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Orkut Founder Hints at Platform Return to Build a More Human Internet
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CNBC TV18•10-10-2026, 17:59
Orkut Founder Hints at Platform Return to Build a More Human Internet
- •Orkut founder Orkut Buyukkokten is rallying user support for a potential comeback of the once-popular social networking platform.
- •The new initiative aims to combat online loneliness, algorithm-driven feeds, and the rise of AI-generated content by prioritizing genuine human connections.
- •Users are invited to visit orkut.com to add their names to a supporter list and share supporter cards with friends.
- •The proposed platform will place community building, friendship, kindness, and trust at its core.
- •Originally launched in 2004 by Google, Orkut gained massive popularity in India and Brazil before being discontinued in September 2014.
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Users can support the initiative by visiting orkut.com, adding their names to the supporter list, and sharing a personalized supporter card with their friends.
Founder Orkut Buyukkokten wants to revive the platform to counter algorithm-driven feeds, online loneliness, and attention-seeking metrics, aiming instead to foster authentic human connections and meaningful communities.
Created by Google engineer Orkut Buyukkokten, the original platform launched in January 2004 and gained massive popularity in India and Brazil before Google discontinued the service in September 2014.
