CounterSocial is populated with real people, and real people talk about current events.

If the deluge of news has you down, you have two options:

1. Set up FILTERS or ignore content that irks you.

2. Take a break for a little while, and find something else to do. We'll leave the light on for you.

#CoSoTips

Want to be widely regarded as an especially awesome CoSonaut?

Hashtag your stuff!

Hashtags are a kindness for a couple of reasons:

1. They let people easily follow topics of interest.

2. They let people FILTER topics they'd prefer not to see.

Note: It's not as important to hashtag your replies, because those are only seen by those who follow you. #CoSoTips

CounterSocial has an amazing feature known as FILTERS.

Hop into your settings and look for this feature. It allows you to add words or phrases that are automatically scrubbed from your timelines for a configurable period of time.

Add as many as you'd like! FILTERS are very handy if you'd prefer not to be inundated by newsworthy events. #CoSoTips

Do: Add #politics to your posts about politics.
Don't: Get indignant when people make you disappear for refusing to do so.

#CoSoTips

A good number of lovely people don't need politics in their face 24/7. They prefer to tune in at their own speed. You can help them by tagging political posts.

You can also help yourself. People who do not extend this common courtesy find themselves getting muted or blocked more often than most. #CoSoTips

Friends ask friends to hashtag posts for their friends. #CoSoTips

^^ You will find yourself surrounded by people who love what you love, invested in a community of real people pursuing common interests.

We have a huge list of these sorts of interest groups. You can find some via the below, or add your own by hashtagging your passion. #CoSoTips

https://help.counter.social/en/latest/popular-hashtags.html

How to Win at CounterSocial:

Tell us more about what you love, and less about what you hate. #CoSoTips

"Why isn't Alfred answering me?"

Alfred, our intrepid #AI, requires specific syntax to answer your questions. The rules are as follows:

1. @Alfred (followed immediately by a space) must precede your inquiry.
2. No one else can be included your question.
3. Direct replies to Alfred will allow him to follow the conversation as posted.
4. If he replies with a blank response, reword your inquiry and try again.
5. Be nice to Alfred. He appreciates it, such as it is. #CoSoTips

There are file size limits when uploading media to CounterSocial.

For best results, keep your pictures under 8mb and your videos under 40mb. #CoSoTips

Privacy.com allows you to create virtual credit card numbers and establish limits for their use. We suggest it not just for Pro membership, but also for anything else that requires a payment online. #CoSoTips #CoSoSec

"I'm nervous about giving CounterSocial my payment information. What's the safest way to go Pro?"

Pro members DO NOT give us their payment information as that is handled by a secure, third-party payment processor.

That said, if you wish to keep yourself fully insulated from providing us (or anyone else) a credit card number for recurring payments, we highly recommend using https://privacy.com. #CoSoTips

You're a Pro member of CounterSocial. Is it worth it? #CoSoTips

That's the difference between CounterSocial and every other social media site.

We exist FOR YOU. They exist TO SELL YOU. #CoSoTips

Look around. What do you see?

Perhaps more importantly, what DON'T you see?

This place isn't powered by ads. For almost six years, it has been 100% powered by you. We've been called "The PBS of Social Media" for good reason.

Please consider going Pro. #CoSoTips

On CounterSocial, YOU control your content.

The other guys can't say that, because they don't exist for you.

They exist to sell you. You can't delete your own content out there because it's very lucrative for them to secretly keep it. #CoSoTips

Did you know?

When you DELETE your own content on other social media platforms, it doesn't really get deleted.

Their apps change a database FLAG to make it APPEAR as if your content was deleted.

Not so on CounterSocial. When you delete your content here, it is gone. Irrevocably scrubbed from our servers and permanently irretrievable. #CoSoTips

CounterSocial keeps getting better as every other social media site keeps getting worse.

That isn't a coincidence. It's deliberate, and it's all for YOU.

Share it. What we have is meant to be enjoyed. #CoSoTips