surveillance #tiktokupdates #contentcreator #educational
TikTok video by Drey
www.tiktok.com
August 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
hucco-lotus.bsky.social
Currently waiting for my post imports to be processed. Will update you all on how it goes. Ideally the posts import together with their original timestamps, captions and hashtags, so nothing is truly lost. #alternativesocialmedia
December 16, 2025 at 8:59 AM
vovilliacorp.bsky.social
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Gab is the home of free speech and the parallel economy. Join our community and speak freely today!
tinyurl.com
July 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
socialbc.ca
Guerrilla postering…. #socialbc

(printable posters for postering in your public spaces are in my pinned posts)
#bctransit #alternativesocialmedia #twittermigration #mastodon #twitter #alliteration
A photo of small posters inside clear plastic holders in a glass bus shelter.
January 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
rwg.aoir.social.ap.brid.gy
Sometimes, folks ask me why I've been advocating for #alternativesocialmedia for over a decade now:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/technology/dhs-anti-ice-social-media.html
国土安全部要求社交媒体平台曝光反移民与海关执法局账号
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts (www.nytimes.com) 08:00  ↑ 100 HN Points
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 6:54 PM
rwg.aoir.social.ap.brid.gy
[Daily random quote out of context from my academic book about Mastodon]

@rhiaro It's from their excellent dissertation, which is available here:

https://rhiaro.github.io/thesis/

It's recommended reading for analysis of social media and thinking about alternatives!

#alternativesocialmedia
The Presentation of Self on a Decentralised Web
rhiaro.github.io
June 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
rwg.aoir.social.ap.brid.gy
Along with @couldrynick and another speaker TBD, I'll be talking (remotely) at LSE about alternative social media in May. It's a ways out but the registration link is live:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/big-tech-is-broken-what-can-we-do-about-it-now-tickets-1268506811019

#alternativesocialmedia
Big Tech is Broken: What can we do about it now?
Join us online for a critical conversation about the future of digital spaces and how we can reclaim technology for the public good
www.eventbrite.co.uk
March 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
rwg.aoir.social.ap.brid.gy
Latest FOSS Academic: Introducing the Network of Alternative Social Media Researchers!

https://fossacademic.tech/2025/02/01/asmNet.html

This is a new hub for academic researchers who study alternative social media.

Pretty apropos for Global Switch Day!

#fossacademic #alternativesocialmedia […]
Original post on aoir.social
aoir.social
February 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
rwg.aoir.social.ap.brid.gy
Probably a silly day to post to FOSS Academic, but I wanted to share a blogified version of a presentation I gave to York alumni about the fediverse in Canada:

https://fossacademic.tech/2024/11/05/yorkcirclelecture.html

I touch on #canadian #alternativesocialmedia, #criticalreverseengineering […]
Original post on aoir.social
aoir.social
November 5, 2024 at 4:10 PM
rwg.aoir.social.ap.brid.gy
I'll be giving a York Circle lecture this Saturday, focusing on federated social media in Canada:

https://www.yorku.ca/alumniandfriends/connect/events/york-circle/

#alternativesocialmedia #canada
October 23, 2024 at 7:06 PM
josemurilo.mato.social.ap.brid.gy
"In contrast to #altright #alternativesocialmedia which tout individual freedom of speech, #fediverse communities often collectively develop #contentmoderation standards. Particularly due to #mastodon, fediverse servers articulate the technical structure of decentralization with the cultural […]
Original post on mato.social
mato.social
February 14, 2025 at 11:53 AM
robertwgehl.org
I have been sending emails about #alternativeSocialMedia to a listserv I built only to discover that the past four messages I sent have not gone through. Technology is fun!
November 21, 2024 at 3:33 PM
anyonesocialmedia.bsky.social
Social Media. Different. Now... #SocialMedia #AlternativeSocialMedia #JoinTheEvolution #StartUp anyone.network
January 28, 2025 at 7:28 PM