Flok: small communities, public moderation, nothing disguised as a post.
Why Flok?
Every time a major platform has its next controversy, the question surfaces: is there somewhere better? This page is our honest answer, including what we do and don't do.
Moderation you can see
Every Nest posts its rules. If a post is removed, you see that it happened and why, and you can appeal. Nests can publish a public mod log today, and we're making it on by default for every Nest.
Your feed, newest first
Your feed shows posts from the Nests you joined, newest first. There are two plain sorts, named for exactly what they do: Most recent (the default) and Most viewed (coming soon). Never "Top", "Hot" or "Trending".
No doomscrolling, no ads disguised as posts
Your feed ends with a "You're caught up" note instead of scrolling forever. No streaks, no autoplay, no guilt counters. And there are no ads disguised as posts: nothing sponsored or promoted in your feed, Nests, comments or search.
Built to leave you feeling better
Flok does not promote ragebait, clickbait or content that rewards negativity, and doesn't let it dominate. We don't tune Flok to keep you on the app longer at the cost of how you feel.
Seeded posts say so
To help a new Nest get started, the Flok team sometimes adds a few posts. We're rolling out labels so they're marked "Seeded by the Flok team" and shown after posts from people, and we ease them off as the Nest grows.
No karma
No public scores, no up or down votes, no leaderboards. Your first post has the same standing as someone who has posted for years. Reactions are emoji, not points.
For people 16 or older
Flok is for people 16 or older. When you sign up, you confirm your age yourself.
If ads come, they stay in their lane
Flok has no ads today. If we add them, they'll be contextual (matched to the page's topic, not to you), shown only on the free tier in one sidebar section labeled "Ads", and never in the feed.
How Flok decides what you see
- Your feed shows the Nests you joined, newest first. That's the default.
- Posts from people come first. Posts seeded by the Flok team are shown after them (rolling out).
- You can switch to Most viewed if you'd rather see what's being read most (coming soon).
- On Explore, Nest suggestions come from the topics you picked and the Nests you're already in.
- Recommendations that use what people read and react to are not live yet. When they arrive, we'll explain them here, and they must not reward negativity.