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Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and other Official Social Network Profiles by {{project_name_short}}.
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= {{project_name_short}} Social Media Profiles =

There are a few {{project_name_short}} social media profiles, but users should not rely on them for getting up-to-date {{project_name_short}} News. Instead, refer to [[Stay_Tuned|Follow {{project_name_short}} Developments]] for better sources of {{project_name_short}}-related news. Social media profiles are not suitable for contacting {{project_name_short}} developers; see [[Contact]] for relevant contact information.

If users can safely share {{project_name_short}} information or positive experiences using the platform with others, feel free to follow or like these profiles below with an anonymous account as a small way to [[Contribute]].

== Official Forum ==

* [https://forums.{{project_clearnet}}/ {{project_name_short}} Forums]

== Instant Message Groups ==

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* Telegram
** [https://t.me/s/{{project_name_short}} {{project_name_short}} Telegram News Channel]
** [https://t.me/{{project_name_short}}_Chat_No_Media {{project_name_short}} Project Chat (everyone, limited)] ([[Project_Chat|inactive, read-only]])
** [https://t.me/{{project_name_short}}_Chat {{project_name_short}} Project Chat (posting links and screenshots allowed)] ([[Project_Chat|inactive, read-only]])
* [[File:Matrix_logo.svg.png|50px|link=https://matrix.to/#/#{{project_name_short}}:{{project_matrix_server}}]] [https://matrix.to/#/#{{project_name_short}}:{{project_matrix_server}} {{project_name_short}} Matrix Channel] ([[Project_Chat|inactive, read-only]])
** See [[Project Chat]] for reasons.

== Social Media Accounts == 

* [https://twitter.com/{{project_name_short}} Twitter {{project_name_short}}] <font size="-3">(maintained by {{project_name_short}} team)</font>
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/{{project_name_short}}/ reddit r/{{project_name_short}} subreddit]
* [https://diasp.org/u/{{project_name_short_lowercase}} Diaspora {{project_name_short}}] <font size="-3">([http://diasporg5tj4xz5mxkd5qnrppo7tbb6ynk2gtmjw5lmz6mtbesj3k6id.onion/u/{{project_name_short_lowercase}} onion]) ([http://diasporg.i2p/u/{{project_name_short_lowercase}} I2P]) (maintained by TNT)</font>
* [https://libranet.de/u/{{project_name_short_lowercase}} Friendica {{project_name_short}}] <font size="-3">(maintained by TNT) (Supports <code>ActivityPub</code>. Also users of Mastodon can follow.)</font>
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* [https://{{project_name_short_lowercase}}.tumblr.com/ Tumblr {{project_name_short}}] <font size="-3">(maintained by TNT)</font>
* [https://fosstodon.org/@{{project_name_short_lowercase}} Mastodon {{project_name_short}}] <font size="-3">(maintained by TNT) (Supports <code>ActivityPub</code>.)</font>
* [https://gnusocial.jp/{{project_name_short_lowercase}} Gnu Social {{project_name_short}}] <font size="-3">(maintained by TNT)</font>
* [https://gab.com/{{project_name_short}} gab {{project_name_short}}] <font size="-3">(maintained by {{project_name_short}} team)</font>
* [https://www.facebook.com/{{project_name_short}} Facebook {{project_name_short}}] <font size="-3">(maintained by {{project_name_short}} team)</font>
* [https://www.minds.com/{{project_name_short}} Minds {{project_name_short}}] <font size="-3">(maintained by Patrick)</font>
* [https://www.linkedin.com/company/{{project_name_short_lowercase}} linkedin {{project_name_short}}] <font size="-3">(maintained by Patrick)</font>
* https://gitcoin.co/grants/3760/whonix-anonymous-operating-system

