press & media kit
everything you need to write about hivemind — facts, story angles, boilerplate, and brand assets. for interviews or anything not here, email press@gethivemind.net.
the one-liner
hivemind is an anonymous, hyperlocal community app — share posts, photos, polls, and questions with the people physically around you, inside a radius you choose. no profiles, no followers, no real names.
fast facts
boilerplate — copy & paste
Hivemind is an anonymous, hyperlocal community app. People share posts, photos, polls, and questions with neighbors inside a radius they choose — without profiles, followers, or real names. Verification-to-post and active moderation keep it real and safe. Free on iOS; Android in closed beta.
Hivemind is an anonymous, hyperlocal community app built around a simple idea: the most relevant conversations are the ones happening right around you. People post text, photos, polls, and time-bound questions called "asks" to others inside a radius they set — from a single kilometre to fifty. There are no profiles, no follower counts, and no real names, so the pressure and performance of mainstream social media disappear. Unlike anonymous apps of the past, every poster is identity-verified and content is actively moderated, making anonymity safe rather than toxic. Free on iOS; Android in closed beta.
story angles for writers
if you're looking for the hook, here are the three we think are most worth telling.
anonymous, grown up
Anonymous local apps earned a reputation for bullying and chaos. Hivemind is the counter-argument: every poster is identity-verified (privately), content is moderated, and there's a strict 18+, zero-tolerance child-safety policy. The angle: can anonymity be safe — and what does it take to get there?
the anti-nextdoor
Real-name neighborhood networks turned into surveillance and status. Hivemind drops the profiles and the clout entirely — your location is only ever used to surface what's nearby, never shared. The angle: hyperlocal connection without the drama, surveillance, or follower math.
the local "third place"
Amid a loneliness and disconnection crisis, Hivemind is a digital town square scoped to walking distance: lost pets, block parties, "best spot to watch the game," a plumber with a cancellation. The angle: technology used to rebuild local ties instead of dissolving them.
what makes it different
- anonymous by default — no profiles, no followers, no real names visible to anyone.
- radius you control — see and post to 1, 5, 10, 25, or 50 km around you.
- asks — questions that stay open for a set time; the asker pins the best answer.
- whispers — private replies visible only to you and the poster.
- local trust — a geospatial hex-grid signals who's genuinely local, while keeping identities anonymous to neighbors.
- memories — your own posts and comments are privately saved for you, invisible to everyone else.
- every format, one feed — text, photo, video, GIF, a built-in meme creator, polls, and asks.
on safety & moderation
the question every reporter asks about an anonymous app — answered up front.
- verification to post — browsing is open, but posting requires identity verification through a third-party service. Verification data is encrypted and never shown to other users.
- 18+ only, with a published zero-tolerance child-safety (CSAE) policy and NCMEC / PhotoDNA-based detection. See /child-safety.
- active moderation — automated image and text scanning plus human review of reports.
- privacy by design — location is used only to surface nearby posts and is never shared with other users; image metadata is stripped on upload.
brand assets
color palette
typography
JetBrains Mono — the wordmark and product are always set lowercase: hivemind
usage
- write the name lowercase: hivemind (capitalize only at the start of a sentence).
- keep clear space around the logo mark; don't recolor, rotate, or stretch it.
- need a transparent wordmark, a specific format, or device frames? email press@gethivemind.net.
interviews & quotes
Hivemind's team is available for interviews, written Q&A, and on-the-record quotes on anonymous social media, hyperlocal community, privacy, and online safety. Reach us at press@gethivemind.net and we'll respond quickly.