Facebook is the largest social media platform in the world. At first it used to be a place where you just hang out with your friends, chat and have fun. In the past few years, it has been a giant mega corporate industry with no sense of privacy and definite algorithms. This is now a place for business and money-making platforms. Due to this reason many are shifting towards other sites. Here are some of the alternatives to Facebook.
- Path
The motive of creating the path was to find only a few close people so that you can form a circle you feel safe in and comfortable with. The idea was to minimize and improve the quality, not the quantity. Owned by a South Korean company, the app was created by a former Facebook executive. Path only lets you add up to 50 people and socialize among them. The only drawback is that it’s only app based.
- Vent
It’s surprising how in this era of technology we are so connected with each other yet we cannot express it to anyone. Social media can be a great platform to do that and vent gives you that opportunity. It is mostly like a self-ranting diary where you can write anything based on your mood and connect with people feeling the same. A place where you won’t feel lonely and get actual help and support from people who you don’t even know. That is the magical thing about this app. Highly recommended for people finding it hard to open up.
- Diaspora
The reason Diaspora is a great alternative is because it provides full privacy to its users and respects it like no other. What’s more exciting is that this is not owned by anyone in particular as it consists of independently owned nodes. So, there is no chance for Diaspora to become a corporate platform to make money. With ad free and user-friendly functions this can be the best alternative social media to Facebook.
- Minds
An alt-tech blockchain based social network where you can earn money through personalized and monetized ad-based systems. You can also earn cryptocurrency through using this. This app is more privacy based than Facebook so as a result it makes user happier and safer to use it.
- Clubhouse
It’s more like a podcast streaming service but super fun to use. Based on the audio usage of the microphone people can talk and discuss stories and problems. There are opportunities for people to join in random discussions if permitted by the one organizing the podcast. More like a talk show where everyone is free to say anything they want. Mainly developed to chat between Silicon Valley employees but it expanded eventually. This can be a great platform for influencers to boost their person through direct interaction with the masses.
These are some of the great alternatives to Facebook. However as Facebook is the most used they should make changes on their privacy policy for better user satisfaction.
