I’m on the beta list and we invested a bit in the project. We didn’t invest thinking it would get us a great return; rather, we want something like this to have a chance. It would be great to have a Canadian platform where the content and information stays on Canadian servers and users are Canadian.
Same here Simi. I don’t expect that I will,earn anything from that investment but there was no way I was not going to invest in the first all Canadian social media site! Can hardly wait for Beta version to come out! Yay!
Gander highlights a grassroots push for Canadian-controlled social media amid concerns over foreign dominance and cultural erosion. Yet the federal government pursues digital sovereignty mainly through regulation and internal infrastructure, not public social platforms. Bill C-63, which aimed to create an Online Harms regulator, died when Parliament dissolved in January 2025. Initiatives like the Digital Ambition 2024-25 focus on modernizing government services and data control, without funding citizen-facing alternatives. Private efforts like Gander fill that gap independently.
I've been exploring, hoping to find a platform to replace my Pinterest account. Pinterest has become a monster, in my opinion. AI, Bots, booting people off with no explanation or notice....looking at comments on Reddit regarding Pinterest reveals a LOT of very angry people. Pinterest is highly 'self-congratulatory' and I give credit where it is due - it does have some great content, updated from previous years of 'how many times do we have to see the same stuff?' mentality. There is still plenty of 'junk' - endless ads - one can't tell if they have landed on Amazon or is it Pinterest. There is ZERO support other than AI/Bots/Robots.....NO humans to be found. So please keep going. Go Canada! A country I admire and wish I could move to.
I’m on the beta list and we invested a bit in the project. We didn’t invest thinking it would get us a great return; rather, we want something like this to have a chance. It would be great to have a Canadian platform where the content and information stays on Canadian servers and users are Canadian.
Same here Simi. I don’t expect that I will,earn anything from that investment but there was no way I was not going to invest in the first all Canadian social media site! Can hardly wait for Beta version to come out! Yay!
Gander highlights a grassroots push for Canadian-controlled social media amid concerns over foreign dominance and cultural erosion. Yet the federal government pursues digital sovereignty mainly through regulation and internal infrastructure, not public social platforms. Bill C-63, which aimed to create an Online Harms regulator, died when Parliament dissolved in January 2025. Initiatives like the Digital Ambition 2024-25 focus on modernizing government services and data control, without funding citizen-facing alternatives. Private efforts like Gander fill that gap independently.
I've been exploring, hoping to find a platform to replace my Pinterest account. Pinterest has become a monster, in my opinion. AI, Bots, booting people off with no explanation or notice....looking at comments on Reddit regarding Pinterest reveals a LOT of very angry people. Pinterest is highly 'self-congratulatory' and I give credit where it is due - it does have some great content, updated from previous years of 'how many times do we have to see the same stuff?' mentality. There is still plenty of 'junk' - endless ads - one can't tell if they have landed on Amazon or is it Pinterest. There is ZERO support other than AI/Bots/Robots.....NO humans to be found. So please keep going. Go Canada! A country I admire and wish I could move to.
Canadians should crowd fund for their own cause!