The POINT blog.
Straight talk about social media, profile pages, friends over followers, and what it takes to build a network that isn’t an ad machine.
- Don't get locked out: how to set up your account so you never lose it
Most lost accounts aren't hacked, they're locked by their owners. The two-step setup, the recovery codes, and the habits that keep you in control on POINT and everywhere else.
October 12, 2026 · 2 min read · security, how to
- Facebook disabled my account for no reason: what's happening and what to do
Why Facebook accounts get disabled with no explanation, the steps that actually get a response, how to protect your photos first, and why POINT tells you the reason every time.
October 12, 2026 · 3 min read · facebook, bans, moderation
- Facebook jail: how the restriction system works, and how moderation should work instead
Restricted from posting, commenting or going live, often for something you don't remember. How Facebook's strikes and restrictions work, what to do, and the plain-English rules POINT uses instead.
October 12, 2026 · 3 min read · facebook, moderation
- Instagram shadowban: what it is, why it exists, and why a chronological network can't have one
Shadowbanning isn't a myth or a conspiracy. It's what a ranked feed does by design. Here's how reduced distribution works on Instagram, how to tell if it's happening to you, and the structural reason POINT can't do it.
October 12, 2026 · 3 min read · instagram, shadowban, algorithm
- Looking for a MySpace alternative in 2026? Here's what actually comes close
What people miss about MySpace, which of today's networks bring any of it back, and how POINT rebuilt the profile page, the song and the Top 8 for 2026.
October 12, 2026 · 4 min read · myspace, profile pages
- Locked out with fifteen years of photos inside: how to never be in that position again
Social networks hold the only copy of a decade of your life, and they can close the door without warning. The backup habit that fixes it, how to export from each network, and why POINT makes it one click.
October 12, 2026 · 3 min read · privacy, backups, your data
- What fair moderation looks like: POINT's rules, in plain English
The whole rulebook, how reports are handled, what the possible outcomes are, exactly what you'll be told, and what we won't do.
October 12, 2026 · 3 min read · moderation, about
- Reporting and blocking on POINT: what happens after you tap the button
A short, concrete walkthrough of what Report and Block actually do, who sees what, how long things take, and when to use which.
October 12, 2026 · 2 min read · moderation, how to, privacy
- Why your business page's reach dropped: it isn't you, it's the auction
Followers who never see your posts, reach that falls every year, and a Boost button that fixes it for a fee. How organic reach on Facebook and Instagram actually works, and what a business page on POINT does differently.
October 12, 2026 · 3 min read · business, reach, algorithm
- Social media without an algorithm: what a chronological feed changes
Why every big network ranks your feed, what that does to you, and what happens when a social network simply shows your friends' posts in order.
October 11, 2026 · 3 min read · feed, algorithm
- How to make a profile page with your own song in 2026
Step by step: get a personal page with a song that plays, a theme, a Top Friends list and your photos, without touching HTML or hosting anything.
October 10, 2026 · 3 min read · how to, profile pages, music
- Facebook alternatives for people who just want to keep up with friends
If you're done with Facebook but your friends are the reason you stayed, here's how the alternatives compare for the one job that matters.
October 9, 2026 · 3 min read · facebook, alternatives
- A social network that doesn't sell your data: how POINT makes money instead
Every free network has to pay for itself somehow. Here's exactly how POINT does, what we collect, what we don't, and why the business model is the privacy policy.
October 8, 2026 · 3 min read · privacy, business model
- Top 8 friends: the feature social media forgot, and why we brought it back
The Top 8 was the most emotionally loaded feature in social media history. Here's what it did, why networks dropped it, and how Top Friends works on POINT.
October 7, 2026 · 3 min read · myspace, friends
- How to start a private group for your gym, car club or team (and actually get people to use it)
A practical guide to running a group for a real-world community on POINT: privacy settings, pinned posts, events with RSVPs, and the habits that keep a group alive.
October 6, 2026 · 3 min read · groups, how to, communities
- What is POINT? The honest FAQ
Everything people ask before signing up: what POINT is, who runs it, what it costs, how privacy works, where the apps are, and what it doesn't do.
October 5, 2026 · 3 min read · about