social4git: Non-federated decentralized social media

Briefly, this is a decentralized version of Twitter that does not use federation.

Every user stores their application state in a git repo they own and control. No other infrastructure is necessary!

You use the application using a client. We have a command-line client for now.

Install and use

All you need to do is read this short walkthrough.

You are not alone

We keep a directory of users who want to be followed. Feel free to grant their wish.

Going forward

This is a proof-of-concept, but quite capable at it.

There's a lot we hope to materialize soon:

• mobile client
• liking
• verifiable posting
• track a Twitter timeline
• analytics
  • who are my followers
  • what is the impact of my posts

Who's behind this

social4git is the little sister of gov4git. Both projects are a collaboration between @protocollabs, @MSFTResearch and @RadxChange, focused on creating tools for digital democracy.

Help is welcome

We welcome open-source contributions. The biggest item on our TODO list is to build a mobile app for iOS and Android. Please, contact us if you are up to the task.

Stay informed

Follow us on Twitter @maymounkov and @social4git.