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December 25, 2012 08:00 pm GMT

Ret.io, A Crowdsourced Answer To Corruption In Mexico

RetioThree years ago Mario Romero Zavala and Jos Antonio Bolio decided to create a Twitter account in Mexico City to alert people to cumbersome police checkpoints that too often resulted in various forms of harassment to locals. This was the beginning of Ret.io, which has since changed tremendously.Ret.ios Twitter presence has grown across multiple accounts in every Mexican state to 27,000 followers. Its website has more than 100,000 monthly visitors, and its iPhone app has been in the top 10 in the App Store within the navigation category.

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