Hey everyone! I'm Jason, the solo developer behind Spray Social. I started this project about 11 months ago from my apartment, near Paris. The trigger was simple: every time I saw European politicians and commentators complain about US platforms, the conversation always ended with "but we don't have alternatives." I wanted to prove that was wrong, that one person with the right motivation could actually build something real. The process evolved a lot along the way. I started with a basic feed and auth system, then realized that to be a genuine alternative, I needed to solve the hard problems: content verification, encrypted messaging, moderation that actually works. That led me to build a 3-layer fact-checking system using Mistral AI, community verification with 14 criteria, and source checking. I migrated everything from US cloud providers to OVHcloud in France to be fully sovereign, which was a whole adventure in itself. What I'm most proud of is that this isn't a pitch deck or a beta waitlist. It's live, on the App Store and Google Play, right now. I'd love your feedback, especially on what features would make you consider switching from your current platforms. What would it take?

Spray Social

Sovereign European social network, live on iOS & Android

Sovereign European social network, live on iOS & Android