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Session
freedom tech 8
decentralizedpermissionlessopen-sourceno accountno phone numberno emailself-custodystrong metadata protectione2eeunique usernameimmutable eventsno PFSpoor tokenomicsno community appsno self-hostingcompliant teamhostile jurisdictiontoken2020
SimpleX
freedom tech 8
decentralizedpermissionlessopen-sourceno accountself-hostingno phone numberno emailself-custodyPFSe2eecliflatpakweak metadata protectionno community appscompliant teamhostile jurisdictionmisleading marketingno unique usernamesno token2022
Status
freedom tech 6
decentralizedpermissionlessopen-sourceno accountno phone numberself-custodyno emaile2eeunique usernamesimmutable eventsweak metadata protectionpoor tokenomicsbuggyno community appscompliant teamhostile jurisdictionlow throughputbloatedsuper-apptoken
XMPP
outdated tech 4
federatedopen-sourceself-hostingcommunity appsoptional e2eeunique usernamesaccount-basedno self-custodyno metadata protectionno token1999
Matrix
outdated tech 3
federatedopen-sourceself-hostingcommunity appsoptional e2eeunique usernamesaccount-basedemail addressno self-custodyno metadata protectionmutable eventsno token2014
IRC
outdated tech 2
distributedopen-sourceself-hostingcommunity appsunique usernamesaccount-basedno self-custodyno metadata protectionno e2eemutable eventsno token1988
Signal
slave tech 2
PFScommunity appse2eeunique usernamescentralizedpermissionedphone numberaccount-basedno self-custodycompliant teamhostile jurisdictionweak metadata protectionno token2014
Telegram
slave tech 1
community appsoptional e2eeunique usernamescentralizedpermissionedphone numberaccount-basedno self-custodycompliant teamhostile jurisdictionno metadata protectionno default encryptiontoken2013
Discord
slave tech 1
unique usernamescentralizedpermissionedphone numberaccount-basedno self-custodycompliant teamhostile jurisdictionno metadata protectionno default encryption2015

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Spasm
freedom tech 10
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Nostr
freedom tech 8
decentralizedpermissionlessopen-sourceno accountno phone numberno emailself-custodyno unique usernamesimmutable eventswalled garden2020
Bluesky
outdated tech 5
decentralizedopen-sourcewalled gardencompliant teamhostile jurisdiction2023
Mastodon
outdated tech 3
federatedopen-sourceself-hostingaccount-basedemail addressno self-custodywalled gardencompliant teamhostile jurisdictionmutable events2016
Lemmy
outdated tech 3
federatedopen-sourceself-hostingaccount-basedemail addressno self-custodywalled gardencompliant teamhostile jurisdictionmutable events2019
Discourse
outdated tech 2
open-sourceself-hostingaccount-basedemail addressno self-custodywalled gardencompliant teamhostile jurisdictionmutable events2014
Twitter
slave tech 1
unique usernamescentralizedpermissionedemail addressaccount-basedno self-custodywalled gardencompliant teamhostile jurisdictionmutable events2006
Reddit
slave tech 1
unique usernamescentralizedpermissionedaccount-basedno self-custodywalled gardencompliant teamhostile jurisdictionblocks vpnmutable events2005

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Radicle
freedom tech 8
decentralizedopen-sourcep2pno accountno phone numberno emailself-custodyrequires app2020
Forgejo
outdated tech 4
open-sourceself-hostingemail addressaccount-basedno self-custodycompliant teamhostile jurisdiction2022
Gitea
outdated tech 3
open-sourceself-hostingemail addressaccount-basedno self-custodycompliant teamhostile jurisdiction2016
Gitlab
outdated tech 3
open-sourceself-hostingemail addressaccount-basedno self-custodycompliant teamhostile jurisdiction2011
Github
slave tech 1
unique usernamescentralizedpermissionedemail addressaccount-basedno self-custodycompliant teamhostile jurisdictionno token2008
Codeberg
slave tech 1
unique usernamescentralizedpermissionedemail addressaccount-basedno self-custodycompliant teamhostile jurisdictionno token2019
SourceForge
slave tech 1
unique usernamescentralizedpermissionedemail addressaccount-basedno self-custodycompliant teamhostile jurisdictionno token1999

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Cock.li
honeypot 5
tor sign upnojs sign uptor loginonion loginno onion sign upjs loginpownojs pow2013
Proton Mail
honeypot 3
tor sign uptor loginonion loginno onion sign upjs sign upjs loginhostile jurisdiction2014
Disroot
honeypot 2
tor sign uptor loginno onion sign upjs sign upno onion loginjs loginrequires cookieshostile jurisdiction2015
Tuta Mail
honeypot 1
tor loginno onion sign upno tor sign upjs sign upno onion loginjs loginhostile jurisdiction2011

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Kyun
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Njalla
vpsdomainsonionhostile jurisdictionhigh-pricejs requiredno smtpslow deposit
MyNymBox
vpsdomainsonionhostile jurisdictionmid-pricejs requiredemail required