Northsocial.ca: Canada's New Social Media Giant

0:00It's April 9th. From your city to your ears, this is Canada News today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story. A crew of alumni from the University of the Fraser Valley in British Columbia just dropped North Social, California, a fresh Canadian social media. Spot aiming to rival those US heavy giants. Co-founder and CEO Colin Schmidt built it on homegrown tech with all private data chilling on Canadian servers to keep things local and controlled. Fans are hyped for a platform free from big tech algorithms dictating what we see, offering basics like commenting, following, and reactions. Right out the gate. The sites are already live, app drops soon, and they're plotting groups, a marketplace, and even gaming features to level up the experience. User count kicked off slow, which is hundreds over eight months, but exploded tenfold in the last six weeks. Now the hustle is all about scaling that. This while tackling those beastly tech challenges behind the scenes.