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Open-source social media is growing (sopuli.xyz)

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CoMaps now has more than 7k subscribers across different social media platforms – today reaching 7,777. And the biggest growth is on open-source platforms:

Mastodon - distributed microblogging

Matrix - distributed group messaging

Lemmy - distributed discussion communities

Bluesky - microblogging

Pixelfed - Photos

SimpleX - private messaging

If you have not tried these, check them out!

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[-] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

There's so much info you can get via Google Maps:

Busy Times (like for gyms or shopping)

Whats Nearby

Phone/website, etc

Reviews (mixed bag)

Etc

It's tough. I use OSM as much as possible, but these are all things that I find very useful.

this post was submitted on 13 Aug 2025

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