Let’s take a look at Flote which is a community-driven social network focused on user privacy & monetization. It has no algorithms, no spying, no fees, and no problems.

This is an awesome crypto-enabled alternative to the likes of Patreon offering the ability to set up paywalls for exclusive content and receive tips in Bitcoin with no fees. You can share audio, images, video, and do live streams.

The staff let me know that they launched Flote on July 21st and have been growing over 100% month over month with over 6,500 members today. That’s pretty decent growth and I wish them the best going into 2020!

They pride themselves on their anti-censorship approach with only a small set of rules listed here: https://flote.app/en/rules

Essentially you must meet the base requirement of being 13, not impersonating anyone, tagging #NSFW as necessary, and not spam, squat usernames, dox, or share or link to any malware. Aside from that, as long as your content adheres to U.S. laws and regulations, your freedom of speech will be protected. It’s important we acknowledge platforms like this that are trying to improve our ecosystem of social platforms and our actions online while giving the user more power, privacy, and versatility with crypto transactions.

You can also find frequently asked questions here: https://flote.app/en/faq

Also, be sure to click enable monetary support in your settings so that you are able to receive contributions from donation subscription tiers that you set up so that you can receive Bitcoin from your generous supporters.

Above is what my profile looks like at https://flote.app/scottcbusiness. You can see that you’re able to set your profile image, cover image, and all of your social links which are done under settings.

It’s a simple platform that is easy to use and reminds me of a merge between Twitter and Patreon, except with much more focus on privacy and freedom. It operates the same as Twitter with reshare, like, and reply functions for each post which appear with a preview of your link.

You can also take advantage of their message system and set whether or not someone must be following you to message you or if you’ve set open messages, then anyone can send them to you.

Their on-platform wallet is very simple and can be used for donation subscriptions or to donate directly to users in the window you see above which can be brought up by clicking your profile picture icon. This is also how you access the settings where you may navigate to via a small gear icon appearing in the top right of the window above.

There’s not a ton to it, but it’s simple, easy to use, and allows basically everything protected by US law. It makes a great addition to the lineup of blockchain and crypto-monetized applications I use. And while it doesn’t reward with you crypto from the platform itself, it enables you to receive it from supportive subscribers again like how Patreon operates.

Let me know if you use a different platform as your crypto alternative to Patreon and if you plan to use or already use Flote as well as what you think about it. Share your thoughts in the comments below.