Spoutible

Happy that the Spoutible iOS app is finally available. There’s just a display issue on Iphone 14 Pro above the Dynamic Island. I’m sure it’ll be fixed in no time. Spouted this directly to Christopher Bouzy but hoping it gets more (any?) traction here.

Pull down to update seems to do nothing. Accounts that have been suspended for terms violations still show up in the followers list. Those accounts should DISAPPEAR.

Needs way to block hashtags. Unwanted notifications, all settings are off.

I can only access Spoutible via the website as the app doesn’t work. When I try to login in the username and password sections don’t accept anything. You can type in the words but nothing appears in the form. I had to remove/delete the app several times before I could get it to work and now it’s back to being non-functional. I submitted a help request and the auto-reply said I would get a response within a day. Twelve days later, no response.

It’s nice to see alternatives to Big Tech but Spoutible feels far from primetime. The app is pretty basic, just a thin layer over the website. The activity and groups feels very insular and boomer aged. For some reason the app’s main view is taken up by an ugly word cloud of top terms, and every day — no matter what momentous thing is happening in the world — the top terms are “wordle” and “hello”

Spoutible has great features, well beyond the standard platforms. This was accomplished in record time. But my greatest pleasure is finding an online community that isn't constantly raging on about everything. I feel I get thoughtful points of view from serious people. Active monitoring ot bots and throwing trolls off Spoutible makes for a much more pleasant experience being on social media.

Not safe as claimed. I deleted my account when it became apparent that the TOS were selectively ignored and targetted harassment was being allowed and seemingly encouraged. Drama, drama and more drama. It has turned into another toxic Twitter clone. Sad.

I was so excited for a new kind of social media where you could express yourself freely and not live in fear of harassment and hate. Sadly, Spoutible ain’t it. I used the website and then app for over a year and saw the true nature of the CEO. He micromanages every issue on the site and attacks users for any criticism or even for just questioning him, putting them on blast to his tens of thousands of followers. I have seen him hold pods, like Twitter spaces, just to badmouth and lie about users. He suspends or bans users for unknown reasons, never telling them or anyone what their infraction was. He is obsessed with the royal family so hope that is your jam. Also, he uses Twitter more than his own website so that tells you something. Spoutible is good for some lols at its CEO, but not for free speech.

I post memes, nothing derogatory, nothing inflammatory, just funny memes. Sure, everyone’s idea of humor is different, but I certainly never posted anything offensive, but for some reason I try to log in today and my account has been suspended. No email to say why my account has been suspended or the obligatory option to have the decision reviewed. Nope, I just can’t login until the suspension is lifted. I have no use for this app any longer.

Great platform, no hate or keyboard bullies, just a friendly social media site with the diversity we live with in real life. There’s nothing wrong with being kind and respectful to your fellow human.