European alternatives to Bluesky

Bluesky is a decentralized social networking protocol and platform.

European Alternatives

Decentralized, open-source social network with many EU-based instances. Each instance has its own policies and communities while federating with other instances.

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Global Alternatives

Diaspora

🌍Decentralized (Many EU Pods)

EU PodsOpen SourceDecentralizedFreePrivacy Focused

Free and open-source distributed social network with many EU-based pods (servers), focused on privacy and data ownership.

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Pixelfed

🌍EU Instances Available

Open SourceDecentralizedFreeEU Instances

Decentralized, ethical photo sharing platform powered by ActivityPub protocol. Alternative to Instagram with many EU-based instances.

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Friendica

🌍Decentralized (Many EU Nodes)

EU NodesOpen SourceDecentralizedFreeInteroperable

Decentralized social network with Facebook-like features, interoperating with many other federated platforms.

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