Perspective, a new bipartisan social media platform designed to promote bipartisan conversation, has launched its early beta version.
The platform was envisioned by Samuel W. Wolfson High students, a high school in Jacksonville, to change how individuals with different political views engage in online conversations. Perspective has already assembled a team of experienced software developers, mentors, and a board of directors.
Perspective aims to revolutionize the social media industry by providing a place for politically minded individuals to discuss ideas, no matter their professional background. To achieve a civilized debate, anti-echo chamber algorithms will be used to increase social and political bi-partisanship.
The platform founders believe that by providing users with a means not only to have their voices heard but also to engage in debate, Perspective could help fight the political polarization that has characterized the United States and other countries in recent times.
While the beta version is only available to an exclusive group of testers at this time, the team is expecting to open it for public testing within the next month. In a similar manner, the team will be expanding as the startup aims to raise additional funding via a seed round.
So far, Perspective Inc. has raised $120k in funding from friends and family to make the platform a reality. With the team being interviewed by the Thiel Foundation, the startup could be joining the prestigious tech...
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