In a world where every thought shared online becomes data to be harvested, Journal is a small act of rebellion. Today we're introducing Journal — a completely private space for reflection built right into MOSSLET. Plus, we're catching you up on major platform updates including Discover, RSS feeds, our referral program, and accessibility improvements. What You'll Learn Platform updates: Discover, RSS, referral program, and moreWhy we built a private journaling space inside a social networkHow Journal's privacy screen protects your thoughts in shared spacesThe AI features that help without harvesting your dataHow end-to-end encryption keeps your entries unreadable — even to usRecent Platform Updates (January 2026) 🌿 Discover & RSS Feeds — Browse public community posts and subscribe via RSS💳 New Pricing Options — Subscriptions (monthly/annual) or lifetime payment, with Affirm plans in US💸 Referral Program — Earn 30% recurring + 35% on lifetime (real money via Stripe)✈️ Smart Sharing — Paper airplane icon, sidebar indicators, content warnings🦖 Accessibility First — Keyboard navigation, screen reader support, semantic HTML⭕ Circles — Groups renamed for a warmer, more personal feel📸 Better Uploads — HEIC, WebP support with real-time progress🐜 Bot Defense — Protection against automated spam and abuse Pricing That Works For You 14-day free trial on all subscription plansMonthly or annual subscriptions — cancel anytime, no hassleLifetime payment — pay once, own your account foreverAffirm payment plans available in the US for annual and lifetime tiersJournal Features (v0.12.0) ✍️ Write freely — Optional titles, 120+ mood options, automatic word count tracking📚 Organize with Books — Group entries into themed collections📈 Writing streaks — Build consistency with daily streak tracking⭐ Star favorites — Mark meaningful entries to revisit later🔒 Privacy screen — One-tap content hiding with countdown timer✨ AI journaling prompts — Get inspired without sharing your history🔮 Mood insights — Pattern analysis that never reads your actual words📷 Handwritten upload — Digitize paper journal entries with AI How Privacy Actually Works Unlike other platforms, Journal entries are encrypted with your personal key before they ever reach our database. We store functional metadata (dates, word counts, book assignments) but your actual writing — titles, content, moods — exists only as encrypted noise. Even we can't read what you've written. AI features are designed privacy-first: Prompts generated using only your current moodInsights based on dates and word counts, never contentHandwritten photos processed once, then immediately deletedZero training on your personal dataWhy This Matters Whether you're processing something difficult, practicing gratitude, tracking creative projects, or just need somewhere to dump your thoughts at the end of a long day — Journal is your private corner of the internet. A place where your reflections stay yours. Where AI helps without harvesting. Where privacy isn't a marketing claim — it's a cryptographic reality. Ready to start journaling? Join MOSSLET today! Episode Timeline: 0:00 — Opening: The world our kids are growing up in0:45 — Platform updates: Discover, RSS, referrals, pricing and more3:00 — Why we built Journal4:15 — Core Journal features walkthrough6:45 — AI that respects your privacy9:15 — How encryption actually works10:45 — A small act of rebellionLinks: MOSSLET: https://mosslet.comJournal announcement: https://mosslet.com/blog/articles/12Referral program details: https://mosslet.com/referralsAll updates: https://mosslet.com/updatesOpen source code: https://github.com/moss-piglet/MOSSLET — Verify our privacy claims yourselfWhy Open Source Matters: Our code is completely open source. You don't have to take our word about encryption, privacy-first AI, or data handling — you can inspect the code yourself and verify that we do exactly what we say we do. Transparency isn't optional when you're asking people to trust you with their thoughts and memories.
