theLove in the press: what people are saying
By Cajetan
theLove launched on February 14, 2026. In the weeks since, it's been covered by publications and broadcast outlets across the country. We're grateful for the attention, and we wanted to put it all in one place.
"The social network that finally feels like home"
The Insider Weekly
The Insider Weekly covered theLove's launch with a piece focused on what makes it different from the major platforms: no ads, no algorithm, and a business model built around the subscriber rather than the advertiser.
Read the full article at The Insider Weekly.
"One designer had a different vision for social media, so he built it"
BA Business Life
BA Business Life ran a profile on the founding story behind theLove. The piece covers how a product design leader with 20 years of experience building software for tens of millions of users decided to build something smaller, more intentional, and genuinely private.
Read the full article at BA Business Life.
"Minnesota-based theLove launches ad-free social media platform"
The launch press release was distributed to 121 outlets nationwide. Here's everywhere it ran.
ABC
- ABC 27 — Harrisburg, PA - ABC 4 — Salt Lake City, UT - ABC 8News — Richmond, VA - News 10 ABC — Albany, NY - KHON2 — Honolulu, HI - KRON4 — San Francisco, CA - KTLA — Los Angeles, CA - KXAN — Austin, TX - WATE — Knoxville, TN - WBOY — Clarksburg, WV - WJBF — Augusta, GA - WOOD TV — Grand Rapids, MI - WHO13 — Des Moines, IA - KCAU9 — Sioux City, IA - WCIA — Champaign, IL - WIPROUD — Peoria, IL
CBS
- CBS 17 — Raleigh, NC - CBS 42 — Birmingham, AL - KOIN 6 — Portland, OR - News 3 — Las Vegas, NV - CountOn2 — Charleston, SC - KELOLAND — Sioux Falls, SD - KRQE — Albuquerque, NM - KSN — Wichita, KS - KSNT — Topeka, KS - SNNTV — Sarasota, FL - WJTV — Jackson, MS - WKRG — Mobile, AL - WLNS — Lansing, MI - WPRI — Providence, RI - WREG — Memphis, TN - WSAV — Savannah, GA - WTAJ — Altoona, PA - WTNH — New Haven, CT - WIVB — Buffalo, NY - WKRN — Nashville, TN - WDTN — Dayton, OH - WDHN — Dothan, AL
NBC
- NBC 4i — Columbus, OH - Oklahoma's News 4 — Oklahoma City, OK - KXNET — Bismarck, ND - WAVY — Norfolk, VA - WNCT — Greenville, NC - WVNSTV — Charleston, WV - WANE — Fort Wayne, IN - WJHL — Johnson City, TN - WKBN — Youngstown, OH - WOWKTV — Huntington, WV
FOX
- FOX 4 — Kansas City, MO - FOX 5 — Atlanta, GA - FOX 8 — Cleveland, OH - Fox16 — Little Rock, AR - Fox21 News — Colorado Springs, CO - FOX 40 — Sacramento, CA - FOX 44 News — Waco, TX - FOX 59 — Indianapolis, IN - My FOX 8 — Greensboro, NC - WFXR FOX — Roanoke, VA - FOX 2 Now — St. Louis, MO - FOX 56 — York, PA - KDVR — Denver, CO - KETK — Tyler, TX - KGET — Bakersfield, CA - KTALNEWS — Texarkana, TX - PHL17 — Philadelphia, PA - KTSM — El Paso, TX - OZARKSFIRST — Springfield, MO - YOURCENTRALVALLEY — Fresno, CA - VALLEYCENTRAL — McAllen, TX - MYHIGHPLAINS — Amarillo, TX - YOURBASIN — Midland, TX - TEXOMASHOMEPAGE — Wichita Falls, TX - NWAHOMEPAGE — Northwest Arkansas - FOURSTATESHOMEPAGE — Joplin, MO - MYWABASHVALLEY — Terre Haute, IN - MYSTATELINE — Rockford, IL - OURQUADCITIES — Davenport, IA - EVERYTHINGLUBBOCK — Lubbock, TX - CONCHOVALLEYHOMEPAGE — San Angelo, TX - YOURBIGSKY — Great Falls, MT - WESTERNSLOPENOW — Grand Junction, CO - MYARKLAMISS — Shreveport, LA - MYPANHANDLE — Pensacola, FL - TRISTATEHOMEPAGE — Evansville, IN - LOUISIANAFIRSTNEWS — Alexandria, LA - CENLA — Alexandria, LA - KLFY — Lafayette, LA - WGNO — New Orleans, LA - UPMATTERS — Marquette, MI - WEAREGREENBAY — Green Bay, WI - WYTV — Youngstown, OH - WTRF — Wheeling, WV
WGN / CW
- WGN TV — Chicago, IL - WGNO — New Orleans, LA - CW33 — Dallas, TX - CW39 — Houston, TX - CW7AZ — Phoenix, AZ - DC News Now — Washington, DC - PIX11 — New York, NY - MY CHAMPLAIN VALLEY — Burlington, VT - MYTWINTIERS — Elmira, NY
Other news and media
- 8newsnow — Las Vegas, NV - KARK — Little Rock, AR - WBTW News 13 — Myrtle Beach, SC - WFLA News Channel 8 — Tampa, FL - WSPA — Spartanburg, SC - WWLP-22News — Springfield, MA - 2822news - Central Illinois Proud - CNY Homepage — Syracuse, NY - Rochester First — Rochester, NY - Local SYR — Syracuse, NY - Your Erie — Erie, PA - Inform NNY — Watertown, NY - WHNT — Huntsville, AL - WJBF — Augusta, GA - WAVY — Norfolk, VA - WATE — Knoxville, TN - Big Country Homepage — Abilene, TX - Quebec City News — Carolina - WKRN — Nashville, TN - WKBN — Youngstown, OH
What they're all saying
The common thread across the coverage is the same thing that drove us to build theLove in the first place. People are tired of being the product. They want a social network that works for them, not for advertisers.
The Insider Weekly called it a place that "finally feels like home." BA Business Life framed it as a founder who saw a problem and built the solution rather than waiting for someone else to fix it.
That's exactly what theLove is. A private social network for friends, family, and the people who matter most to you. Paid, ad-free, and built with you as the customer.
If you haven't tried it yet, your first month is on us.