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Alex Kehr is making an anti-NextDoor, the community site where neighbors moderate each other and swap information from missing pets to petty crimes.

Nextdoor, Kehr argues, is far too "negative" — it's often filled with posts about suspicious dog-walkers and stolen packages. Some critique the platform as a breeding ground for misinformation and fights over local politics.

"Citizen and Nextdoor are so crime and safety-focused that they don't really make you love where you live," says Kehr, the company's founder and CEO. "They make you fear where you live."

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