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suggested that was a viable alternative to . particularly for I am just not seeing a significant number of users on Friendica. What are the other alternatives? Is matrix.org/ a better option for groups?

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@edintone #Friendica is nice, but a little quirky and not the quickest to get used to.

What do you mean by groups?

There are boosting groups: FediGroups

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@daj I was thinking the sort of on that are community, local history, genealogy, special interest etc. They tend to be 'closed' i.e. you need to join to post and read others posts. Moderated too.

@edintone Ah, I see. FediGroups does allow you to approve followers and only boost to them but not quite what you are looking for.