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Tether is a social network designed to replace the ones that profit from your attention

Mission

Social networks shouldn't undermine our psychology - they should genuinely be built to help us strengthen our relationships and help us understand one another in deeper ways.

Unfortunately, today, social platforms have become a wasteland of design patterns and algorithms intended to keep you scrolling. We think there's a better way, and that's where Tether comes in.

Product

Follow friends,
not an algorithm
The Tether posts feed, showing a friend's photo of an ocean pool.
Catch up,
then put it down
The Tether posts tab once you've seen everything: you're up to date, check back tomorrow.
Plan events
with your friends
The Tether events screen on iPhone, listing a plan with no date yet and upcoming events.
Every plan,
all in one place
A Tether event page for a gig, with the venue, date and time.
Message friends,
minus the noise
A Tether conversation with a friend, the messages blurred.

How it's different

A feed you can finish

Friends' posts arrive once a day. Scroll to the end and you're done until tomorrow.

No algorithm

You see what your friends post, newest first. Nothing is ranked, boosted or recommended.

Built for plans

Events, RSVPs and group chats sit at the centre of the app, so time on Tether turns into time together.

Team

Jason Hindley

I began at Apple, on the Genius Bar, and went on to work as a Technical Writer at SafetyCulture (now Mitti) and Beem (formerly part of Australian Payments Plus), alongside their product teams. With the advent of AI and coding harnesses, I started designing and building product independently.

Apple · SafetyCulture · Beem · Blackbird Giants, Cohort 9

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