Planetary the Private P2P Social Network is Now Nostr
What is Planetary?
Introducing Planetary, a new take on social media that puts humans over algorithms. This iOS decentralized social media platform operates on the Secure Scuttlebutt protocol.
Now Nostr
The team is transitioning to Nostr, with a new app called nos.social. This peer-to-peer social network prioritizes user control, offering open-source algorithms and a distributed network that doesn't store data in the cloud, instead hosting it through friends via cooperative mutual aid.
Features
Its features include:
- Prioritizes user control
- Data passed from friend to friend to create a personal, censorship-resistant network
- No advertisements or AI algorithms manipulating your feelings
- Full ownership over your relationships and content
- Compatibility with any app using the Secure Scuttlebutt protocol
- Your content lives on your device and the devices of your friends
- Data is not sold
- Natural resistance to spam
- Compatibility with other apps, including Manyverse, Patchwork, and more
- Functionality off-grid and offline
- Allows portability of friends if you decide to switch clients
- Open source!
License
MPL-2.0 license