We remember when we had just crossed the 10,000 user mark in early December, 2017.

Today we're 171,000 strong. They come and go as they please, as social media was meant to be. #CoSoTips

"Why aren't there any toxic accounts here?"

Because unlike every other social on the internet, CounterSocial actively enforces its Terms of Service, which includes a very specific clause that allows us evict malevolent users. #CoSoTips

A community-powered, altruistic social media experience, if you can keep it.

Consider going Pro if you have the means. For other ways to support our community, please visit the following link:

https://counter.social/supportcoso.html

We are 100% crowd-powered.

By you, FOR YOU.

#CoSoTips

CounterSocial officially turns SEVEN on Sunday. That's right, if CoSo was a person, they'd be in 2nd grade. 🤯

Get yourself the gift of a Pro subscription, and feel good knowing that you're helping to keep this awesome community online.

Can't go Pro? Don't worry. We've got you covered. Just keep on being you. #CoSoTips

It is not social media.

It's CounterSocial. #CoSoTips

"If you've been around for seven years, then how come I never heard of you?"

Most of the other socials actively suppress links to CounterSocial on the nonsensical basis that we're unsafe.

Facebook notoriously stops you posting if you mention us at all, and has been for years.

Fortunately, they haven't had as much success blocking images like these. #CoSoTips

Another roll-out throwback from seven years ago. #CoSoTips

Interestingly, the value proposition of CounterSocial from seven years ago is still very much applicable today, for the most part. #CoSoTips

"Hold up, this place was created by @th3j35t3r!?"

Confirmed, and completely single-handedly. Pro subscribers have helped to cover the high costs of running this full-featured social media experience, but he has covered the rest out of his own pocket.

Don't know who he is? Learn more, then ask yourself: who better to keep a social media community safe online? #CoSoTips

https://counter.social/whojay.html

CounterSocial will be exactly SEVEN YEARS OLD in five days.

Seven years ad-free.
Seven years troll-free.
Seven years bot-free.

Seven years of protecting a community from the worst actors online.

This hasn't been without tremendous effort and cost. If you have the means, please consider going Pro today. Your 16¢ per day helps us to keep the servers on.

Can't go Pro? Don't worry. We've got you covered. #CoSoTips

Why go Pro?

Beyond giving you access to a bunch of useful features, Pro subscribers are what keeps this place running ad-free. #CoSoTips

We have an ask.

What would do if you didn't have CounterSocial?

Think really hard about that. Look at the other socials. Really imagine being stuck in all of that *right now*.

If you cherish this place as much as we do, please pitch in if you can. Go Pro.

Can't go Pro? We've got you covered. Just keep on being you. 👊 #CoSoTips

Have you done your civic duty?

Share your pride on any platform that allows you to post an image. #CoSoTips

Running this place is not free and despite seven years of uninterrupted service, we have not "broken even" once. Our intrepid creator has covered the difference out of his pocket since CounterSocial began.

That's 84 months of servers, bandwidth, administration, maintenance, performance scaling, monitoring, analytics, community moderation, user management, legal, compliance, graphic design, software development and threat mitigation. 💰💰💰

You can help. Spread the word, and go Pro if you can.

Seven years ago, CounterSocial was still in beta. We had a handful of users interested in what we were trying to do and we set about drumming up interest to find more.

The premise then was as it is now: a social media experience that is COUNTER to the influence of malicious actors online. A haven that doesn't exploit, but instead allows YOU to be YOUR genuine self.

For seven years, we have been sustained by an amazing community who chips in to keep the servers online.

Did you know that you can control post visibility? It's true!

If your #randomthoughts might be a little too salty for the public timelines, you can make them UNLISTED so that they only appear for those who follow you. Having a Pro account gives you even more options. #CoSoTips

We aren't biased or anything, but we think the last day of the month is a most excellent time to consider giving yourself the gift of a CounterSocial Pro subscription. #CoSoTips

"Why do I need a Pro account to send a Direct Message?"

This is one of the ways that CounterSocial keeps the community protected, as unsolicited DMs are huge vector for all sorts of abuse on other platforms.

Fortunately, the ability to send DMs is not the only benefit of going Pro. #CoSoTips

This is an excellent time to remind you that CounterSocial supports TEMPORARY FILTERS.

In a follow-up post, we will ask our intrepid #AI Alfred for a list of terms that you might consider adding for the next 24 hours (1 day).

https://counter.social/filters

#CoSoTips

Would you like to gently remind a fellow CoSoNaut that a specific #CoSoTips entry does, in fact, exist?

Tap on the timestamp on any @CoSoTips post, and it'll take you to a direct, publicly available link to that status.

You can also use the "COPY LINK TO STATUS" feature, available from the post options.

(This works for all accounts, but only if they have their Public Landing Page - PLP enabled.)