Hello, dear Khabravchanin!
In light of recent events, the idea of a distributed social network has captured my mind again, so I want to invite you to reflect on the ideas presented below, and if you like them, I will be glad to hear from you or, what science is not joking, even cooperation :)
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aSocial, share your data only with the ones you trust the most.
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GitHub: https://github.com/state-of-the-art/aSocial/
Site: https://www.state-of-the-art.io/projects/asocial/
Thank you for attention.