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The article is very promotional and mostly WP:ABOUTSELF using primary and some press release sources, so has been tagged as such. Thanks, — Paleo Neonate – 07:57, 27 June 2020 (UTC)
2603:8081:160a:be2a:3d0c:974d:9821:7363: Can you please specify where the New York Times source you're citing verifies that Trump supporters and members of the far-right have been migrating to MeWe "due to its encryption"? I'm not seeing it. GorillaWarfare (talk) 20:19, 12 November 2020 (UTC)
I should’ve phrased it better. I meant that like Gab, WeMe has had an influx of far right supporters due to its policies regarding “free speech.” 2603:8081:160A:BE2A:3D0C:974D:9821:7363 ( talk) 20:21, 12 November 2020 (UTC)
"The platform's choice not to moderate misinformation on the platform, which it classes as 'opinion', has attracted conservatives who felt mainstream social networks were 'censoring' their posts and those who have been kicked off of those platforms" I get that we're trying to send a clear message about this site but can we not be so flagrant about it? 212.70.101.116 ( talk) 15:26, 15 November 2020 (UTC)
I’ve a concern with the following quote, “MeWe's loose moderation has made it popular among conspiracy theorists, including proponents of the far-right QAnon conspiracy theory, which was banned from Facebook in 2020, and the "Stop the Steal" conspiracy theory relating to the 2020 United States presidential election.[2][10][11]”. None of the 3 sources cited support the statement that MeWe is popular with proponents of the QAnon fantasy. 2 supports the anti-Vaxer statement and 2&10 the Stop the Steal but 11 doesn’t even mention MeWe in the article. Lepew57 ( talk) 00:58, 17 November 2020 (UTC)
It would be helpful if the page was periodically updated by someone in the company to say how many members there were at those times. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rodney Topor ( talk • contribs) 05:54, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
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Hi I would remove mention of conspiracy theorists and anti-vaxers because this is clearly very biased. You shouldn't have to read this in the general description so as to devalue or de-legitimize the platform, we should leave that up to the individual. Please remove the mention of politics as it's inappropriate and not necessarily even true. it should read like this: "MeWe's light approach to content moderation has made it popular among those who value freedom of speech regardless of content" 142.119.23.133 ( talk) 23:04, 21 November 2020 (UTC)
@ GorillaWarfare: I second this request, the current desciption is not reflecting the purpose of MeWe, neither its main distinctions from others. The popularity might be added to the end of the paper, however they are irrelevant and are hearsay, not confirmed by any reliable investigation. The current contents goes against the basic standards of Wikipedia that state: "Wikipedia regards the concept of a neutral point of view as one of its non-negotiable principles". — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aldep77 ( talk • contribs) 16:08, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
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16:38, 18 January 2021 (UTC)@ Bilorv: What is controversial? Please explain. So far, I don't see any factual discussion, according to the rules, the consensus needs to be found Thanks aldep77
@ Aldep77: edits like this [1] are highly inappropriate, violating the consensus from this talk page as well as wikipedia policies such as the prohibition on trying to turn a page into WP:PROMOtional ad copy. IHateAccounts ( talk) 23:46, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
@ IHateAccounts: What do you mean by inappropriate? Is anything there not true? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aldep77 ( talk • contribs) 12:51, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
@ GorillaWarfare: That's not true, because (i) there is no promotion here - just pure facts the network is ad-free and this is it main distinction point. (ii) The current contents is clearly biased and thus violates Wiki policies. (iii) I don't see any consensus here. On the other hand, I see at least two complaints on the current contents. I repeat my question. What is not true in the changes? Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aldep77 ( talk • contribs) 16:34, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
@ Bilorv: Please read the proposed changes, they are not by itself nor from the mewe website they are from the outside sources. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aldep77 ( talk • contribs)
If it is, then also telegram and maybe even signal are alt tech.
