To be clear — the goal is not to create a progressive version of Facebook, as great as that would be, but to coordinate a broader movement highlighting the flaws and dangers of Facebook and encouraging a migration away to a specific platform which provides the same or similar service without compromising privacy and democracy.  We would need to generate a real sense of urgency to leave Facebook while at the same time offering a valid path to follow.

There is also the possibility of creating such a platform rather than co-opting one.  That seems a much higher hill to me, but feel free to discuss.

I am offering to be a centralized source for information and discussion.  I’m a twenty-year veteran of the Silicon Valley, and as such I have experience in such things.   If this is of interest, I will create a space for everyone to access.  No site is going to be perfect at this point.  It is likely that, if we really want to support this effort, some donation of time to create tools, tutorials, and other means of easing the transition would be needed.  Partnering with the organization chosen would likely be needed as well.

Here’s a start — in no way a complete list or analysis, but a jumping off point.  This info is based both on my personal experience and in researching the comments of others, though I have at least tried each of these myself.  If you have a good candidate that I’ve missed here, please mention it in the comments and I’ll add it to the list.

Some sites I have left off of this list:  ello (focused on the niche market of artists), minds.com (nazis, nazis everywhere), steemin (more of a blogging platform, and they still sell your data to advertisers even if they don’t display the ads on their own site)