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IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CONTACT: Doug Bell 05/19/2021
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KIWIMATES.COM
LAUCHES AN EXCLUSIVE SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE FOR NEW ZEALAND
Offers
Facebook-style community free from big tech oppression
Auckland,
New Zealand. – KiwiMates.com, today announced its new Social Network for Kiwis
in response to heavy-handed free speech crackdowns by services such as Facebook
and Twitter. Positioned as a safe harbor for Online Liberty where members can
speak, think and act as they see fit, free from fear of cancellation and
censorship by tech overlords. The service offers a unique Trial-by-Web feature
as their way to handle interpersonal disputes and controversial content, as
well as a way members can monetize their own postings through a
member-to-member tipping system.
Unlike
most services, where everyone is welcome to join, KiwiMates is an Invite-Only
service. The only way to sign up to the service is by an invitation from a
current member of the site. This approach effectively eliminates fake accounts,
bots, and spammers that plaque the big online networks. Moreover, by tying some
responsibility between the new member and his sponsor, through their
Trail-by-Web service, it becomes an effective filter of the more fringe elements
of society.
"Trial-by-Web
is our brilliant plan to keep things somewhat civil, " indicates Doug
Bell, one of the founders of KiwiMates. "It removes us from the role of
moralistic Social Networking Inquisitor. When things get heated, everyone has
skin-in-the-game to tamp it down: You, your friend who let you in here, and the
person on the other side of the screen."
"If
someone gets offended," Doug continues, "they can put the offender up
for a vote, but they also risk getting put up themselves. For being a
baby."
The
KiwiMates membership itself controls the scales of social justice, not a
Praetorian Guard of moral authority deciding from their high tower with woke
impunity. Members vote on fate of the
offender, the offended, and the even the offender's sponsor with judgment being
Online Jail, Banishment, or a Hall Pass.
The
system is also experimenting with options to allow members to actually earn
cash and acclamation by allowing them to reward others by tipping them in
Credits for posting exceptional content. "Knowing your post might actually
earn you fame and fortune," indicates Nate Hammond, co-founder and CTO of
KiwiMates, "gives you incentive to thoughtfully craft a post, and helps us
curate really great content for our news feed".
Besides
limiting membership by invitation, KiwiMates is also protecting its initial
membership by restricting enrollment to the first 100,000 new signups. "We
want a tight-knit family of Kiwis who respect and care for each other, with the
occasional squabble.", affirms Doug Bell. "Not an uncontrolled mob
busting through our online doors."
About
KiwiMates.com
KiwiMates.com
is a social networking community for Kiwis in New Zealand. It is a safe harbor
for Online Liberty - where you can speak, think and act as you see fit, free
from fear of cancellation and censorship by the tech overlords. For further
information visit www.kiwimates.com
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