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How do you stand out in a saturated social media world? With the giants of social networking filled with incessant streams of heavily voiced opinions, and a whirlwind flurry of reels, video loops, and advertising, tired users are beginning to look somewhere quieter for their social media fix. Enter Hive Social, offering up a \u201cnew approach to social media\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n But just <\/span>what makes Hive different, and how popular is it really becoming? <\/b>And, more importantly, <\/span>is Hive Social safe<\/b> for the heaviest social media users<\/a> of today – teenagers? <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Launched in 2019, Hive Social was created by its founder, then-college student Raluca, to be social networking in a more simplistic form. <\/span>Hive Social was designed to go against an algorithm <\/b>directing users to feeds they <\/span>might <\/span><\/i>like to see, in favor of chronological posts from friends, followers and family.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Users of Hive Social can post images and videos, GIFs, and polls, scroll their feed to see content from the people they follow, and explore trending topics on the apps \u2018Discover\u2019 section. <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n To get started, users simply have to enter a date of birth, and select a few interests that can help tailor their feed. With a username, profile picture, and bio filled out, they\u2019re now ready to start scrolling. <\/span>The Hive Social setup shows both trending, publicly shared content, and posts from friends<\/b>, displayed in chronological order rather than algorithm-based suggestions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Hive lets users<\/span> edit their profile<\/span> with<\/span> color themes and featured music<\/b> – just like in the days of Myspace. Once ready, users can post:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n At the time we tested Hive Social to complete this review, the poll and customizable profile music features were unavailable. It seems Hive Social still has some tweaks and improvements to make in order to be able to offer up the complete user experience <\/span>advertised on its website<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/static.qustodio.com\/public-site\/uploads\/2023\/01\/12154201\/Hive-Safety-Guide_InsideImage.png” alt=”Is hive social safe for teens” title_text=”Hive-Safety Guide_InsideImage” align=”center” disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n According to a <\/span>Zerforschung report<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Hive Social users are prone to \u201cmultiple critical security vulnerabilities\u201d<\/b>, including direct message leaks, images, and private user data such as phone numbers or email addresses. In the German cybersecurity company\u2019s investigation, it was also revealed that users could even edit posts on other people\u2019s accounts.<\/span><\/p>\n In response to the assessment, Hive Social shut down their servers in late November 2022, releasing a new update a few weeks later that claimed to fix security issues, among other tweaks to help improve the app\u2019s user experience.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n What is Hive Social?<\/b><\/h2>\n
How does Hive Social work?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Is Hive Social safe?<\/b><\/h2>\n