According to data collected in April 2022 in the United States, Telegram was the alternative social media platform that claimed to provide necessary privacy settings and a conscious approach to handling user data. Rumble appeared to have none of the mentioned online privacy control options among all the platforms. Gab and Parler were relatively neutral, claiming they wouldn't sell user data or have targeted third-party ads at the time of the research.
Availability of user data protection and privacy settings on selected alternative social media platforms in the United States as of April 2022
Characteristic
Gettr
Parler
BitChute
Gab
Rumble
Truth Social
Telegram
Say they won't sell user data
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Say they won't share user data
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Do not have targeted third-party ads
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Say they have encrypted messages
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Allow users to control access to their posts
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Allow users to control who can comment on their posts
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Allow users to make their profile hidden
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Give users the ability to modify privacy settings
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
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Pew Research Center. (October 6, 2022). Availability of user data protection and privacy settings on selected alternative social media platforms in the United States as of April 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359761/us-privacy-settings-user-data-alternative-social-media-platforms/
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