== Video Platform Accounts ==

* [https://www.youtube.com/@PrettyGoodSecurity YouTube PrettyGoodSecurity]
* <font size="-3"> [https://www.youtube.com/user/adrelanos YouTube {{project_name_short}} (deprecated)]</font>
* [https://odysee.com/@PrettyGoodSecurity Odysee PrettyGoodSecurity]
* [https://www.bitchute.com/channel/PrettyGoodSecurity/ BitChute PrettyGoodSecurity]
* [https://rumble.com/c/PrettyGoodSecurity Rumble PrettyGoodSecurity]

= Profiles for {{project_name_short}} on External Forums =

* [https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/685906/whonix-anonymous-os/ BleepingComputer]: {{project_name_short}}
* [https://forum.securedrop.org/t/whonix-anonymous-os/1029 SecureDrop]: {{project_name_short}}
* [https://linuxforums.org.uk/t/whonix-anonymous-os/10585 UK Linux]: whonix
* [https://forum.xfce.org/viewtopic.php?id=12556 Xfce]: Whonix Anonymous OS

== Developer Accounts ==
See [https://www.kicksecure.com/wiki/Official_Online_Profiles#Developer_Accounts Developer Accounts].

== Project Accounts ==
* '''about.me''': [https://about.me/{{project_name_short}} about.me/{{project_name_short}}]
* '''sourceforge.net''': [https://sourceforge.net/projects/whonix/ Project {{project_name_short}}]
* '''github''': [https://github.com/{{project_name_short}} {{project_name_short}}]
* '''Twitter''': [https://twitter.com/{{project_name_short}}Source Secondary Twitter Account for Alternative Source Code Commit Notifications]

= Admins =
{{Admins}}

= Selection of Platforms =
== Account Creation ==
An account will most likely be created, when...

Criteria:

* The platform must be somewhat popular or show potential to become somewhat popular. <ref>
This is a somewhat arbitrary determination and not too much time is spent on research.
</ref>
* Easy sign-up.
* Legal.

Non-Criteria:

* Networks respects privacy of its users.
* Tor users are permitted to sign-up.
* Anonymous sign-up permitted.
* Other ethical or political considerations.
* In an ideal world, "perfectly moral" decisions would be made but that is deemed impractical. For elaboration, see [[Warning#Unsubstantiated_Conclusions|unsubstantiated conclusions]]. <ref>
In that case most major networks could not be used because most fail in one regard or another. Therefore no such attempt is being made.
</ref>

Reasons for account creation:

* Reserving account name.
* Censorship resistance.
* Escaping (potential) shadow banning.
* Decentralization, diversity.
* Allowing users to choose their favorite network.

Non-Reasons for account creation:

* Endorsing that network.

== Criteria for which Social Networks accounts are most actively used ==
Amended <code>October 24, 2020</code>.

* Usability. The easier it is to (auto) post to these networks, i.e. post 1 time using an (external or third party such as IFTT) tool and then spread to multiple networks, the more likely this network is going to see more posting activity.
* Depends on contributor time and availability to mirror posts to these networks.

== Criteria for Footer Inclusion ==
Amended <code>October 24, 2020</code>.

Criteria for (wiki) [[Template:footer|footer]] inclusion:

* platforms self-hosted by {{project_name_short}} (discourse forums, newsletter, rss)
* third party platforms:
** popular, generally active or followed by our user community regardless of whether based on Freedom Software or non-freedom software
** promising platforms that have the potential to grow or are in an expansion phase
* experimentation
* technical merit (decentralized and/or censorship-resistant)

= End-to-End Encrypted Public Chat =
Unavailable.

* blocker: {{project_name_short}} matrix chat is bridged to {{project_name_short}} telegram chat. Meaning, any messages on matrix and telegram gets relays. (As long as the free relay bot service is functional.) Matrix channel encryption is incompatible with relaying to Telegram.
* Other reasons:
** It's a public chat anyhow. Anyone can join telegram and view that chat history.
** No clear threat model.
** Lower maintenance effort.

= See Also =
* [[Project Chat]]

= Footnotes =
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