The Newsmast Foundation

At The Newsmast Foundation, we're not another tech start-up – we're a charity with a mission to revolutionise social media fostering safe, open and trustworthy knowledge-sharing communities that transcend boundaries. Free, forever.Our small but diverse, democratic team is dedicated to reshaping social media, one connection at a time. Our flagship projects, Newsmast and Patchwork, are open source initiatives, built on Mastodon by our experienced development teamNewsmast is our response to the social media of today. Free from algorithms and ads, Newsmast champions transparency and inclusivity, networking individuals through topical Communities built around the issues that matter. Built around trusted news, insights, and discussion and with a global audience of around 2 million users, Newsmast stands as a beacon of peer-to-peer knowledge sharing in an online world filled with uncertainty.Patchwork empowers organisations to regain control of their social space with ease. Perfect for publishers, non-profits, and academic institutions, Patchwork provides a suite of easy to use tools tailored to your organisation’s needs. Get the most out of the web beyond Big Tech with this bespoke on-ramp to the decentralised social web, aka the ActivityPub “Fediverse”.Join us in building Communities where knowledge thrives, connections flourish, and curiosity sparks understanding.Communities, connections and conversationsWe champion the work of journalists, academics, charities and NGOs – together with diverse voices, marginalised communities and people on the ground. Pooling facts, knowledge and ideas to tackle the biggest challenges worldwide.Your support is key to ensuring we can stay free for all forever, supporting Communities on Newsmast and other projects connected by Patchwork.We’re committed to a vision of the social web that helps us all - safe, open, free and trustworthy. You can find out what inspired it all by reading our story <a href="https://www.newsmastfoundation.org/about-us/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">here</a>, or for more on our mission, check out our <a href="https://www.newsmastfoundation.org/about-us/manifesto/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">manifesto</a>.Newsmast is available on <a href="https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/newsmast-powered-by-mastodon/id6449272049" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">iOS</a> or<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.newsmast.app" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> Android</a>, as well as on the <a href="https://newsmast.org/home" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">web</a> and desktop.By supporting this Patreon, your support fuels ongoing project development, team growth, and the exploration of related initiatives.

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