{
  "id": 19741190,
  "title": "Whoop Launches a Social Network Where Every User Has a 'Verified Heartbeat'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/whoop-launches-a-social-network-where-every-user-has-a-verified",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-13T01:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Slashdot",
    "slug": "slashdot",
    "url": "https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/11/13/0135237/whoop-launches-a-social-network-where-every-user-has-a-verified-heartbeat"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Whoop has introduced a new social network called Humans within its fitness application, where each account represents a genuine individual with a confirmed heartbeat. The company asserts that this platform is distinct from other social media sites, which are often cluttered with artificial intelligence, automated accounts, bots, and manufactured content. According to The Verge, beginning Thursday, Whoop users can share their wearable data on the new Whoop Humans social network. They have the option to display their metrics, activities, and accomplishments to other Whoop users, post Story-like Moments with photos and captions, and engage with others' posts through comments and reactions. The Community tab within the Whoop app displays Moments from the individuals users follow, reminiscent of a feed similar to Instagram Stories but featuring friends' fitness tracker data. For instance, tapping on a user's Moments post with a photo from their run reveals a map with their route and information including their pace and distance. The Community tab also presents cards for members in a user's community, showcasing their sleep, recovery, and strain scores. Users can select which activities, achievements, and metrics they wish to share on Humans, such as Recovery, Strain, Sleep, Heart Rate Variability (HRV), and resting heart rate. Any activities flagged as sensitive are not shared by default. Additionally, there is an option to maintain Moments posts as private and a Stealth Mode for temporarily concealing health and performance data without adjusting sharing settings.",
  "summary": "Whoop has launched Humans, a social network built into its fitness app where every account is a real person with a \"verified heartbeat.\" The wearable company claims its platform is \"entirely human,\" unlike other social media platforms that are \"saturated with artificial intelligence, automated accounts and bots, and manufactured content.\" The Verge reports: Starting Thursday, Whoop members can…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Whoop launches Whoop Humans, a free opt-in social network in its app that allows members at every tier to share health data with approved followers (Connie Loizos/TechCrunch)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/whoop-launches-whoop-humans-a-free-opt-in-social-network-in-its-app",
        "published": "2026-11-12T16:20:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Verge",
        "title": "Whoop launched a social network where every user has a ‘verified heartbeat’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/whoop-launched-a-social-network-where-every-user-has-a-verified",
        "published": "2026-11-12T23:43:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}