Private social networking on open protocols
A quieter internet, built on whatalready works.
SocialWeb is a private, ad-free social app built on RSS — the open protocol behind every podcast. Read what you chose, message who you trust, own your data.
No ads · No algorithm · $0.99/month
On simplicity in software design
The attention economy revisited
Open source, open future
Show HN: Building privacy tools that work
That’s it. Nothing new yet.
On simplicity in software design
The attention economy revisited
Open source, open future
Show HN: Building privacy tools that work
That’s it. Nothing new yet.
Intentional by design
A feed with a floor.
Your feed stops when there’s nothing left from the sources you chose — not because an algorithm decided you need more content, but because there genuinely isn’t any.
No ranking. No promoted posts. No “you might also like.” Just the things you subscribed to, in the order they were published.
What SocialWeb does
Three things, done well.
Read
Direct subscriptions, chronological order, no ranking. The sources you chose, nothing more. Group them into stacks by topic — sports, tech, finance — or read everything in one place.
Message
RSS-based group chat where your data lives on a server you choose — yours or ours. The creator hosts the conversation; members subscribe to it. Private by protocol, not just by policy.
Search
Web search routed through SocialWeb's servers so search providers never see you. Same results, none of the tracking. Available on every tier.
How it works
Privacy is structural, not promised.
When you subscribe to a source on SocialWeb, the server fetches that feed on your behalf — without revealing who you are to the publisher. When you search the web, queries go through SocialWeb’s servers so no search provider ever builds a profile on you. The privacy properties are baked into the architecture, not added later.
Pricing
About 1/15th the price of comparable services.
Privacy tools shouldn’t be a luxury.
Free for 7 days · No credit card required · See full pricing
Premium
- Full feed reading & stacks
- Messaging & group chat
- Proxied web search (15/day)
- AI chat (200-character context)
Premium Plus
- Unlimited proxied search
- Unlimited AI context
- All Premium features
Who it’s for
Built for people who read intentionally.
Privacy-conscious professionals
You share sensitive work online. You'd rather not fund a data broker doing it.
Attention-sensitive readers
You set the feed length. When you're done, you're done — no infinite scroll waiting to pull you back.
Data sovereignty advocates
Self-host it. Your server, your data, your terms.
Bring your reading home.
Free for 7 days. No credit card required to try.