Killed June 2018

Friendster

Founded 2002 · Peak: 115 million

Why Friendster mattered

The first true social network with 115 million users. Lost to MySpace, then Facebook. Sold to Asian gaming company, killed for good in 2018.

How SENTINEL brings it back

SENTINEL Community is a focused interest-based forum without the toxic algorithm. Discuss the open web, share projects, help each other.

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Why this matters in 2026

Big Tech killed every great community-driven internet tool between 2008 and 2024. Friendster was one of them. SENTINEL is the unified replacement — 7 dead products reborn as one AI-powered platform on owned infrastructure, free forever for personal use, no tracking, no ads.

All AI runs on local Llama and Qwen models — no OpenAI bills, your data never leaves our server. Stripe-powered subscriptions for paid tiers, free forever for the basics.