I think we should be more careful before labeling companies as connected to far-right and alt-right. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.226.169.229 ( talk) 16:19, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
Deen Freelon and colleagues, publishing in Science, wrote that some alt-tech websites are specifically dedicated to serving right-wing communities, naming 4chan , 8chan , Gab, BitChute and Parler as examples. They noted that others were more ideologically neutral, such as Discord and Telegram.GorillaWarfare (talk) 16:25, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
we should also mention in the body that it is used by democratic activists like in the case of hong kong, we do mention its usage in Hong Kong in the article body, at MeWe#Hong Kong. Is there something missing that you think ought to be added? Please provide a reliable source if so. GorillaWarfare (talk) 18:07, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
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MeWe challenges the status quo by making privacy the foundation of online social experiences. MeWe is uncompromising about trust, respect and integrity. Where you own your personal information & content. It is explicitly not ours. Where you never receive targeted third-party advertisements or targeted third-party content. Where you have full control over your newsfeed and the order of how posts appear. MeWe does not manipulate, filter, or change the order of your newsfeeds. Permissions & privacy are your rights. You control them. You control who can access your content. MeWe is an American social media and social networking service owned by Sgrouples, a company based in Culver City, California. MeWe's light approach to content moderation has made it extremely popular for those who value their rights and freedoms. Irem Embers ( talk) 02:35, 5 June 2021 (UTC)
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Remove claim MeWe is popular to extremist groups only? Sounds like zuckerberg works at wiki now! 2601:187:8081:3E40:28D6:305C:720B:A419 ( talk) 17:53, 29 June 2021 (UTC)
"Moderation" should be replaced with "censorship" in the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.188.150.119 ( talk) 19:53, 12 July 2021 (UTC)
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1. The "Sgrouples" company name should not be bolded in the opening sentence of the lede. It calls undue attention to a term which, if searched within Wikipedia, provides no further insight, and if searched outside provides little further insight as well (bringing up essentially, only MeWe content). The name should be mentioned, but not so-highlighted. Having it appear thus is a red herring, and only distracts, suggesting there is something of wider importance, with more about it to be found. (At least at present, there simply is not.)
2. The single sentence of the second paragraph of the lede, beginning with "The site's interface has been described..." should logically precede the two sentences that appear before it—the design of the site and the practices of the company (with regard to interface design and content moderation practices) are more fundamental than the information on the user groups with which the site is popular. The admirable uses (in Hong Kong) and self-serving misuses (by QAnon) are both a consequence of design decisions, and so stating these should come first.
3. I also think, since this restructuring is called for, that the "Hong Kong" and "conservative" content should be reviewed for order of appearance, with chronological being most defensible, and then for wordiness. With regard to the latter, MeWe is is only in the most limited sense defined by how it is misused, and making descriptions of the conservative issue less wordy in the lede is probably a better reflection of the service, the founder's intent, and its actual global use. Media attention and the size of a brouhaha that appears at a given moment is not always indicative of a subject's importance (cf. the attention paid to moves made by royals, cosmetic surgeries of actresses, etc.). Encyclopedic means beaing able to step back and assess scope and long term importance in the context of a thicket of very often repetitive media product.
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As of 12th April 2021, Mark Weinstein is no longer the CEO of the company, he has been replaced with Jeffrey Edell ( /info/en/?search=Jeffrey_Scott_Edell) Source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mewe-appoints-jeffrey-edell-ceo-165000504.html IRusho ( talk) 16:31, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
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The article is very promotional and mostly WP:ABOUTSELF using primary and some press release sources, so has been tagged as such. Thanks, — Paleo Neonate – 07:57, 27 June 2020 (UTC)
2603:8081:160a:be2a:3d0c:974d:9821:7363: Can you please specify where the New York Times source you're citing verifies that Trump supporters and members of the far-right have been migrating to MeWe "due to its encryption"? I'm not seeing it. GorillaWarfare (talk) 20:19, 12 November 2020 (UTC)
I should’ve phrased it better. I meant that like Gab, WeMe has had an influx of far right supporters due to its policies regarding “free speech.” 2603:8081:160A:BE2A:3D0C:974D:9821:7363 ( talk) 20:21, 12 November 2020 (UTC)
"The platform's choice not to moderate misinformation on the platform, which it classes as 'opinion', has attracted conservatives who felt mainstream social networks were 'censoring' their posts and those who have been kicked off of those platforms" I get that we're trying to send a clear message about this site but can we not be so flagrant about it? 212.70.101.116 ( talk) 15:26, 15 November 2020 (UTC)
I’ve a concern with the following quote, “MeWe's loose moderation has made it popular among conspiracy theorists, including proponents of the far-right QAnon conspiracy theory, which was banned from Facebook in 2020, and the "Stop the Steal" conspiracy theory relating to the 2020 United States presidential election.[2][10][11]”. None of the 3 sources cited support the statement that MeWe is popular with proponents of the QAnon fantasy. 2 supports the anti-Vaxer statement and 2&10 the Stop the Steal but 11 doesn’t even mention MeWe in the article. Lepew57 ( talk) 00:58, 17 November 2020 (UTC)
It would be helpful if the page was periodically updated by someone in the company to say how many members there were at those times. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rodney Topor ( talk • contribs) 05:54, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
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Hi I would remove mention of conspiracy theorists and anti-vaxers because this is clearly very biased. You shouldn't have to read this in the general description so as to devalue or de-legitimize the platform, we should leave that up to the individual. Please remove the mention of politics as it's inappropriate and not necessarily even true. it should read like this: "MeWe's light approach to content moderation has made it popular among those who value freedom of speech regardless of content" 142.119.23.133 ( talk) 23:04, 21 November 2020 (UTC)
@ GorillaWarfare: I second this request, the current desciption is not reflecting the purpose of MeWe, neither its main distinctions from others. The popularity might be added to the end of the paper, however they are irrelevant and are hearsay, not confirmed by any reliable investigation. The current contents goes against the basic standards of Wikipedia that state: "Wikipedia regards the concept of a neutral point of view as one of its non-negotiable principles". — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aldep77 ( talk • contribs) 16:08, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
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16:38, 18 January 2021 (UTC)@ Bilorv: What is controversial? Please explain. So far, I don't see any factual discussion, according to the rules, the consensus needs to be found Thanks aldep77
@ Aldep77: edits like this [1] are highly inappropriate, violating the consensus from this talk page as well as wikipedia policies such as the prohibition on trying to turn a page into WP:PROMOtional ad copy. IHateAccounts ( talk) 23:46, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
@ IHateAccounts: What do you mean by inappropriate? Is anything there not true? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aldep77 ( talk • contribs) 12:51, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
@ GorillaWarfare: That's not true, because (i) there is no promotion here - just pure facts the network is ad-free and this is it main distinction point. (ii) The current contents is clearly biased and thus violates Wiki policies. (iii) I don't see any consensus here. On the other hand, I see at least two complaints on the current contents. I repeat my question. What is not true in the changes? Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aldep77 ( talk • contribs) 16:34, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
@ Bilorv: Please read the proposed changes, they are not by itself nor from the mewe website they are from the outside sources. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aldep77 ( talk • contribs)
If it is, then also telegram and maybe even signal are alt tech.
