Minds (social network)

Minds
Type of business	Private
Type of site	Social network
Headquarters	Glastonbury, Connecticut, US
Key people	Bill Ottman, founder and CEO; John Ottman, co-founder and chairman; Mark Harding, co-founder and CTO; Ian Crossland, co-founder;
Industry	Internet
URL	minds.com
Registration	Required to post, follow, or be followed; anonymous registration allowed
Launched	June 2015

Minds is an open-source and distributed social network. Users can earn cryptocurrency for using Minds, and tokens can be used to boost their posts or crowdfund other users.^[2]^[3] Minds has been described as more privacy-focused than mainstream social media networks.^[4]^[5]

Writers in The New York Times, Engadget, and Vice have noted the volume of far-right users and content on the platform, following a trend across social media.^[6]^[7]^[3] Minds describes itself as focused on free speech, and minimally moderates the content on its platform. Its founders have said that they do not remove extremist content from the site out of a desire to deradicalize those who post it through civil discourse.^[3]

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[:2-6] Popper, Nathaniel (January 26, 2021). "They Found a Way to Limit Big Tech's Power: Using the Design of Bitcoin". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on May 2, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2021.

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