nipponalba.scot is a domain hosting open-source, distributed alternatives to mainstream centralised social media, for family and friends

Hosted Services

• Pleroma is a very light, microblogging (twitter-esque) application which communicates using the ActivityPub protocol. (replaces: twitter, facebook)
• Pixelfed is a direct alternative to Instagram, it can also communicate with all other ActivityPub sites. (replaces: instagram)
• XMPP and Matrix provide encrypted 1-to-1 and group text chats with file sharing. (replaces: messenger, whatsapp, LINE)

Related links

• an ActivityPub explainer: What is ActivityPub, and how will it change the internet?
• a useful website for non-technical advice on ethical, easy-to-use and privacy-conscious alternatives is switching.software