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Why Philos has room for only 49 people
Every dot in our logo is someone. Here's why we stopped at 49, and why nobody moves when someone leaves.
Everything we’ve written on privacy.
What Philos shows, to whom, and what it never does with your photos and messages.
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Our thinkingWhat happens to a photo after you post it publicly
A photo carries more than the picture, and public photos travel further than you think. Location data, face-search databases, AI training, and how to keep photos close.
GuidesSharing a new baby, privately
Share every first with the people who'd frame it, not with the internet. A step-by-step guide to posting baby photos on Philos.
Our thinkingWhy there's no forward button
Only you choose who sees what you share, so nothing on Philos can be passed on. Here's why we left the button out, and what it can't stop.
GuidesTagging someone in a post: how tag requests work
On Philos, nobody is tagged in a photo until they say yes. Here's how to tag someone, what they see, and how to accept, reject or remove a tag later.
Our thinkingYour photos don't train AI
Philos doesn't use your photos or messages to train AI. Here's why that matters, especially for photos of children.
Our thinkingSharenting: the childhood you post before they can say no
British parents posted about 1,500 photos of a child by their fifth birthday, and France has written children's image rights into law. How to share a childhood with care.
GuidesWhat a stranger sees on your Philos link
Your name and photo. Nothing else. Here's the page someone sees when they open your link before you've added each other.
GuidesChoosing who sees each post
Everyone in your space, a Circle, or just one person. Here's how to pick who sees every post on Philos, and how to change your mind later.
Our thinkingPath, Circles, Close Friends: the apps that tried to be small
A friend limit of 50, Circles, a Close Friends list, one photo a day. A short history of social apps that tried to be smaller, and what we learned from them.
GuidesMoments: share the small stuff for 24 hours
A first loaf, a sunset, a line of words. How to share a Moment on Philos, choose who sees it, and see who loved it, all gone after a day.
Our thinkingThe living room and the town square
Social media turned our photo albums into speeches in a public square. Why the room you share in changes what you share, and why Philos is built as a living room.
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