NorthStar Social

@nstar.social

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A local-first E2EE social app for family and friends to privately share posts, photos, and videos with one another. Restores agency over your data and out of the hands of corporations and billionaires. nstar.social Join the beta: beta.nstar.social

An app "sneek peek" preview of the NorthStar Social app showing the power of local-first software when the network or cloud app is unavailable. The preview begins and ends with the app open to the NorthStar Logo surrounded by our motto "People. Privacy. Period." and captions "Your Data. Your Device. Always Available." and "Join the beta- https://beta.nstar.social". The preview revealed the NorthStar Social app with two top navigation buttons: "NorthStar" and "Bluesky". The "Bluesky" button is selected with the statement "Bluesky is not available." The site might be temporarily offline." in the main body. The preview proceeds with the user selecting the "Northstar" button, revealing a functioning feed as the user scrolls through posts, videos, and photos galleries.
An image of a portion of the NorthStar Social sign-in screen. In the top-left corner, a button that returns the user back to the Welcome screen. The screen continues with the NorthStar Social icon followed by the words "NorthStar Social on the ATmosphere" and the NorthStar Social moto "People. Privacy. Period." Under the moto, the heading: "Select an account" followed by button(s) for available accounts to select.
An image of the NorthStar Social welcome screen. At the top is the NorthStar Social icon, followed by the words "NorthStar Social on the ATmosphere" and the moto "People. Privacy. Period." In the center is a description of a NorthStar Social feature -- "ATmosphere": "The Atmosphere is a decentralized network for open social apps built on the \(ATProtoName). This innovative technology makes your online identity, social graph, and personal data portable. If you decide to leave an app, you don't lose your data; you take it with you!" "Your Atmosphere account and data work across dozens of open social apps and can be moved freely to any service provider without starting over -- unlike proprietary corporate closed social networks." "Open social is locked open!" At the bottom, a "Get started" button to jump into the app and a page indicator that there are 4 more information pages.
An image of the NorthStar Social welcome screen. At the top is the NorthStar Social icon, followed by the words "NorthStar Social on the ATmosphere" and the moto "People. Privacy. Period." In the center is a description of a NorthStar Social feature -- "End-to-End Encryption": "Unlike other open social apps where ALL your data is public and accessible by anyone, your private posts with your closest contacts are end-to-end encrypted using industry standard public-private key cryptography." "Private and public posts in one app!" At the bottom, a "Get started" button to jump into the app and a page indicator that there are 4 more information pages.
An image of the NorthStar Social welcome screen. At the top is the NorthStar Social icon, followed by the words "NorthStar Social on the ATmosphere" and the moto "People. Privacy. Period." In the center is a description of a NorthStar Social feature -- "Local-first": "The world's first decentralized local-first social network that keeps you in control of your personal data." "Local-first apps store data locally on your device(s), not unprotected on billionaires' corporate-controlled servers." "Privacy is built-in!" At the bottom, a "Get started" button to jump into the app and a page indicator that there are 4 more information pages.
An image of the NorthStar Social welcome screen. At the top is the NorthStar Social icon, followed by the words "NorthStar Social on the ATmosphere" and the moto "People. Privacy. Period." In the center is a description of a NorthStar Social feature -- "Social Profiles": "Organize your social graph with customized contact cards that empower you to choose with whom to share posts, photos, and videos privately and securely." "Build community with quality interactions!" At the bottom, a "Get started" button to jump into the app and a page indicator that there are 4 more information pages.
An image of the NorthStar Social welcome screen. At the top is the NorthStar Social icon, followed by the words "NorthStar Social on the ATmosphere" and the moto "People. Privacy. Period." In the center: "Welcome to a new era of exciting social apps on the open social internet -- putting people back in control of their digital lives." "Everything (and more) you have come to expect in a modern online social experience to help you build community through private and public interactions \u{2014} all in one app!" At the bottom, a "Get started" button to jump into the app and a page indicator that there are 4 more information pages.