Privacy-friendly alternatives to Medium
The blogging platform sites closest to Medium, with the fewest trackers first: what each homepage loads before you accept cookies.
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Ghost: The best open source blog & newsletter platform
Beautiful, modern publishing with email newsletters and paid subscriptions built-in. Used by Platformer, 404Media, Lever News, Tangle, The Browser, and thousands more.
No trackers, ad pixels or embeds on its homepage. Compare with Medium →
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Substack
Substack is the app for independent voices: a free newsletter, video, and podcast hosting platform with paid subscriptions built in.
Uses third-party embeds. Compare with Medium →
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Blogger.com - Create a unique and beautiful blog easily.
Publish your passions your way. Whether you’d like to share your knowledge, experiences or the latest news, create a unique and beautiful blog.
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Bitchute
Bitchute is a video service that prioritizes creators and champions users' freedoms and privacy.
Uses privacy-friendly analytics. Compare with Medium →
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The Something Awful Forums
comedy website founded by Richard Kyanka
No trackers, ad pixels or embeds on its homepage. Compare with Medium →
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Client Challenge
American hosting service, owned by Scribd, for professional content including presentations, infographics, documents, and videos
No trackers, ad pixels or embeds on its homepage. Compare with Medium →
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Where Creator Communities Thrive — Patreon
Build a community, share exclusive work, and turn your passion into a thriving business with Patreon. Get started today!
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photo sharing website
No trackers, ad pixels or embeds on its homepage. Compare with Medium →
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Buttondown — Newsletter software for people like you
Buttondown is the last email platform you'll migrate to. We're focused on your success, not on bleeding you dry.
No trackers, ad pixels or embeds on its homepage. Compare with Medium →
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Telegraph
Telegra.ph is a minimalist publishing tool that allows you to create richly formatted posts and push them to the Web in just a click. Telegraph posts also get beautiful Instant View pages on Telegram.
No trackers, ad pixels or embeds on its homepage. Compare with Medium →
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Hire Freelancers & Find Freelance Jobs Online | Freelancer
Access the world's largest cloud workforce. 25.9+ million jobs completed across 3400+ skills. Post your job free, compare quotes, and hire top talent today.
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Dailymotion
video streaming site
No trackers, ad pixels or embeds on its homepage. Compare with Medium →
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LinkedIn: Log In or Sign Up
1 billion members | Manage your professional identity. Build and engage with your professional network. Access knowledge, insights and opportunities.
No trackers, ad pixels or embeds on its homepage. Compare with Medium →
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DeviantArt - The Largest Online Art Gallery and Community
DeviantArt is where art and community thrive. Explore over 650 million pieces of art while connecting to fellow artists and art enthusiasts.
No trackers, ad pixels or embeds on its homepage. Compare with Medium →
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note ――つくる、つながる、とどける。
クリエイターが文章やマンガ、写真、音声を投稿することができ、ユーザーはそのコンテンツを楽しんで応援できるメディアプラットフォームです。だれもが創作を楽しんで続けられるよう、安心できる雰囲気や、多様性を大切にしています。
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Hashnode: a blog that gets cited by ChatGPT, Google and Perplexity
Get cited by AI. Start a blog on your own domain, written by you or your agents, and built so Google, ChatGPT and Perplexity can read it and cite it. Free to start.
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DEV Community
A space to discuss and keep up software development and manage your software career
Uses marketing and email tracking. Compare with Medium →
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Write.as — A place for focused writing.
Type words, put them on the internet. Reach friends and family no matter where they live online.
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はてなブログ | 無料ブログを作成しよう
はてなブログは、無料でしっかり書けるブログサービスです。日々の生活から感じたこと、考えたことを書き残しましょう。
Uses tag manager. Compare with Medium →
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