I think we should be more careful before labeling companies as connected to far-right and alt-right. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.226.169.229 ( talk) 16:19, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
Deen Freelon and colleagues, publishing in Science, wrote that some alt-tech websites are specifically dedicated to serving right-wing communities, naming 4chan , 8chan , Gab, BitChute and Parler as examples. They noted that others were more ideologically neutral, such as Discord and Telegram.GorillaWarfare (talk) 16:25, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
we should also mention in the body that it is used by democratic activists like in the case of hong kong, we do mention its usage in Hong Kong in the article body, at MeWe#Hong Kong. Is there something missing that you think ought to be added? Please provide a reliable source if so. GorillaWarfare (talk) 18:07, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
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MeWe challenges the status quo by making privacy the foundation of online social experiences. MeWe is uncompromising about trust, respect and integrity. Where you own your personal information & content. It is explicitly not ours. Where you never receive targeted third-party advertisements or targeted third-party content. Where you have full control over your newsfeed and the order of how posts appear. MeWe does not manipulate, filter, or change the order of your newsfeeds. Permissions & privacy are your rights. You control them. You control who can access your content. MeWe is an American social media and social networking service owned by Sgrouples, a company based in Culver City, California. MeWe's light approach to content moderation has made it extremely popular for those who value their rights and freedoms. Irem Embers ( talk) 02:35, 5 June 2021 (UTC)
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Remove claim MeWe is popular to extremist groups only? Sounds like zuckerberg works at wiki now! 2601:187:8081:3E40:28D6:305C:720B:A419 ( talk) 17:53, 29 June 2021 (UTC)
"Moderation" should be replaced with "censorship" in the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.188.150.119 ( talk) 19:53, 12 July 2021 (UTC)
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1. The "Sgrouples" company name should not be bolded in the opening sentence of the lede. It calls undue attention to a term which, if searched within Wikipedia, provides no further insight, and if searched outside provides little further insight as well (bringing up essentially, only MeWe content). The name should be mentioned, but not so-highlighted. Having it appear thus is a red herring, and only distracts, suggesting there is something of wider importance, with more about it to be found. (At least at present, there simply is not.)
2. The single sentence of the second paragraph of the lede, beginning with "The site's interface has been described..." should logically precede the two sentences that appear before it—the design of the site and the practices of the company (with regard to interface design and content moderation practices) are more fundamental than the information on the user groups with which the site is popular. The admirable uses (in Hong Kong) and self-serving misuses (by QAnon) are both a consequence of design decisions, and so stating these should come first.
3. I also think, since this restructuring is called for, that the "Hong Kong" and "conservative" content should be reviewed for order of appearance, with chronological being most defensible, and then for wordiness. With regard to the latter, MeWe is is only in the most limited sense defined by how it is misused, and making descriptions of the conservative issue less wordy in the lede is probably a better reflection of the service, the founder's intent, and its actual global use. Media attention and the size of a brouhaha that appears at a given moment is not always indicative of a subject's importance (cf. the attention paid to moves made by royals, cosmetic surgeries of actresses, etc.). Encyclopedic means beaing able to step back and assess scope and long term importance in the context of a thicket of very often repetitive media product.
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As of 12th April 2021, Mark Weinstein is no longer the CEO of the company, he has been replaced with Jeffrey Edell ( /info/en/?search=Jeffrey_Scott_Edell) Source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mewe-appoints-jeffrey-edell-ceo-165000504.html IRusho ( talk) 16:31, 18 February 2022 (UTC)