Product Information
What is Diaspora*?
Diaspora is a federated social networking service designed to be a more privacy-focused alternative to Facebook. Share what you want with whom you want.
Diaspora allows you to categorize your contacts into groups called aspects. What sets Diaspora apart is its assurance that your photos, stories, and jokes are shared only with those you intend.
Diaspora makes sharing clean and straightforward—and the same goes for privacy. By nature, Diaspora is private, sparing you the hassle of navigating through settings and options pages just to keep your profile secure.
It is built on Ruby and Ruby on Rails.
How to use Diaspora*?
Diaspora* is a decentralized social network service designed to offer a more privacy-focused alternative, giving users control over their data and content sharing, and choosing with whom to share.
Core Functions of Diaspora*
Privacy-Focused
Decentralized
Federated
Encrypted Connections
No Tracking
Distributed
Usage Scenarios of Diaspora*
- Sharing Photos, Stories, and Jokes with Specific Groups (Like Family or Work Colleagues), Ensuring Only They Can See.
- Following Hashtags Based on Personal Interests (Like #music, #photography, #privacy, or #linux) and Participating in Discussions.
- Getting Someone's Attention by @Mentioning Them.
- Reposting Favorite Posts to Reach More People and Encourage Comments.
- Create a personal profile and freely choose how much personal information to share.
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