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I. INTRODUCTIONS

[@@@] Attention: there are commercial social networks and non-commercial social networks
[@@@] It's time to reintroduce the “social network”
[@@@] In 2025, what does your little corner of the Internet look like?
[@@@] Social networks – ways to use them
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II. A NON-COMMERCIAL SOCIAL NETWORK

[@@@] Hubzilla – the powerful open source privacy-respecting all-in-one home base for collaboration and social interactions
[@@@] What's it like using the Hubzilla network?
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III. AROUND NON-COMMERCIAL SOCIAL NETWORKS

[@@@] Non-commercial social networks – characteristics, heterogeneity and threats
[@@@] Praise for small scale
[@@@] Qualities of conversations on non-commercial social networks
[@@@] Other projects made with free software, decentralized and federated
[@@@] How to bring friends to a non-commercial social network?
[@@@] Is there a “follow” button or a “connect” button on your profile?
[@@@] Why doesn't the mainstream media talk about non-commercial social networks?
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IV. ON THE FRONT LINE: TWO MORE NON-COMMERCIAL SOCIAL NETWORKS

[@@@] (streams) – feature-rich decentralised personal communication system
[@@@] forte – the most feature-rich ActivityPub (only) decentralised personal communication system – [updated]
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V. FIELDS OF CHOICE

[@@@] Restore and cultivate your mental health using non-commercial social networks
[@@@] Are your social relationships determined by capitalist corporations?
[@@@] Are you already using free software?
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VI. COMMUNITY

[@@@] Articles, conversations, interviews, news, books...
[@@@] Spread the word
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VII. QUESTION

[@@@] What do you think about these companies?

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Mar. 14, 2026