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MySpace clone SpaceHey is reviving the Y2K social media aesthetic
The site, made by an 18-year-old coder from Germany, has surpassed 200,000 users and offers an antidote to algorithmically-driven timelines
Customisable profiles, Top 8 Friends, algorithm-free browsing, and no intrusive targeted ads – these are all features of SpaceHey, the MySpace clone taking users on a nostalgia trip right back to the platform’s 2004 heyday.

On November 11 SpaceHey surpassed 200,000 users, a strong indicator that a not insignificant number of internet users still pang for the halcyon days of social media, where posts were shown in chronological order, largely advert free, and data was at least partially protected (until MySpace Tom sold his creation to Rupert Murdoch in 2005).