Launching today
Mirlo
Social media for real connections. No likes, no algorithm.
76 followers
Social media for real connections. No likes, no algorithm.
76 followers
Mirlo is a European social app for real human connection. Built without engagement hooks: no likes, no public comments, no algorithm, no infinite scroll. Mutual connections only, so the conversation stays between the people in it. Hosted in the EU, no ads, no data sold. Subscription-only, 14-day trial. On iOS across 30 EU countries with wider rollout planned. Made for the people who quietly closed the apps that stopped working for them.
@mathijslemmers Congrats on the launch! Very cool concept - social media in its purity. Curious that you mentioned the "nudity" aspect on the website - could Mirlo be a competitor for OnlyFans?! If that's the plan, smart. If it's not, how would you monitor that?
@anna_ludwinowski Haha, thank you so much for your reply. You mention what was one of the most interesting points of discussion for me whilst developing this app. Let me start off by explaining how it works right now:
Mirlo allows non-sexualised nudity. This is a direct response to movements like "Free the nipple". Our belief is that there isn't anything wrong with nudity, as long as it isn't sexualised. That isn't to say that there is something wrong with sexualised nudity, but we found this to be a great place to start.
When uploading nudity we do ask people to flag this, this way we can filter it out for people that don't want any form of nudity in their feed.
So to answer your question: no, we're not trying or wanting to be a competitor to Onlyfans. We're trying to be as inclusive as possible and have been listening to people's frustrations with other social platforms.
Always happy to discuss this further, again, thanks for reaching out!
こんにちは。リリースおめでとうございます。
わたしも少しだけ近い思想でSNSを構築しているので興味が湧きました。
実際にどのように他の人と繋がるのですか？すでに知っている知人同士のコミュニティとなるのでしょうか？
インスタグラムのDM機能だけを切り取ったようなアプリなのでしょうか。
お時間があれば教えていただけると嬉しいです。ありがとうございます。
@orora Thank you for commenting! I hope you don't mind me responding in English.
For the MVP, connecting with people is simply searching either their name or username, clicking on their profile and sending a connection request. The other user then has the choice to accept or decline the invite.
Once an invite has been accepted you both get access to each other's posts and the option to chat to each other.
There currently is no feature to promote connection more. But we are thinking about:
Sync your contacts;
Recommended friends based on your current connections.
In addition, each user has the option to hide their account from the search. Which means they alone can initiate connections.
Hope this helps, feel free to let me know should you have more questions😄
Great initiative. A social media network that focuses on the ‘social’. I’ve installed the app and will try to get my friends use it!
I'm from India and I'm really excited to try this out one day. I was an early Instagram user back when it was just about sharing photos before everything got so toxic. I really miss that simplicity and I hope Mirlo can bring it back, good luck!
@rajanbuilds I'm so happy to hear that! We can't wait to role the app out to other countries. There seems to be a real want for people to go back to basics and just connect with their friends and family.
Thank you so much for sharing🫶
Genuinely refreshing to see a social app built around mutual connections and no public likes. Most attempts at "calm" social media still sneak in engagement mechanics. The European privacy angle + no data selling is a strong differentiator too.
How do you handle discovery on Mirlo — if there's no algorithm, how do new users find people they'd actually want to connect with?