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दार्चुलाको कोसेली · A gift from Darchula, Nepal

A social app that's safe for kids. Help us launch it.

The apps our children use are designed to addict them. We built the opposite — end-to-end encrypted, with real parental controls and a feed built to protect, teach and motivate. It's already real. Back us, and help us make it safe at scale.

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Built independently, in Nepal

No ads, no data-selling, no addiction loops. A small team in Darchula building social media that’s good for you.

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See exactly where it goes

Audit, moderation, infrastructure and localization — every dollar funds making the app safe at scale.

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Secure & one-time

Payments run through Stripe. You’re charged once — we never see your card details.

Story

Mainstream social media is engineered for addiction, and it harms children and teens first — doomscrolling, predators, explicit content, comparison anxiety. We refuse that business model. From a village in Darchula, Nepal, we built a social app that's actually good for you — and it's already real.

🏔 This isn't abstract for us — it's home

We're not a Silicon Valley startup chasing engagement metrics. We're building this for our own families, in our own language, from Darchula — a remote corner of far-western Nepal. दार्चुलाको कोसेली — a gift from Darchula. We want the kids here, and everywhere, to have something safer than what's out there.

✅ What we built — it's already real

You're funding scale and safety, not an idea.

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Encrypted, private by default

End-to-end encrypted chat and calls. No one — including us — reads your conversations.

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An on-device guardian

Scans for predatory contact entirely on the phone, so a child is protected and their privacy stays intact.

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Real parental controls

Per-child tiers, screen-time limits, allowed hours, a guardian dashboard. Collaborative, not spying.

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A feed that teaches & motivates

Age-safe content, a positivity engine, and Action Tasks that reward you for doing something good in the real world.

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Made for the region

11 South Asian languages, local payments, and a disaster Emergency mode — person-finder, resource map, low-bandwidth.

Already built and in testing

You're not funding an idea. The app is real — you're funding what makes it safe at scale.

🧪 Tested with real families

We didn't build this in a lab. Gossip Buzz is in beta with real families and children, so the parental controls, the age-safe feed and the on-device guardian are shaped by how kids actually use it — not by guesswork.

🛡 Built for wellbeing, not addiction

Mainstream feeds are engineered to keep you scrolling, not to help you live — and children pay first. We refuse that business model. No infinite-scroll dark patterns; instead a positivity engine, gentle screen-time nudges, and a design built to send you back to real life.

🎯 The right content for every age

Children, teens, youth and adults each see a feed tuned for them. Content is age-gated by default, so a child is never one tap away from something they shouldn't see.

🔐 Safety that respects your privacy

Chat and calls are end-to-end encrypted — no one, including us, can read them. And the scanner that protects kids from predatory contact runs entirely on the phone, so protection never costs privacy.

🔄 From scrolling to doing — real-world Action Tasks

Instead of rewarding you for staring at a screen, Gossip Buzz nudges you toward small real-world good — and rewards you for it with Action Tasks. Social media that gives back to your actual life.

💰 A creator economy that's actually fair

Most platforms keep the money and sell your attention. We flip it — on Gossip Buzz the value flows back to the people who make it good.

Yeti Coins (ɎC)

A friendly in-app wallet that powers tips, cheers and boosts. Support a creator you love with a single tap.

Earn for real engagement

Not clickbait. Genuine engagement on your posts turns into real value — weighted toward meaningful interactions over empty views.

Country Pools & Sagarmatha rank

Every country competes in its own pool. Climb your nation’s leaderboard toward the summit we call Sagarmatha — and share in the rewards. Built in Nepal, for the world.

It's social media that sends value back home.

🤝 Our AI promise

AI in Gossip Buzz works for you — drafting posts, summarizing, helping you learn, and quietly keeping kids safe on-device. It never trains on your private messages, and the child-safety scanner runs on the phone, so protection never costs privacy.

📱 Everything in one app

Encrypted chat & calls, a feed (Buzz), stories (Sip), communities (Circles), a wallet, live streaming and AI helpers — one safe, private app instead of five that mine your data.

🐾 An app on your side

We answer to you and your family, not advertisers — no ads, no data-selling. There's even an Emergency mode for disasters: person-finder, resource map and low-bandwidth support, because we're building for the real world, starting with Nepal.

💵 Budget — $30,000

One-time costs to make Gossip Buzz safe at scale — not ads, not salaries-forever.

Independent security & safety audit

Third-party review of the encryption and the on-device child-safety scanner.

Child-safety moderation

A trained team + the systems to keep kids safe as we grow.

Launch infrastructure

Calls (TURN/SFU), storage and servers for a real, reliable launch.

App Store & legal compliance

Privacy, child-safety law and store requirements across regions.

Localization

Polishing the experience across 11 South Asian languages.

Runway to public launch

Keeping a small team focused through beta → v1, full-time.

⏱ Timeline

The app is in testing today. Your support funds the safety audit and the launch hardening that take us from a working app to a public, reliable v1 — on iOS and Android — for families everywhere.

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⚠️ Risks & challenges

We're a small, independent team — that's our strength and our risk. Building safely at scale is hard, and timelines can shift. What won't change: no ads, no selling your data, and child-safety first.

❓ FAQ

Is the app really built?

Yes — it’s in beta on iOS and Android today. You’re funding the audit and launch hardening, not an idea.

When am I charged?

Once, securely via Stripe, right when you back us. We never see your card details.

Is my contribution tax-deductible?

No — we’re not a registered charity, so this is “back us” support, not a tax-deductible donation.

What do I get?

Our gratitude plus the reward for your tier — see “Back us — rewards” above.

🧠 Use of AI

AI helps you draft posts, summarize and learn, and it quietly keeps kids safe on-device. It never trains on your private messages, and the child-safety scanner runs on the phone. AI assists the people building and using Gossip Buzz — it doesn't replace human care or moderation.

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