[Shawnj2]

I kind of like the idea of a regional social media app which literally doesn’t work in other parts of the world. It makes the space a little more special than something trying to reach everyone IMO

[soulofmischief]

People have completely lost sight of the importance of small forums.

[1propionyl]

Forums, perhaps. But small group chats (which I suppose are technically "dark") are the bedrock of the current internet writ large and where most of the content that filters up to places like Twitter comes from.

[omgmajk]

Local social media used to be huge here in Sweden, we had options for everyone long before facebook or x/twitter was a thing. Great times.

[devilbunny]

At the extreme level of “regional”, that’s Nextdoor.

[Shawnj2]

Sure but Nextdoor is still a huge business trying to reach the widest possible audience of local areas. Something limited by if you’re awake when it’s up is different IMO

[kelseydh]

Location-based subreddits get close to this also.

[BrenBarn]

Ironically that's what Facebook initially was.

[Defletter]

Isn't that just YikYak?

[pogue]

YikYak had nothing to do with time, it was geofenced to certain locations. I loved it in college, it was so much fun.