{
 "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
 "source": "https://opensourceeverything.org/g/microblogging/",
 "group": "Microblogging",
 "job": "Short public posts and follows",
 "category": "Communication & social",
 "replaces": [
  "Twitter / X",
  "Threads"
 ],
 "alternatives": [
  {
   "name": "Mastodon",
   "fit": "full",
   "note": null,
   "summary": "Mastodon is free, open-source server software for running a social network where people follow friends and share text, links, pictures and videos. It is for people or groups who want to host their own social network that can also talk to other Mastodon and ActivityPub servers.",
   "license": "AGPL-3.0",
   "licenseClass": "open",
   "kind": "self_hosted",
   "code": "github.com/mastodon/mastodon",
   "website": "https://joinmastodon.org",
   "page": "https://opensourceeverything.org/p/mastodon/"
  },
  {
   "name": "Misskey",
   "fit": "full",
   "note": null,
   "summary": "Misskey is a free, open social media platform where people share short posts and follow others. It is built to be federated, so it can connect with other servers that run the same kind of software.",
   "license": "AGPL-3.0",
   "licenseClass": "open",
   "kind": "self_hosted",
   "code": "github.com/misskey-dev/misskey",
   "website": "https://misskey-hub.net/",
   "page": "https://opensourceeverything.org/p/misskey/"
  },
  {
   "name": "Bluesky",
   "fit": "full",
   "note": "The app is open; the main network is run by one company",
   "summary": "Bluesky is a social app for posting short messages and following people, built on an open decentralized protocol. It is for anyone who wants a Twitter-style network, and the code is public so others can run forks.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "licenseClass": "open",
   "kind": "app",
   "code": "github.com/bluesky-social/social-app",
   "website": "https://bsky.app",
   "page": "https://opensourceeverything.org/p/bluesky/"
  },
  {
   "name": "Friendica",
   "fit": "full",
   "note": null,
   "summary": "Friendica is a social network where you can post, follow and talk with people, including users on other federated services like Mastodon and Diaspora. It is for people who want a social network not controlled by a single company.",
   "license": "AGPL-3.0",
   "licenseClass": "open",
   "kind": "self_hosted",
   "code": "github.com/friendica/friendica",
   "website": "https://friendi.ca",
   "page": "https://opensourceeverything.org/p/friendica/"
  }
 ]
}