A social network where you decide who you see. Not an algorithm. Not a corporation. You.
Every social network starts the same way: "We're different! We care about users!" Then they get big. Then they need money. Then your feed becomes a slot machine optimized for engagement, and you become the product.
Shadowbans happen. Accounts get nuked. One day you're posting, the next day you don't exist. No appeal. No explanation. Just gone.
Your identity is a cryptographic keypair generated in your browser. No server ever sees your private key. No company can delete you because no company owns you.
Instead of following everyone and letting an algorithm sort the mess, you build a trust graph:
That's it. That's the algorithm. No machine learning. No engagement optimization. Just human relationships.
On Clout, everyone shadowbans everyone else by default. You only see content from people within your trust graph. Someone outside your network can post whatever they want—you'll never see it.
This isn't censorship. It's your personal spam filter. The difference? You control the rules, not some content moderation team in Dublin.
There's this thing called Dunbar's number—roughly 150 people is the maximum stable social relationships a human can maintain. Every platform ignores this. Clout doesn't.
With 3 hops of trust, you can reach millions of people. But your feed stays human-sized. Relevant content from real connections, not viral garbage from strangers.
Run your own instance:
git clone https://github.com/flammafex/clout
cd clout
docker compose upThat's it. Open localhost:3000, create an identity, invite your friends.
cloutsocial.net is the Church's instance—invitation only. Run your own or know someone who can invite you.
Built by The Carpocratian Church of Commonality and Equality. Apache 2.0 licensed. Source on GitHub.