Wimkin

Wimkin
Type of site
Social network
Available inEnglish
Founder(s)Jason Sheppard
IndustryInternet
URLwimkin.com
Users7,900,000 (total) as of October of 2022 (550,000 daily active)
LaunchedAugust 2020

Wimkin is an alt-tech social network that claims to promote free speech.[1][2] The site describes itself as "100% uncensored social media".[3] Wimkin was launched in August 2020 and was founded by Jason Sheppard.

As of January 2021, Wimkin had 300,000 users.[1]

  1. ^ a b Uberti, David (2021-01-15). "Apple's App Store Removes Social Media Platform Wimkin Over Calls to Violence". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original on 2021-01-16. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  2. ^ "Parler squeezed as Trump seeks new online megaphone". Microsoft News. The Canadian Press. 2021-01-10. Archived from the original on 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  3. ^ Cuthbertson, Anthony (2021-01-21). "Google bans another right wing social media app from its Play store". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2021-01-29.