Thoughts on decentralized social media
Lately I’ve been researching the decentralized social media-scene, with projects such as diaspora*, Solid, friendica, Hubzilla, and Akasha (and a couple of other blockchain-based technologies that I won’t mention).
The scene has great potential that can resolve in great services/tools, but I don’t think it’s quite there yet with regards to adoption by the masses. Right now it’s for those with specific interests in decentralized technologies in general, not so much for those simply wanting an alternative to centralized social media such as Facebook and Twitter.
In this article I want to share my thoughts on what such an alternative should entail, and what benefits and challenges we look at.