Why decentralized messaging apps will replace today’s social media platforms
Centralized communication platforms prove to be an easily identifiable weakness in activist movements. The Russian government has cracked down on foreign social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, banning them for extremist activists. For protestors, activists and local civilians, these actions have resulted in a significant barrier to communication with the outside world. Furthermore, they have also raised the question of just how easy of a target these apps are for state authorities. With citizens unable to access these platforms, they have little choice but to flee....
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I. The flaws of centralized social media platforms & the problems can be solved by their decentralized counterparts Today we use social media applications such as WeChat, Discord, Twitter, and Facebook to transcend spatial/temporal limits and communicate with others, thereby minimizing the time needed for communication or social interaction. However, such centralized social media platforms […]
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