Observed arrival · 2026-10-23
Varanda: posts kept on their own devices
An open-source Brazilian social-network prototype where each person’s posts are signed on their device, while followers keep and pass along copies.
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- People interested in open, device-held social networks
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- Its sample feed is explicitly fictional, and the phase-zero prototype is not yet in app stores.
Field notes
The described design treats a person’s public key as the identity of their diary and has followers retain copies that can be passed onward. Storage by certified seeders is presented with an association-membership constraint. The homepage calls the project phase zero, labels its interface examples fictional, and says age verification is still being tested.
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