Lately, the founder and CEO of True, Bret Cox, reached out as a way to pitch his social media platform to us. It appeared attention-grabbing sufficient, so I made a decision to see what it was about.
True is a social media community that is available in type of an app for each main platforms
True is a social media community that’s pitching itself straight as a Fb different. So, it’s not an alternative choice to Twitter, or something of the kind. This platform comes within the type of an app for each Android and iOS, and it does remind me of Fb, to a level.
Earlier than we get into it, right here’s a little bit of a again story. True was based throughout COVID, mainly. Its founder says that he was “fed up with Fb and surveillance capitalism”. He and his workforce managed to boost $18 million from a “Microsoft billionaire” to kickstart the venture.
He refers to ‘True’ as a “personal social community”. Very like on Fb, you’re supposed so as to add folks to your lists, and make connections with them. The main target is on that half. So if you may get a few of your mates/household on it, you may get issues going.
He additionally added the next: “True is a brand new sort of social graph organized like a messaging platform—it’s a family-friendly dwelling in your associates and favourite creators.”
It desires to rival Fb, however preserve your information personal
What’s so completely different than what Fb affords? Effectively, the privateness side ought to be it, although we’ve no approach of understanding, in fact. There’s a ‘Privateness’ button accessible within the app, although, together with some added choices.
Cox additionally stated that True is “centered on folks you actually know, we’ll by no means have to monetize private data”. If that seems to be true, it might be a extra interesting possibility than Fb, at the least to these of you apprehensive about privateness.
The Android app seems to be very nice, as you possibly can see within the gallery beneath. I haven’t had the possibility to correctly use it simply but, however apart from the preliminary bugs which are sort of anticipated, folks appear to get pleasure from it.
It does have Fb vibes to it, based mostly on what I’ve seen, however the good facet of them. It seems to be easy, and minimalistic, and but trendy and welcoming, so far as the design is anxious, in fact.
If you happen to’d wish to strive it out, we’ve included a obtain hyperlink beneath, together with some promo photographs.
True (Google Play Retailer)