Monnett is a European social media platform that removes algorithmic content curation, giving users full control over their feeds through customizable sliders and a chronological home page. The platform prioritizes privacy by not tracking user behavior, not building psychological profiles, and offering end-to-end encrypted messaging, with a free tier and a subscription-based "Freedom" plan for enhanced features.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Mainstream social media platforms rely on engagement algorithms that curate content based on surveillance-based tracking, leading to feeds filled with recommended posts rather than updates from people users actually follow. This algorithmic control often results in psychological profiling, targeted advertising, and a lack of transparency, leaving users with little say over what they see and compromising their privacy.
Solution
Monnett is a social network that eliminates the algorithm entirely, giving users complete control over their feed through a "Show me" control panel with simple sliders to adjust content categories and reach. The platform offers a chronological Home Page that displays posts from friends and followed accounts, a Discovery page based on user preferences, and supports photo and video sharing. Monnett does not track user behavior, location, or interactions, does not create psychological profiles, and adheres to strict GDPR standards, with all communication and messaging encrypted. The platform is built on a privacy-first foundation, ensuring that user data is not sold to advertisers and that content ownership remains with the user.
Target Audience
Primary users are individuals seeking a privacy-focused social media alternative who are concerned about algorithmic manipulation, data exploitation, and surveillance advertising, as well as those who value chronological feeds and direct control over their online experience.
Features
- Chronological Home Page that shows content exclusively from friends and followed accounts, with no algorithmic recommendations
- "Show me" control panel with sliders to customize feed content by category (e.g., Entertainment, Learn, Life, News, Sports) and adjust reach from local to global
- End-to-end encrypted messaging for private communication, ensuring messages remain confidential
- No user tracking, no psychological profiling, and no surveillance-based advertising, with data stored securely under EU privacy laws
- Full user control over content types, sources, and topics, with the ability to delete content and revoke licenses at any time
- Upcoming AI features will be categorized by risk level with human oversight, transparency disclosures, and opt-out mechanisms, compliant with the EU AI Act