^^ 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

It isn't enough for us to claim that we exist for the benefit of our users.

To say that you will never be sold.
To say that your security and safety means *everything* to us.

So what did we do to offset these claims?

We spent almost six years being 100% for you. #CoSoTips

We go to great lengths to keep you safe from all manner of abuse, but it's still the internet. You can and should make serially disagreeable people disappear.

People are like flavors. You won't like them all, and they aren't all going to like you. Use the tools without drama and live your best CoSo life. #CoSoTips

CounterSocial is a walled garden filled with walled gardens, and you are the groundskeeper for yours. Muting and blocking are not punitive here. They're the tools you use to prune your experience to perfection. #CoSoTips

New here? Welcome!

If you're wondering how to network and find your people, it's easy. Post about the stuff you like, and follow the people who like your posts. #CoSoTips

Do you see someone here that is being consistently rude?

You definitely report that person.

They are in violation of the CounterSocial Terms of Service, which explicitly forbids abusive behavior. #CoSoTips

"Why are my photos sideways?"

Short version: You're shooting them wrong. Hold your device in landscape orientation to take your picture for best results, not just here, but everywhere.

Long version: CounterSocial actively scrubs all identifying metadata from the media files you upload, including device orientation. If you'd like to add it back, just make a small edit (crop, recolor, etc.) to your picture before you upload it. This will save orientation in a way that is preserved. #CoSoTips