Decentralized Social Networks with Bitcoin
A decentralized and open source social network allows different servers to be linked through the same software. Facebook & Youtube. This kind of social network provides strong privacy because users’ data can’t be stored or controlled by any companies or agencies. On the other hand, a centralized social network is based on the same server that stores any information provided by users. This is the way in which social networking companies can earn money thanks to advertising and statistics. “DECENT is a decentralized blockchain based peer to peer content distribution network. It implements....
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Social networking has become ubiquitous throughout much of the world but introduce decentralization, and the traditional network becomes something unrecognizable. The prosaic notion of an ‘egalitarian’ social network, where each user both controls and feels their power within it, on the surface fits well with the notion of decentralized technologies – the blockchain, decentralized ledger and cryptocurrency. Although the latter has only existed in the mainstream for six years or so, in 2015 decentralized networks are already making this notion a reality. Social networks used throughout the....