As if there were not enough social networks on the internet, it was another attempt to survive in crowding. Minds.com is here as another new social network. He hopes to attract members using the knowledge and reputation of Anonymous.
But how many of what we have read in the last few days, and who can determine that Anonymous, are the supporters of the new social network, since they are Anonymous?
Minds.com is a social network like any other: it allows people to users to share connections, and their thoughts with their friends through posts on their timeline.
Minds has officially released desktop apps and mobile devices, hoping to attract new members with the promise of more security. The program is open source and encrypts all personal data sent between users.
To this day everything sounds fine.
"Our position is that users deserve to be in control of social media in every way," says Minds founder Bill Ottman in Business Insider.
This makes the network stand out from Facebook, which has long been using questionable privacy practices for its members.
The website without an official "launch" as Ottman told Business Insider gained 60 million hits. A large portion of users who turn to Minds, according to Ottman, are "interested in alternative media."
Through these trials over the past few years, Minds has allegedly attracted a group of online activists. The event has been given great emphasis, both by the company and by the media.
Some media even present the new social network as a network that belongs exclusively to Anonymous.
Στην πραγματικότητα, η ομάδα Anonymous Art of Revolution είναι μια σελίδα στο Facebook η οποία έχει πάνω από 1.000.000 φίλους. Η ιστοσελίδα φέρεται να έχει καλέσει ένα hackathon για την δοκιμή του κώδικα του Minds.
“Anonymous is initiating a call to hackers, designers, creators and programmers to unite worldwide. "Let us collaborate on the code of Minds.com and build a top site that is truly of the people, by the people and for the people," said "Anonymous."
Let's see what happens.
It is known that Anonymous may be all. You and us are a kind of protection that has as its main feature irresponsibility. Anonymity relieves you of any liability.
The Anonymous movement as we know it, which was on the rise at 2010, seems not to be the same.
Read: FBI: How did we stop Anonymous
If you read the above article, you will understand what has changed, although of course this does not mean that Anonymous as we know them disappeared.
Certainly they still exist, but certainly they will not all go together to join a social network, keeping the Anonymous flag.
If you think about it a bit more, the expediencies that serve statements such as: "Anonymous supports us" come as a continuation.
Not to be outdone, we mention that every Facebook page with a "population" of one million + receives incredible offers for product ads every day.
Regardless of whether this will help the social network Minds to acquire a public stays to see if there is continuity.
Every few months a new program starts (see Ello or Yo) that promises to be a different environment better than what Facebook offers.
What is certain is that Minds has focused on privacy and trust by trying to differentiate itself from other alternatives such as Facebook and gain "customers."
Regarding trust, it is advisable to think too much before trusting anyone on the internet.
Trust is won and is not acquired by anonymous or even named statements.
