What is CounterSocial?
CounterSocial proclaims itself the no-nonsense alternative to Twitter. Established in 2017, it has a similar format to Twitter but the app has no ads or sponsored content, bots, internet trolls and a “zero tolerance to hostile nations.” Its founder ‘The Jester’ blocks six countries with high rates of cyber attacks: Russia, China, Iran, Syria, North Korea and Pakistan. It looks a bit different to other social platforms – it resembles Hootsuite or Tweetdeck with 5 feed columns or feeds that refresh. You can alter the order of the columns, and filter content based on keywords and phrases.
How do you use CounterSocial?
When you sign up your user name is fixed and cannot be changed or reused by anyone else as a security precaution, though you can update your display name (up to 24 characters).
Your bio has a character limit of 500 and you can include hashtags plus your avatar image and a banner image. You can include up to 4 items at the top of your bio – eg your location, pronouns, website or social links or labels. Your CounterSocial profile is private by default but you can enable your public landing page (PLP).
There is a 500-character limit for text posts and you can include links, hashtags, polls, content warnings and emojis. You’ll need to post GIFs from a third party as there is no