This is the list of recommended communities. Loose rules for being included here are: 1. not hosted on a large instance (lemmy.ml or lemmygrad.ml), 2. follows the rules on the sidebar, 3. has some activity. Exceptions may be made for certain communities.
Note: these links take you to each communities' home instance. In order to subscribe, you must select and copy the links into the search bar on your instance.
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# General Topics
* General Discussion: [!chat@beehaw.org](https://beehaw.org/c/chat). [!chat@midwest.social](https://midwest.social/c/chat)
* Technology: [!technology@midwest.social](https://midwest.social/c/technology), [!technology@beehaw.org](https://beehaw.org/c/technology), [!technology@slrpnk.net](https://slrpnk.net/c/technology)
* Politics: [!politics@beehaw.org](https://beehaw.org/c/politics), [!geopol@sopuli.xyz](https://sopuli.xyz/c/geopol)
* Privacy: [!privacy@community.nicfab.it](https://community.nicfab.it/c/privacy), [!privacy@lemmy.ca](https://lemmy.ca/c/privacy)
* News: [!news@beehaw.org](https://beehaw.org/c/news)
* Science: [!science@beehaw.org](https://beehaw.org/c/science), [!science@mander.xyz](https://mander.xyz/c/science)
* Gaming: [!gaming@midwest.social](https://midwest.social/c/gaming), [!gaming@beehaw.org](https://beehaw.org/c/gaming)
* Humanities: [!humanities@beehaw.org](https://beehaw.org/c/humanities)
* Entertainment: [!entertainment@beehaw.org](https://beehaw.org/c/entertainment)
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# Countries
**Africa**: [!africa@baraza.africa](https://baraza.africa/c/africa)
**America**
* Canada: [!canada@lemmy.ca](https://lemmy.ca/c/canada)
* USA: [!usa@midwest.social](https://midwest.social/c/usa)
**Europe**
* Poland: [!polisz@szmer.info](https://szmer.info/c/polisz), [!polska@karab.in](https://karab.in/m/polska)
* Norway: [!norway@nrsk.no](https://nrsk.no/c/norway)
* Finland: [!finland@sopuli.xyz](https://sopuli.xyz/c/finland), [!suomi@sopuli.xyz](https://sopuli.xyz/c/suomi)
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# United States of America
* USA: [!usa@midwest.social](https://midwest.social/c/usa)
* Wisconsin: [!wisconsin@midwest.social](https://midwest.social/c/wisconsin)
* Ohio: [!ohio@midwest.social](https://midwest.social/c/ohio)
* [!cleveland@midwest.social](https://midwest.social/c/cleveland)
* [!columbus@midwest.social](https://midwest.social/c/columbus)
* Indiana: [!indiana@midwest.social](https://midwest.social/c/indiana)
* Illinois
* [!chicago@midwest.social](https://midwest.social/c/chicago)
* Iowa: [!iowa@midwest.social](https://midwest.social/c/iowa)
* Michigan: [!michigan@midwest.social](https://midwest.social/c/michigan)
* [!detroit@midwest.social](https://midwest.social/c/detroit)
* [!kalamazoo@midwest.social](https://midwest.social/c/kalamazoo)
* Missouri
* [!stl@midwest.social](https://midwest.social/c/stl)
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# Fediverse
* Fediverse: [!fediverse@midwest.social](https://midwest.social/c/fediverse), [!fedizens@lemmy.ca](https://lemmy.ca/c/fedizens), [!fediverselore@lemmy.ca](https://lemmy.ca/c/fediverselore), [!acrossthefediverse@links.artemai.art](https://links.artemai.art/c/acrossthefediverse), [!fediverse@bolha.social](https://bolha.social/c/fediverse)
* Lemmy: [!lemmy@lemmy.ml](https://lemmy.ml/c/lemmy)
* Friendica: [!friendica@lemmy.blahaj.zone](https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/c/friendica)
* Calckey: [!calckey@lemmy.blahaj.zone](https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/c/calckey)
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# Technology
* Technology: [!technology@midwest.social](https://midwest.social/c/technology), [!technology@beehaw.org](https://beehaw.org/c/technology)
* Linux: [!linux@heapoverflow.ml](https://heapoverflow.ml/c/linux)
* Free and Open Source Software: [!foss@beehaw.org](https://beehaw.org/c/foss)
* Self Hosting: [!selfhosting@slrpnk.net](https://slrpnk.net/c/selfhosting)
* Security: [!saugumas@group.lt](https://group.lt/c/saugumas), [!netsec@community.hackliberty.org](https://community.hackliberty.org/c/netsec)
* Encryption: [!encryption@community.hackliberty.org](https://community.hackliberty.org/c/encryption)
* IT Development: [!development@bolha.social](https://bolha.social/c/development)
* XMPP: [!main@community.xmpp.net](https://community.xmpp.net/c/main)
* Software: [!softwareengineering@group.lt](https://group.lt/c/softwareengineering)
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# Science
* Science: [!science@beehaw.org](https://beehaw.org/c/science), [!science@mander.xyz](https://mander.xyz/c/science)
* Psychology: [!appliedpsychology@mander.xyz](https://mander.xyz/c/appliedpsychology)
* Environment: [!environment@beehaw.org](https://beehaw.org/c/environment), [!environment@midwest.social](https://midwest.social/c/environment)
* Energy: [!energy@slrpnk.net](https://slrpnk.net/c/energy)
* Fuck Cars: [!fuckcars@lemmy.ca](https://lemmy.ca/c/fuckcars)
* Space: [!space@beehaw.org](https://beehaw.org/c/space)
* Health: [!health@midwest.social](https://midwest.social/c/health)
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# Business
* Business: [!business@midwest.social](https://midwest.social/c/business)
* Fundraising or IPO: [!fundraising_ipos@links.fintech.eco](https://links.fintech.eco/c/fundraising_ipos)
* Finance: [!finance@beehaw.org](https://beehaw.org/c/finance)
* Crypto
* Monero: [!monero@community.hackliberty.org](https://community.hackliberty.org/c/monero)
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# Legal
* Legal News: [!main@links.esq.social](https://links.esq.social/c/main)
* Banking Law: [!laws_and_regulations@links.fintech.eco](https://links.fintech.eco/c/laws_and_regulations)
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# Entertainment
* Entertainment: [!entertainment@beehaw.org](https://beehaw.org/c/entertainment)
* Memes: [!memes@sopuli.xyz](https://sopuli.xyz/c/memes)
* Humor: [!humor@midwest.social](https://midwest.social/c/humor)
* Videos: [!videos@nrsk.no](https://nrsk.no/c/videos)
* Gaming: [!gaming@midwest.social](https://midwest.social/c/gaming), [!gaming@beehaw.org](https://beehaw.org/c/gaming)
* Tabletop Gaming: [!ttrpgs@lemmy.blahaj.zone](https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/c/ttrpgs)
* Music: [!music@sopuli.xyz](https://lemmy.ml/c/music), [!music@baraza.africa](https://baraza.africa/c/music), [!music@beehaw.org](https://beehaw.org/c/music), [!music@fedibb.ml](https://fedibb.ml/c/music)
* Sports: [!sports@beehaw.org](https://beehaw.org/c/sports)
* Soccer: [!soccer@midwest.social](https://midwest.social/c/soccer)
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# Arts and Crafts
* Creative: [!creative@beehaw.org](https://beehaw.org/c/creative)
* DIY: [!diy@beehaw.org](https://beehaw.org/c/diy), [!diy@slrpnk.net](https://slrpnk.net/c/diy)
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*still under construction*