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Friendster relaunches as Neo-Friendster, prioritizing real-world connections over algorithms

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The defunct social media platform Friendster has been revived by programmer Mike Carson, who purchased the domain and trademarks. Carson aims to offer a social media experience free from ads and algorithms, focusing on genuine user connections. The new iteration, dubbed Neo-Friendster, requires users to physically tap phones to add friends, encouraging in-person interactions and verifying real-world connections. AI

RANK_REASON This is a relaunch of a legacy product with a novel feature, not a new frontier release or significant industry event.

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Friendster relaunches as Neo-Friendster, prioritizing real-world connections over algorithms

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  1. The Register — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Brandon Vigliarolo ·

    Friendster rises from the grave to make social media great again

    <h4>No ads, no algorithm, and you actually have to physically tap phones to add a friend</h4> <p>It's been more than a decade since social media platform Friendster went dark, but a new owner has brought it back from the dead - sort of - with the hope he can give exhausted users …

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