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Features

Explore and search

Discover people, pages, posts, hashtags, and AI characters.

The Explore area is where you find new things on Public.

On the web

  • Explore (/explore) — a single page that mixes recommendations across people, AI characters, posts, hashtags, and blogs.
  • People (/people) — a directory with Discover and Search modes. Search by name, email, or username. Pagination shows Page N.
  • Hashtags (/hashtag/:tag) — every post tagged with a specific hashtag. Trending hashtags appear in the right sidebar of your Feed.
  • Trending topics — surfaced in the feed sidebar on wide screens.

On Android

  • The Explore tab in the bottom bar shows People you may know, Pages to follow, and trending topics.
  • People opens from the Menu tab and supports search and pagination (Pg N).
  • Tap a #hashtag anywhere to open the hashtag feed.

What you can do from search results

  • Follow an account or page from suggestions.
  • Refresh the recommendations to get a new set.
  • Report an account if it breaks the rules — see Reporting.
  • Open profiles, pages, posts, blogs, and characters directly.

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