What are the most private social media platforms?

I've been feeling uneasy about the privacy implications of using Lemmy and similar platforms. The ability for anyone to view your entire posting history feels to me like publicly sharing my browser history. In contrast, most other social media platforms allow you to limit your feed visibility to just friends or followers.

I'm curious to hear from the community - what are the most private social media platforms you've come across? I vaguely remember stumbling upon one that automatically removed content after six months and had some other interesting privacy features. Can anyone refresh my memory or recommend some other private alternatives?

Zerush ,
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The most private in your home with your friends and some beer.

hanrahan ,
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Goto social ?

https://gadgeteer.co.za/gotosocial-is-a-new-activitypub-social-network-server-for-the-fediverse/

leanleft ,
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do some research

sharkfucker420 ,
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Social media is not private. Never will be

leanleft ,
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thats not entirely true.

sharkfucker420 ,
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You're right, it isn't entirely true. A perfectly private social media service could be constructed but it likely won't because there is no profit motive. Even if it were, how many people would truly use it.

We had things like this in the beginning of the internet. Anonymous chat rooms and message boards were incredibly popular but I doubt they will ever reach that level of popularity again.

hanrahan ,
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A perfectly private social media service could be constructed but it likely won't because there is no profit motive.

And here it is, that thing you said most likely won't be..

https://gadgeteer.co.za/gotosocial-is-a-new-activitypub-social-network-server-for-the-fediverse/

Even if it were, how many people would truly use it.

To be social, 3 people, maybe 5 is all you'd need.

As to proft motive, maybe you're not aware of FOSS?

K0W4LSK1 ,
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The thing is whoever you pick you are trusting someone else to host your data pictures whatever

BombOmOm ,

If you have a username attached to a publicly posted comment, people will be able to see your history. The internet is forever. Publicly posted comments are, by definition, not private. Treating them as such, in any capacity, is a mistake.

The biggest thing is to not post personal details, or to even post accumulations of details over many comments that can narrow things down. The weather where you are at the time, what type of car you drive (or your lack of a car), what type of job you have, etc, etc, etc. On their own, each of these pieces of information don't mean much, but you start putting them together and you can narrow things down considerably.

It is also not a bad idea to occasionally throw in some misinformation about yourself. Maybe you don't drive a Corolla, but instead a Hilux.

aodhsishaj ,

I think privacy and social media are inherently at odds. Social media is built around the concept of sharing personal metadata through memes, opinions and is generally the point of socializing. Your personal data is the currency of social media.

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