a breath of fresh air
real Canadian social media, made by real canadians, for real people - no bots or ai constantly shoving ads & dis/misinformation in my face like on fb. it’s great knowing that each & every account is a real live human being.
Great app
They are still working out the bugs but I have found the landscape of Gander to be a refreshing change from other social media platforms. Loving the thoughtful interactions I have had with many Canadians on this platform and that it isn’t as toxic as FB and IG.
Weird authentication
Cool app idea but barely any good content. And the fact I need to give a government ID to confirm I’m not a bot, or use my organization email is weird, and very surveillance state-esque. Not a fan.
Great Canadian hosted social media
I have been using the app for several months and think it’s great. It’s user friendly and is largely free from the rage baiting seen in most other social media apps
Nice idea, log in too annoying
Nice idea to have a Canada social app. The log in process ruins it for me. Why this obsession with email-based logins ? Why not passkeys? Even worse because this app keeps logging me out all the time. A social app needs to be quick, allow instant access, not require a multi-minute ordeal to log in every time it’s launched.
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Don’t Listen to Haters
This is a fantastic app that isn’t trying to be an instant dopamine machine like big platforms. Proving identity is way less invasive than the info FB/IG are collecting from your phone constantly. (And Gander doesn’t keep the data once confirmed) It is a public benefit company which means it is for-profit and doesn’t qualify for govt funding-it also can’t profit at the expense of its users. It is improving with each update & feeling the growing pains of upscaling because people want to be here! It follows Canadian laws and our Charters of Rights and Freedoms. The community works for accessibility-Citing sources, giving credit to photos/art, ALT text, #CapitalizingHashtags are common practice. No one yucks your yum here. Love it!
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Verification email gets in after timeout
I was so excited to use this.
However , the verification email takes 5 minutes to come in. Therefore the time is always elapsed.
Uninstall—- sorry
However , the verification email takes 5 minutes to come in. Therefore the time is always elapsed.
Uninstall—- sorry
Doesn’t work
Try to sign up but just get a black screen after either email or phone.
Painful
The process of signing up to start using the app fully is a pain, I love the concept of keeping bots out, but if I have to jump any hoops I’m out, I don’t use corporate email for social media and not many people do, I’m not a student, I’m a guy that uses Gmail, Outlook, Hotmail congruently your now alienating people that way too
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Silly Goose!
A place for us Canucks to keep real and keep classy while connecting. Love it.
Danger, Do not download
Unusual data collection for a social platform. Requires government ID scan, facial biometric (selfie), and institutional email. Not necessary to verify account legitimacy. Heavy integration with Canada Post’s Identity+ system. Ask yourself why a social media app needs facial recognition data tied to your government ID and work/school email. Privacy-conscious users should consider alternatives.
Books say private start up, but pattern says either explicit government backing (unlikely to be public) or very coordinated institutional alignment/regulatory capture dressed up as indie startup.
This not a social media app it’s a honeypot made to look like one and it is about profiling you, identifying you and monetizing your data.
Books say private start up, but pattern says either explicit government backing (unlikely to be public) or very coordinated institutional alignment/regulatory capture dressed up as indie startup.
This not a social media app it’s a honeypot made to look like one and it is about profiling you, identifying you and monetizing your data.
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Not ready
I wanted to like it, but it’s not ready. The app doesn’t display properly on my phone. Things are cut off on the left and right. Perhaps it’s the text size I’ve chosen on my phone. I couldn’t find a way to make posts private. From Home, I would want to see posts from people in my Nest, not strangers. My advice is to focus on “within nest” sharing of posts. I don’t need to see things from strangers, nor do I need yet another chat.
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Social Media for People, not Bots.
Been excited for a competitor that took data privacy seriously and all the other predatory functionality of modern social media. Gander is making a real effort to do that and give us social media that is real, safe, and human focused. Sick of everything being a bot and never feeling a real connection half the time. Highly recommend jumping on board and supporting a good company at its beginnings!
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High bar for entry
A fantastic online space for Canadians if you can jump the bar to get in. They require you to verify your identity with Canada Post. That this will keep the more paranoid part of the population out of the space will be good for the space seems like a good thing. But we are early days, the lunatic fringe is like spices in food, they bring flavour to life.
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Works great. People are nice.
It’s like an oasis of nice folks. A place to talk about Canadiana without a bunch of anger-bots waiting like angry geese to start rage-baiting folks who just want to have a nice conversation.
Seems to work fine on Canada Day
Seems solid
Doesn’t work
They need to do an update. Cannot sign up for a new account, login, verify am account or get support.
Gander is Wonderful!
I’ve been using Gander for a few weeks and it’s a breath of fresh air. So many amazing, interesting, talented people sharing their art, music, culture, thoughts, photos and lives. I’m so glad to be here!
ID confirmation
Not happy. Tried twice to confirm id. Nothing happened. No response from support either
A Wonderful Community
The app is new, so at this point, there are steady updates to deal with issues raised by users, but overall, my experience has been wonderful. People sharing art, photos, local faves, even the Honkfic microfiction daily prompts. Great place! Look forward to seeing it grow.