Fediverse

I read all your comments in my previous post and one thing I realized I'm not qualified for this at all. This is too dangerous and puts my life and many of my friends at risk.

I think that protest, organization and resistance are inherently risky, especially in the context of an authoritarian regime where you don't have adequate constitutional rights or legal protections for speech. The man and women protesting the government and morality laws in Iran are putting themselves at considerable risk, as are the people protesting against Putin in Russia, and people who make small acts of rebellion in places like North Korea. There's probably no way around that, I'm afraid.

With that said, deepening your understanding of privacy and security technology puts you in a position to allow you do the kinds of things you want to do while limiting the personal risks to yourself. This means learning about things like Linux, encryption, containerization, VPNs, VPSs, TOR, cryptocurrency, etc., and understanding that tools exist to allow people to communicate anonymously. If you haven't already, I would start first by improving your knowledge of cybersecurity.

Do you have an encrypted email provider like ProtonMail? Do you use encrypted messaging tools like Signal? Those are a good starting point.

Discord have all this but that's not my preference at all. I know Reddit has private subs but I don't like reddit like many of you guys.

Discord and Reddit are corporate, specifically American corporate. As such, neither of them are truly "private" or anonymous, and to some extent they are beholden to American corporate interests, and thus, American government interests. Much like TikTok's relationship with the Chinese government, I think that platforms like Discord and Reddit can only be trusted to the degree that you trust America in general, if that makes sense...

With that said, Discord and Reddit are popular platforms, and it can be easy to create a reasonably protected space there if you can vouch for the people that you are allowing in the room. (Remember that every person who is allowed in the space is a potential vector for leaking of data out. And so, for example, if one of the members of the room was to be captured or coerced in some way, they could provide access to the room to people who you may not want to give access to.) "Security through obscurity" is not a great strategy on its own, but there is something to be said about getting lost in a crowd...

So, as much as I prefer the Fediverse as a key tool against corporate social media, I can see how Discord and Reddit could be useful tools. (Discord was absolutely instrumental in organizing very effective protests in Nepal just a few years ago!)

The best approach is probably something broad, where you use some combination of the fediverse and legacy social media together, but only after you've gained the appropriate knowledge and privacy/security tools needed to protect yourself.