Tildes
A non-profit community site with no advertising or investors.

Tildes is a non-profit online community and discussion platform that operates without advertising or outside investors. It focuses on fostering high-quality content and conversations while respecting user privacy. The site is organized around topical groups where users can submit links and text posts for community discussion.
Users join topic-based groups to post links or text, discuss content, and vote on submissions in a community governed without advertising or investor influence.
People seeking thoughtful online discussion communities without ads or algorithmic manipulation
Background.
- Status
- launched
- Business model
- free
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