Groups & communities

Want to gather a group, run a club or find people who share an interest? These are all free to start and use.

• Discord — free servers with voice, video and text channels; the go-to for gaming and interest communities.
• Element / Matrix — free, encrypted, open community rooms that no single company controls.
• Telegram — free groups and broadcast channels that scale to very large audiences.
• WhatsApp Communities — free, for organising related group chats (clubs, schools, neighbourhoods).
• Reddit — free public forums for almost every topic imaginable.
• Mastodon — free, open communities you can join or host, without ads or algorithms.

All free and legal, and not affiliated with this page.