One of the main features of Galaxy was a microblog called "The Wire." This allowed for 140-character posts, @ replies, and # hash tags. As is clear in the image, there is a tag cloud to the upper right, with more frequent tags appearing larger. Users…
This is the second privacy policy of Galaxy. The first read, in its entirety: "The goal is to keep the highest level of privacy." This longer policy was co-written by a member and a site administrator. During the drafting of the policy, members were…
This page illustrates what it looks like when you select an individual photo to view in Galaxy. This was publicly posted. It is a screen shot of what someone would see if s/he were to go to Silk Road 2 after that site was seized by US and European…
The Galaxy photo page presented member-uploaded photos in a grid with the most recent photos appearing first. From this page you can select to see all photos, your photos, or friends photos. Additionally, a side menu allows you to see what are most…
This is the framework for a user page on Galaxy. All personal information is redacted. On this page you can see a friends list, group memberships, get mail, and see a list of activity. The page also provides a menu of links to other pages.
This is the first page the user encounters when they download the Amaroq for Mastodon app (Mastodon companion). The user is instructed to log into any Mastodon instance.
This is the privacy policy for the Amaroq for Mastodon app. Information covered in this policy includes personal data ownership, data collection, and user rights.
This is where users can obtain information about some of the social and technical aspects of the Amaroq for Masodon app. Information includes: who sells the app, what category it falls under, the current version, size, the app’s rating, mobile device…
This is the description of Amaroq that users see before they download the app. This information can be found under “details” and is the first information the user encounters about the app/social media site. On this section, users are introduced to…
When you search for the Mastodon app on an iOS phone, this is what comes up. Amaroq is a mastodon “instance.” Users belong to a single Mastodon server (instance), which facilitates their decentralized model and fosters smaller communities. Other…
This is an individual's feed on the Jisko microblogging service, which ran on both a Tor hidden server and an i2p site. It shows the users avatar, name, webpage, and last time they logged in. It also shows stats on who they are following, their…
This is the Jisko Terms of Service page. The Jisko terms were simple: "You agree not to post any abusive, criminal, vulgar, slanderous, hateful, threatening or sexually-oriented material."