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Unleashed

Privacy-First Social (Discontinued)

Role Developer & Architect
Timeline 2025
Type PWA · Social Platform
Status Prototype
Screenshot of the Unleashed project by Matthias Bigl
2025

A PWA social network experiment focused on privacy-first interaction — discontinued due to running costs.

// 01 — Context

Unleashed was a social platform built as a Progressive Web App. The idea was simple: social media without the tracking, without the algorithmic manipulation, without selling your data. Just people connecting with people.

// 02 — Problem

Every major social platform monetizes user data.

Privacy settings are buried, algorithms decide what you see, and opting out means opting out of the platform entirely. There's no middle ground.

// 03 — How I Built It

A PWA with zero-tracking architecture and end-to-end encryption. No algorithmic feed — you see posts chronologically from people you actually follow. Built with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose on the frontend, Supabase and Clerk on the backend.

What Makes It Special

Progressive Web App

Zero-Tracking Architecture

End-to-End Encrypted Messaging

Chronological Feed (No Algorithm)

Privacy-First by Design

// 04 — Outcome

The platform worked and proved the concept, but the infrastructure costs were too high to sustain as a solo project.

It's been shut down, but the lessons learned about privacy-first architecture carry forward into every project I build.

// Case Study

// Built With

Kotlin
Jetpack Compose
Clerk Auth
Supabase
Android SDK
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