Ask HN: Would you pay for a privacy-first social platform?

Re:Ask HN: Would you pay for a privacy-first social platform? by bayeslaw on Saturday January 10, 2026 @02:57PM (#46569335)

Asked this here 2 years ago. Answer is: no

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Re:Ask HN: Would you pay for a privacy-first social platform? by sammiej on Saturday January 10, 2026 @03:15PM (#46569492)

Thanks for your reply. Curious what the feedback was 2 years ago? Was it "wouldn't use it" or "already exists"?

The problem I'm trying to solve is different from group messaging: - WhatsApp/Telegram = messaging (1-1, group chats, calls) - This = social platform (feed of posts, photos/videos, chronological timeline, comments)

Think "Facebook groups but encrypted" not "another messaging app."

But if HN said "no" to that specific framing, that's valuable to know.

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