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Hornet Version 7.5 Brings Live Video to the World’s Queer Social Network
Hornet Version 7.5 Brings Live Video to the World’s Queer Social Network

Hornet and ParshipMeet Group collaborate to operate the largest queer live streaming platform in the world West Hollywood, Calif., Sept. 28, 2021 — Hornet Networks, the world’s queer social network, today announced the launch of Version 7.5, bringing hotly anticipated video live-streaming to its 35 million users. Doubling down on[…]

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Hornet Appoints Community Builder Douglas Atkin to Board of Advisors
Hornet Appoints Community Builder Douglas Atkin to Board of Advisors

The queer social network taps one of the most renowned thought leaders, who built community and purpose at AirBnB and MeetUp, for its board West Hollywood, Calif., Sep 9, 2021 — Hornet Networks, the world’s queer social network, today announced the appointment of Douglas Atkin, the former Global Head of[…]

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Hornet Appoints Marten Mickos, HackerOne CEO, to Board of Advisors
Hornet Appoints Marten Mickos, HackerOne CEO, to Board of Advisors

The queer social network extends its longstanding collaboration with HackerOne, further strengthening a dedication to security and user safety West Hollywood, Calif., Aug 19, 2021 — Hornet Networks, the world’s queer social network, today announced the appointment of Marten Mickos, CEO of HackerOne (hackerone.com), to its Board of Advisors. This[…]

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Hornet Responds to Removal From Turkey App Store Following Anti-LGBTQ Court Order
Hornet Responds to Removal From Turkey App Store Following Anti-LGBTQ Court Order

Apple has removed Hornet, the world’s queer social network, from its App Store in Turkey, responding to a court order from the staunchly queerphobic Turkish government Available to read in Turkish here. UPDATE, Feb. 25, 2022: Hornet is reinstated in Apple’s App Store as a new app called Hornet Stories,[…]

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Hornet Version 7.1 Sees Users Create Their Own Soundtrack With AI Music
Hornet Version 7.1 Sees Users Create Their Own Soundtrack With AI Music

Hornet and AI Music collaborate to ship the industry’s first use of AI adaptive music on a social network West Hollywood, Calif., Mar 24, 2021 — Hornet Networks, the world’s Gay Social Network, today announces the release of Version 7.1. This makes Hornet the first social network to feature adaptive[…]

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Hornet Launches Interest-Based Hashtag Feeds
Hornet Launches Interest-Based Hashtag Feeds

With this new ability to navigate to hashtag-based “sub-feeds” on Hornet, gay men are able to find like-minded members of the community and connect over shared interests. Hashtags like #workout, #gaymer and #travel have already become popular sub-feeds for Hornet users.

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Hornet Hits 50 Million In-App Video Views, Just 100 Days After V7 Launch
Hornet Hits 50 Million In-App Video Views, Just 100 Days After V7 Launch

The average user-posted video story on Hornet is watched 500 times Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 21, 2021 — One hundred days since Hornet announced the launch of Version 7 with ephemeral video stories, the world’s gay social network has surpassed 50 million in-app video views. This latest advancement in redefining[…]

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Hornet Launches Version 7 to Introduce Video Short Stories
Hornet Launches Version 7 to Introduce Video Short Stories

Hornet, the world’s gay social network with over 30 million users, today announced the launch of its Version 7 with ephemeral video short stories, providing even more context for gay men to connect with their community, anytime, anywhere.

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Hornet Endorses Biden/Harris for the White House
Hornet Endorses Biden/Harris for the White House

Today, Hornet, the world’s gay social network with over 30 million users, is proud and excited to endorse Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for President and Vice President of the United States.

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Hornet Users Can Now Award Posts
Hornet Users Can Now Award Posts

With new in-app currency Honey, users can incentivize their favorite content creators

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