Grou.ps v2 to Launch and Welcome Tumblr Users
Grou.ps, one of the oldest independent social networking services still in existence, has launched a new version of its platform that's completely open source, and privacy-centric. The new site also welcomes Tumblr users forced to migrate due to censorship.
SEATTLE, Dec. 27, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- After 13 years in service, Grou.ps (https://grou.ps) has launched a new website, with a new logo. It is completely rewritten from scratch and comes in open source available for download on Github.
This announcement comes, coincidentally, just after Tumblr decided to delete sites containing adult content. Grou.ps is committed to a censorship-free environment enabling full self-expression.
"We've always welcomed any form of self-expression as long as it's in legal boundaries" says Emre Sokullu, the founder and CEO of Grou.ps Inc. Through 2009 and 2010, Grou.ps reached 8 million monthly unique visitors during a time when Facebook claimed to serve 250 million. Later in 2011, the service switched to a paid model. Since then, while it has lost some traffic it has found a sustainable business model.
"That whole experience was painful, and it was disheartening to disappoint millions of users who believed we could have served them freely forever. But it gave us a solid business model, and a chance to actually help them express themselves freely without shifting from one platform to another," explains Sokullu.
Grou.ps believes that site owners, including Tumblr admins, are tired of getting exiled. Unlike Tumblr and other social networks, Grou.ps guarantees service continuity. Moreover, the fact that the site is completely open source and data import/export is straightforward, it guarantees that the platform will survive regardless of the viability of the company.
In addition, the site's new privacy-centric features include but are not limited to;
- SSL for in-transit encryption,
- Anonymous accounts, no unnecessary IP logging,
- GDPR compatibility by collecting minimal data,
- Servers located in the Dutch jurisdiction.
Grou.ps will maintain existing customers on the old platform for at least another six months.
About Grou.ps Inc.
Grou.ps Inc. provides social networking infrastructure solutions since 2005. The platform is used to create a wide variety of community sites, including online gaming forums, fan clubs, health & fitness networks and alumni portals. For more information, visit https://grou.ps
SOURCE Grou.ps Inc.
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