Distributed social network

Social Network

Talesmith is a social network you control. Privacy-First. Data is yours, stored and managed by you. Control your connections and who you interact with.

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  • Self-hosted
  • Private by default
  • Federated
  • No tracking

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What you get with Talesmith.

Not every network is built the same way. Here is how Talesmith Social compares with the big platforms and with other distributed networks, on ownership, privacy, connections, content and portability.

Feature comparison between Talesmith Social, big social platforms and other federated platforms
Feature Recommended Talesmith Social Big Social Platforms Other Federated
Ownership & hosting
Where your data lives Who physically holds your posts and media Yes Your own server No Their data centres Partial Instances owned by others
Export everything, anytime Full archive, not a locked-down download Yes Everything Partial Limited Yes Mostly
Bring your own domain Your identity stays yours if you move Yes Fully supported No Handle only Partial Sometimes
Open-source software Read it, audit it, change it Yes Fully open No Closed Yes Usually
Privacy & control
Ad tracking Profiles built from your behaviour No None at all Yes Core business Partial Varies by node
Private by default You opt in to being seen, not out Yes Default No Public first Partial Varies
Algorithmic feed They choose what you see, not you No Your Choice Yes Ranked No Chronological
Connections & community
Connect across independent nodes Reach people on other servers, not just yours Yes Any node No Walled garden Yes Federated
Node-level allow & block Decide which whole communities you connect to Yes Full control No Not possible Partial Admin only
You set the moderation rules Your node, your standards Yes Yours No Theirs Partial Per instance
Portable identity Move nodes without losing your people Yes Follows you No Locked in Partial Improving
Content & publishing
Blog-style long posts Write properly, not in fragments Yes Full articles Partial Truncated Partial Varies
No character limits Say the whole thing Yes Unlimited No Capped Yes Usually
Media you host yourself Images and video stay on your storage Yes Your storage No Re-uploaded Partial Node storage
Your posts stay yours No licence grabbed over your work Yes Always Partial Broad licence Partial Varies
Fully supported Partial or varies Not offered Scroll table →

Comparisons reflect the typical behaviour of major commercial platforms.