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Asking for your email is somewhat understandable, but asking for your phone number ?

I don't believe that sites that ask for this really are alternatives to the big techs like Google and Facebook.

I liked Ruqqus and Poal for not asking or needing email, much less phone number.

Asking for your email is somewhat understandable, but asking for your phone number ? I don't believe that sites that ask for this really are alternatives to the big techs like Google and Facebook. I liked Ruqqus and Poal for not asking or needing email, much less phone number.

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MeWe is owned by the CCP I think....

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I'm pretty sure that was the site John Cena used to apologize to china.

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I hear them Chinese are the ones that killed Jesus.

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Who owns MeWe? The folks behind MeWe brand it as the “Next-Gen Social Network.” Their website promises “No Ads. No Spyware. No BS.” Sounds fancy enough, but what does that actually mean? And, perhaps more importantly, just who are those folks in the first place?

Although it has enjoyed a very recent surge in popularity, MeWe can actually trace its lineage all the way back to 1998. That’s when author and internet executive Mark Weinstein established a social media site called SuperGroups.com. Although SuperGroups was closed down in 2001, Weinstein gathered up a nearly identical leadership team and incorporated Sgrouples Inc. in 2011 (not nearly as catchy of a name, if you ask us!). Mark Weinstein is not only the founder of MeWe but also the CEO, though the network is technically owned by Culver City, Calif.-based Sgrouples Inc. As for who is a member of Sgrouples, well, that info is actually pretty difficult to come by.