Channels and languages

Two settings decide what can reach your feed: the channels you’ve joined and the languages you read. Both are in the Filters tab.

Channels

A channel is a topic. Every post belongs to exactly one channel and only travels among its members. There are ten:

Channel	What it’s for
Everyday life	Moments, thoughts and small stories from your day
Humor	Memes, jokes and funny finds, on any subject
Society & Politics	Politics, social issues and the debates around them
Science & Tech	Technology, research and how things work
Sports & Fitness	Playing, watching and training
Nature & Travel	Places, trips, the outdoors and wildlife
Food & Drink	Cooking, recipes and eating out
Entertainment	Film, series, music, games and books
Creative	Things you made: art, photos, music, writing, crafts
Work & Money	Jobs, careers, money and running a business

Tap a channel under Filters → Channels to read what belongs in it and what belongs next door.

When a post fits more than one, go through these in order and take the first that fits:

1. You made it, and the making is the point: Creative.
2. It’s mainly meant to be funny: Humor.
3. Otherwise: the channel of its main subject.
4. No subject fits: Everyday life.

• Join a channel to receive its posts, leave it to stop.
• There’s no limit on how many you join. More channels, fuller feed.
• Channels are set up by the Peerkola team. You can’t create your own yet. → Custom channels may be introduced in the future.
• Channel costs shows what posting costs in each channel. It’s off by default; switch it on under Filters → Channels while you’re saving up for a post.

Post languages

Every post is written in one language, and you choose which languages you read. You only receive posts in those languages, plus posts with no language: a photo or a video without text. Those reach everyone in the channel.

Available right now: English and German.

• You have to keep at least one language, otherwise nothing could reach you.
• If you only pick a language few people write in, your feed fills more slowly. The app tells you when that’s likely.

Post languages vs. app language

These are two separate settings:

• Post languages (Filters → Languages): which posts you receive.
• App language (Settings → Language): the language of the app’s buttons and menus.

You can read posts in English and German while using the app in German, or any other combination.

When you post

When you write a post, you choose its channel and its language. The language decides who gets it: only people who read that language. The app suggests one based on your text, and you can change it. See Writing a post.