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Gentle reminder for the newbies: don't worry too much about follower counts. What matters is that you connect with folks. They might follow you back; they might not. Is ok. You can still interact!

Lots of the old regulars will wait to follow back until you make a positive impression on them or you interact several times.

It's how we roll here. :)

New users: if you're not liking seeing something acceptable yet repeatedly showing up, CoSo has filters, and they're very customizable.

Go to Settings -> Filters

I just deployed one. It starts with M and ends with usk because there's typically a lot of negativity surrounding it when it appears.

PSA - for new COSONAUTS - you can customize your view as you please, you can pin your friends, direct messages, lists, searches, and more as columns and re-order them too. Here's what my rig looks like >>

Hey yo. Here's a bunch of stuff counter.social has that other social networks do not have.

(Updated)

You are welcome ๐Ÿ‘

Welcome new CoSoNauts with cracked eggs!

Please do hatch and say hi!

Then we'll notice that you are here and you will be greeted ๐ŸŒท!

Write a bio if you like. You can jump into any conversation, it's totally ok to do so on CoSo!

Some popular hashtags are listed under the hashtag .

Feel free to join any conversation or start your own!

Read the user guide:
counter.social/userguide.pdf and have a look at @CoSoTips to get started!

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It just occurred to me that for many, particularly the new arrivals there may be almost a hint of anxiety about connecting.

There is room for everybody, and the potential for awesome connections to develop in time.

Please don't feel a sense of urgency to get settled with tons of follows/followers.

CoSo is truly about the conversations and the reciprocity that comes with knowing and caring.

The music won't cut out and leave anyone stranded.

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@snoproblem Welcome...lots of new folks here, and some who've been gone awhile-like me. There's a users guide floating around. Check @mgulla ๐Ÿ‘

OK, I've been here 1 day and this really helped me. IF you are new as well check it out - Its the
counter.social/userguide.pdf

PSA - counter.social will be temporarily going offline at 09:45AM for 30-60 minutes while we add more capacity to our infrastructure to cope with the current demand.

@schmuttis a couple folks have posted info for the new ppl-i'm returning after a long absence & reading up myself. Keep an eye on Community Firehose

I wish we could get the Kiev Independent to join CoSo, but itโ€™s a good thing we have @Render to give us cogent Ukraine updates.

For any new people interested in the war in Ukraine, @Render is a must follow.

Just hit up the Donor Box (trying to decide whether to go Pro or not) but it's a great way to support the site and thank them for staying ad free!! I hope lots of the Twitter transfers help out!!

Musk told the UN he'd give $6 billion to end world hunger if they produced a detailed plan. They called his bluff and gave him their planโ€” and then they never got the money. Now heโ€™s buying Twitter for $45 billion.
Here is the executive summary of the UNโ€™s plan for how they would spend the money, titled "WFP's plan to support 42 million people on the brink of famine": wfp.org/stories/wfps-plan-supp

The CoSo user guide is helpful. It tells you about the owner, some FAQs about usage, menu navigating, what the platform is trying to do, etc. Iโ€™m still reading thru it and need to figure out how to post the linkโ€ฆ lol.
The search still seems wonky, but I lived thru the BlueWhale years so.. patience people.

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CounterSocial is the first Social Network Platform to take a zero-tolerance stance to hostile nations, bot accounts and trolls who are weaponizing OUR social media platforms and freedoms to engage in influence operations against us. And we're here to counter it.