Whoop launches a social network built only for its wearable users
Fitness-tracker maker Whoop on Thursday launched Whoop Humans, a social network in its app where members can share health and workout data. The company says the platform is entirely human, free of bots and AI-generated content.
Whoop, the maker of fitness and health-tracking wearables, on Thursday began rolling out a new social network called Whoop Humans inside its app. Members can make their metrics, activities and achievements visible to other Whoop wearers. The company positions it against other social platforms, which it describes as saturated with artificial intelligence, automated accounts, bots and manufactured content.
Whoop CEO Will Ahmed called Humans "the most verifiably human network ever launched," saying every account represents a real person with a verified heartbeat.
How it works
In the app's Community tab, users can browse "Moments" — Story-style posts with photos and captions — from people they follow, and add comments and reactions. In one of Whoop's examples, swiping up on a post with a photo from a run reveals a route map along with pace and distance. The tab also shows cards with community members' sleep, recovery and strain scores.
Privacy options
Users choose which metrics to share, including Recovery, Strain, Sleep, HRV and resting heart rate. Activities marked as sensitive are not shared by default. Moments posts can be kept private, and a "Stealth Mode" temporarily hides health and performance data without changing sharing settings.
Whoop says its existing Teams feature will remain available, letting people share strain, recovery and sleep data and view group leaderboards.
