Shooters Network
Type of site | Social media platform |
|---|---|
| Founded | March 2018 |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Founder(s) | David Scott |
| Industry | Internet |
| Website | shooters |
| Alexa rank |  13,513,009[1] |
| Registration | Required |
| Users | 4,000 members (July 2018)[update] |
| Current status | Active |
The Shooters Network (formerly Gunbook)[2] is a social media platform for people interested in guns.[3][4] The website was created under its original name Gunbook in March 2018 by British gun enthusiast and shooting instructor David Scott after his friends were banned from Facebook for posting pictures of their firearms on the platform.[2][3][5] The website has been criticized by Anti-gun activists who have called the website "tasteless".[3]
Scott intends for the website to be for people who want to talk about guns without being judged by friends or family, as well as for people who want to buy and sell guns.[3] Similar to Facebook, users are allowed to create profiles, add friends, create groups and photo albums as well as pages, but unlike Facebook, it is "free from the restrictions that other social networks impose" on the topic of guns and shooting.[4] Also unlike Facebook, the website does not track people's activities nor does it keep personal data.[4]
In July 2018, Gunbook rebranded itself and changed its name to the Shooters Network after Facebook's lawyers threatened legal action against the website.[2]
Statistics
By March 22, 2018, the website had more than 1,000 members, with around 60 being from the United States.[3] By July 7, 2018, the website had more than 4,000 members.[2]
References
- ↑ "Shooters.network Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa". www.alexa.com. Retrieved 2018-10-28.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Gunbook Had To Change Its Name After Facebook Threatened To Sue". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "This Man's Gun-Loving Friends Were Kicked Off Facebook. So He Started Gunbook". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 CNN, Gianluca Mezzofiore,. "Tired of not being able to post your gun pictures? Forget Facebook. There's now Gunbook". CNN. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
- ↑ "'Gunbook': Brit sets up rival site after Facebook bans his gun-loving friends". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
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