Hornet (app)
| ISIN | 🆔 |
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| Founded 📆 | 2011 |
| Founder 👔 | Christof Witting, Sean Howell |
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| 🌐 Website | hornet.com |
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| 📞 telephone | |
Hornet is a social networking app and online site geared towards gay, bi, queer and trans men.[1] It runs on iOS and Android devices, and is available to download from the Apple Store and Google Play.
The app acts as a digital home for the LGBTQ community where users can share text, photos, articles and videos, follow other users and engage in conversations through commenting and chat.[2] The Hornet Feed also curates content from editors and leading worldwide LGBT publications.[3]
Hornet is free to download with the option to purchase a premium account to access more features.
As of 2020, Hornet has 25 million users globally, and is the number one gay app in France, Russia, Brazil, Turkey, and Taiwan, with an expanding user base in the United States.[4] [5]
History[edit]
Hornet was founded in 2011 by tech entrepreneur Christof Wittig and financier Sean Howell[6] with a goal of “providing quality social interactions with more ways to meet and engage in local gay communities.”[7]
In 2016, Hornet acquired the queer blog Unicorn Booty as well as the gay travel site Vespa to help distinguish the brand away from gay dating apps.[8]
Also, in 2016, Hornet received its first institutional funding of US$ 8 million.[9]
Safety and Security[edit]
Personal data kept on the Hornet is stored and processed securely.[10] Hornet works with advocates on the ground to communicate localized safety tips.[11][12][13]
When a user shares their location, Hornet randomly obscures their distance as displayed in the app through triangulation.[14] Hornet also allows users to turn off its “show my distance” function.
In 2019, Hornet introduced a badge verification to help users find other authentic profiles, and get rid of spam accounts and bots.[15]
Hornet Impact[edit]
Hornet Impact was introduced to leverage its global reach to advocate for the health,[16] safety, social and economic justice of the LGBTQ community.[17] Hornet Impacts focuses on cultivating a community that celebrates all its queer members while providing our members with resources[18] and information.[19] Hornet works with partners on HIV research around MSM population size estimates,[20] PrEP,[21] and sexual and mental health.[22][23]
References[edit]
- ↑ Levesley, David. "The best apps for gay dating, gay sex and gay romance". GQ.
- ↑ Mastroyiannis, Alexis (March 5, 2018). "Gay dating apps: A comprehensive guide to Jack'd, Grindr, Hornet, Scruff and the rest". Pink News.
- ↑ Edmunds, Simon. "Hornet Adds Notifications For New Social-Style Feed". Global Dating Insights.
- ↑ Rabimov, Stephan. "How Hornet Built The Largest And One-Of-Its-Kind Global Gay News Room". Forbes.
- ↑ Winklemen, Steven. "The best LGBTQ dating apps for Android and iOS". Digital Trends.
- ↑ Braidwood, Ella. "What is Hornet? The gay dating app that lets you 'sting' men". Pink News.
- ↑ Sawers, Paul. "Gay dating app Hornet raises $8 million, its first institutional funding". Venture Beat.
- ↑ Edmunds, Simon. "Hornet Acquires Gay Travel Guide Vespa & Welcomes Back Co-Founder Christof Wittig As CEO". Global Dating Insights.
- ↑ Avery, Dan. "Gay Dating App Hornet Lands $8 Million Investment From Chinese Venture Capitalists". New Now Next.
- ↑ Avery, Daniel. "Gay Dating App Grindr Leaking Users' Location Data, Report Indicates". Newsweek.
- ↑ "Gay Dating Apps Grindr and Hornet Help LGBT Egyptians Stay Safe Amid Crackdown". Haaretz. Reuters. Oct 23, 2017.
- ↑ Brandom, Russell (Apr 25, 2018). "Designing For The Crackdown". The Verge.
- ↑ Shadel, Jon (Feb 13, 2018). "Are Gay Dating Apps Doing Enough to Respond to User Discrimination?". Vice.
- ↑ Fox, Chris (8 August 2019). "Gay dating apps still leaking location data". BBC News.
- ↑ Riley, John (November 5, 2019). "Gay dating app Hornet wants to clamp down on "imposters and manipulators" in new update". Metro Weekly.
- ↑ Ravindranath, Mohana (2019-12-09). "Getting on the apps to fight STIs". Politico.
- ↑ Harrington-Edmans, Francesca (23 January 2019). "Alex Garner: 'We need to look beyond HIV'". Avert.
- ↑ "How the Gay Social App Hornet Hopes to Boost Users' HIV IQ". POZ. March 2, 2016.
- ↑ Abadsidis, Savas (December 22, 2017). "Can You Have a Sex Life After HIV?". Pride.
- ↑ Baral S, Turner RM, Lyons CE, Howell S, Honermann B, Garner A, Hess III R, Diouf D, Ayala G, Sullivan PS, Millett G (2018). "Population Size Estimation of Gay and Bisexual Men and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men Using Social Media-Based Platforms". JMIR Public Health Surveill. 4 (1). e15. doi:10.2196/publichealth.9321. PMID 29422452.
- ↑ Bourne A, Alba B, Garner A, Spiteri G, Pharris A, Noori T (2019). "Use of, and likelihood of using, HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among men who have sex with men in Europe and Central Asia: findings from a 2017 large geosocial networking application survey". Sexually Transmitted Infections. 95 (3): 187–192. doi:10.1136/sextrans-2018-053705. PMC 6580743 Check
|pmc=value (help). PMID 30612107. - ↑ Torres T, Bastos LS, Kamel L, Bezerra DRB, Fernandes NM, Moreira RI, Garner A, Veloso VG, Grinsztejn B, De Boni RB (April 2020). "Do men who have sex with men who report alcohol and illicit drug use before/during sex (chemsex) present moderate/high risk for substance use disorders?". Drug Alcohol Depend. 209. 107908. doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.107908. PMID 32078972 Check
|pmid=value (help). - ↑ Darlington, Shastta (Dec 12, 2017). "Brazil Fights H.I.V. Spike in Youths With Free Preventive Drug". The New York Times.
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