PrivacySafe Social

No ads, no spyware, no manipulation. Sign Up for Free at privacysafe.social and liberate your social life. Our community connects you with 1,000+ servers & millions of users in the decentralized Mastodon network.

The style changes to the default Mastodon look and feel are in the source repository. See the file layout-privacysafe-social.css for the stylesheets.

Our theme for PrivacySafe Social is modified from mastodon-bird-ui by Roni Laukkarinen.

Add Our Relay

NOTE: If you are an operator of another Mastodon server instance, please consider adding PrivacySafe Social to your list of relays. Just navigate to "Administration" > "Relays" > "Add new relay", paste in https://relay.fedi.buzz/instance/privacysafe.social , and click "Save and enable"

PrivacySafe Social Relay URL, courtesy of fedi.buzz

Usability

Familiar look and feel, closer to Bluesky or Twitter X.
Message publishing choices such as "Public: Anyone in the World" and "Followers Only"
DMs are called "Direct Messages" replacing the confusing Mastodon term "Private Mentions"
Live Feeds are one click away, without requiring an account.
@HelpingHen is a friendly account that helps onboard and support users.
Powerful full-text search, not just tags and usernames.

Composing a Message — Warnings for "Private Mentions" (Direct Messages)

Transparency

Moderation numbers published with a public list of moderated servers and reasons
Guidance for crisis resources, help lines, and abuse reporting
GDPR compliant privacy policy, terms of service, and bug bounty program
8 Simple Rules articulated in plain English
Runs on 100% Free and Open Source Software

Privacy

No ads, no tracking, no click experiments, no dark patterns
Profiles are opted out of the user directory by default
Search engines are discouraged from indexing profiles by default
External referrer sharing is disabled by default
Options for automated post deletion
Control who can see and interact with your profile and posts
Completely delete your account

Security

Two Factor Authentication (2FA) support
Security reporting with PGP and a public bug bounty program
Session login history and revocation
Authentication history for security audits

Interoperability

Connect with millions of users across thousands of servers in a decentralized network
Import and export your data in an open format to easily move your account
Authorize outside apps to interact with your account
Develop your own apps to interact with your account

Autonomy

No AI manipulation of timelines, no AI moderation or suggestions
Timeline and live feeds load automatically in chronological order
Simple preferences and controls throughout the UI
Easily filter content by keywords, phrases, and hashtags
Control media visibility and sensitive media

Block or hide all media or content marked sensitive

License

Released under the MIT/Expat License. See LICENSE for more information. Our theme for PrivacySafe Social is modified from mastodon-bird-ui by Roni Laukkarinen. Top banner modifed from artwork CC BY Pikswell.

This guide is adapted from the README of privacysafe-social-ui and is released under the MIT/Expat License. The page banner is modified from artwork by Pikswell, CC BY.