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author | 2022-04-16 13:32:17 +0200 | |
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committer | 2022-04-16 13:32:17 +0200 | |
commit | e74ec70dbf6e24ef1c3e6c204ee0db433e85689c (patch) | |
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parent | [bugfix] Convert IDNs to punycode before using as session name (#458) (diff) | |
download | gotosocial-e74ec70dbf6e24ef1c3e6c204ee0db433e85689c.tar.xz |
[documentation] add screenshots to docs (#459)v0.3.0
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diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md index d35e5091c..efbe2a630 100644 --- a/docs/index.md +++ b/docs/index.md @@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ With GoToSocial, you can keep in touch with your friends, post, read, and share GoToSocial provides a lightweight, customizable, and safety-focused entryway into the [Fediverse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fediverse), and is comparable to (but distinct from) existing projects such as [Mastodon](https://joinmastodon.org/), [Pleroma](https://pleroma.social/), [Friendica](https://friendica.net), and [PixelFed](https://pixelfed.org/). +Here's a screenshot of the instance landing page! + + + If you've ever used something like Twitter or Tumblr (or even Myspace!) GoToSocial will probably feel familiar to you: You can follow people and have followers, you make posts which people can favourite and reply to and share, and you scroll through posts from people you follow using a timeline. You can write long posts or short posts, or just post images, it's up to you. You can also, of course, block people or otherwise limit interactions that you don't want by posting just to your friends. **GoToSocial does NOT use algorithms or collect data about you to suggest content or 'improve your experience'**. The timeline is chronological: whatever you see at the top of your timeline is there because it's *just been posted*, not because it's been selected as interesting (or controversial) based on your personal profile. @@ -18,6 +22,8 @@ GoToSocial is not designed for 'must-follow' influencers with tens of thousands GoToSocial doesn't claim to be *better* than any other application, but it offers something that might better *for you* in particular. + + ## History and Status This project sprang up in 2021 out of a dissatisfaction with the safety + privacy features of other Federated microblogging/social media applications, and a desire to implement something a little different. |