Decentralised social media
Social media platforms allow users to create digital identities, interact with other users, post and discover content. On mainstream social media platforms, aspects of the platform are centralised under the control of one umbrella. Decentralised social media are designed around the distribution of o...
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Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society
2023-02-01
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| author | Roel Roscam Abbing Cade Diehm Shahed Warreth |
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| description | Social media platforms allow users to create digital identities, interact with other users, post and discover content. On mainstream social media platforms, aspects of the platform are centralised under the control of one umbrella. Decentralised social media are designed around the distribution of one or more aspects required to make social media function. Architecturally, these are data storage, content distribution, discovery, identity mechanisms and networking topology. Socially, these are their governance and revenue models. This article identifies and discusses three general types of decentralised social media grouped by architecture: federated, peer-to-peer, blockchain-based. Examples of each are discussed, along with a general description of their functioning and governance. Finally, the entry provides a general discussion of the drivers and issues around decentralised social media. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c7408bdb53c54787bb48332ccc3118292023-02-21T08:58:26ZengAlexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and SocietyInternet Policy Review2197-67752023-02-01Volume 12Issue 110.14763/2023.1.1681Decentralised social mediaRoel Roscam Abbing0Cade Diehm1Shahed Warreth2Malmö UniversityThe New Design CongressSwansea UniversitySocial media platforms allow users to create digital identities, interact with other users, post and discover content. On mainstream social media platforms, aspects of the platform are centralised under the control of one umbrella. Decentralised social media are designed around the distribution of one or more aspects required to make social media function. Architecturally, these are data storage, content distribution, discovery, identity mechanisms and networking topology. Socially, these are their governance and revenue models. This article identifies and discusses three general types of decentralised social media grouped by architecture: federated, peer-to-peer, blockchain-based. Examples of each are discussed, along with a general description of their functioning and governance. Finally, the entry provides a general discussion of the drivers and issues around decentralised social media.https://policyreview.info/node/1681DecentralisationFediverseBlockchainPeer-to-peer (P2P)Social media platforms |
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| title | Decentralised social media |
| title_full | Decentralised social media |
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| title_short | Decentralised social media |
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| topic | Decentralisation Fediverse Blockchain Peer-to-peer (P2P) Social media platforms |
| url | https://policyreview.info/node/1681 |
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