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Nextdoor Unveils App Overhaul With Emergency Map, AI Chatbot and Local News

Nextdoor seeks to address stagnating engagement by pairing trusted local journalism with AI-driven community guidance

Overview

  • On July 15 Nextdoor rolled out its redesigned app featuring an interactive Alerts map that surfaces fires, severe weather, power outages and other emergencies using data from agencies and Weather.com
  • The new Faves feature uses over a decade of Nextdoor user data in an AI-powered chatbot to offer personalized recommendations for neighborhood services and amenities
  • Nextdoor has integrated content from more than 3,500 local news providers in the US, UK and Canada via a rotating carousel on the landing page and in-feed article placements
  • The company reaffirmed that it retains ownership of all hyperlocal conversations and has never licensed its private user content to external AI firms
  • The overhaul aims to reverse underutilization—just 25 million weekly active users out of 100 million registrations—and improve the app’s daily relevance and trustworthiness