About Loadstone
We build the digital third place.
The town square went online twenty years ago — and got swallowed by platforms that don't live in your community, don't care about your members, and don't pay your local taxes. Loadstone is the alternative.
Mission
Local networks, owned locally.
Every community deserves digital infrastructure that reflects its values: trust, neighborliness, privacy, and ownership. We exist to make that the default — not a custom build only the biggest cities can afford.
Principles
Privacy is the product.
No tracking cookies. No third-party analytics. Your members are not the inventory.
Local autonomy first.
Each network is owned and governed by the organization that runs it — not us.
Turnkey, not lock-in.
Easy to launch. Easy to manage. And — when the day comes — easy to take with you.
Built for real budgets.
Designed to fit grant funding and modest line items, not enterprise procurement cycles.
Why now
The era of Big Tech social is fracturing. The opportunity for local is just beginning.
Communities are looking for somewhere that isn't home, isn't work, and isn't a data-mining feed. We give organizations the tools to build that place — and own it. See communities already on Loadstone or read about our approach for BIAs, Chambers, and municipalities.
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