MeWe, the social media platform that calls itself the “Anti-Facebook” will add a new “Journals” function to rival the “Stories” found on Instagram, Snapchat and other apps. As of July 1, it’ll build the new feature into its Premium package, with users of the free version able to purchase Journals separately.
Priding itself on data privacy, free speech and no ads, MeWe designers insist their Journals will not end with the 24-hour lifecycle. Its members can save, sort and organize their stories forever from within the app.
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The MeWe Journal feature arrives July 1 as the app fends off accusations that the privacy-centric service as “conservative.” Offering users what the app calls “the industry's first Privacy Bill of Rights,” the founders of MeWe are protesting those media reports that label the fledgling social media provider as right wing and a home for conspiracy theorists.
MeWe CEO and Founder Mark Weinstein published an editorial response to those criticisms, stating: “MeWe’s TOS is clear: Haters, bullies, lawbreakers, and people promoting threats and violence are not welcome. The MeWe Trust and Safety Team works hard every day to remove them.”
“However, if members want to have conversations about political points of view, or discuss the merits of various medical treatments, diets, exercise regimens, supplements, lifestyles, etc., it is not the role of a social media company to police such discussions. Censoring them would run contrary to MeWe’s core values. “
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The new Journals feature is also not censored or monitored for ideological content. Users can create up to 500 separate entries and choose to make each Journal visible to only themselves, other members or close friends. The collections can be created and edited on MeWe’s mobile app for viewing on both mobile and desktop.
MeWe Premium ($4.99 per month) includes Journals for free, while MeWe’s non-Premium users can purchase “a-la-carte” Journals in the MeWe Store for $1.99 per month. The Premium subsection fee takes the revenue-producing role targeted ads provide for the social media giants. Its creators insist the platform ends the possibility of violated privacy, sold user information or content removed by app administrators.
MeWe recently surpassed 8 million members and expects up to 40 million by the end of 2020.
