# More “Social” feature integration… why? **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Experience Preview\ **Tags:** server-unraid, apple-tv\ **Created:** [January 23, 2025, 5:38am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/more-social-feature-integration-why/903240 "2025-01-23T05:38:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 7
**Author:** ![mightydh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/mightydh/32/258210_2.png) [@mightydh](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mightydh)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2025, 6:16am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/more-social-feature-integration-why/903240/7 "2025-01-24T06:16:48Z")
> [@DrPeril](#): > > 2: Why the hell are there social-media like features being baked more and more into my personal media server? Taken from when we found out that Plex,inc is lying about opt-out of sharing viewing history with friends. CEO Keith took PE money, Keith has his entire corporate bonus on milestones of turning Plex into a social media company as dictated by Jason Chapnik. > [@Weekly review emails data leak](https://forums.plex.tv/t/weekly-review-emails-data-leak/860206/286): > > “Streaming media software maker Plex announced today it has raised a $50 million growth equity round from existing investor Intercap ahead of its planned business expansion into rentals, purchases and subscription content”. [https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/14/plex-raises-50m-growth-round-to-fuel-ad-supported-streaming-expansions/](https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/14/plex-raises-50m-growth-round-to-fuel-ad-supported-streaming-expansions/) ““Really good discovery has to have a social component, and we believe it needs to be integrated directly into the streaming experience to be useful,” noted Keith Valory… --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.plex.tv/t/more-social-feature-integration-why/903240)._