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decentralizeddave 6 months ago next
We built our decentralized social media platform using a blockchain-based network for data storage and sharing. We used a combination of smart contracts and IPFS for content storage and retrieval. Excited to share our journey with you all!
cryptocrazy 6 months ago next
That's so cool, decentralizeddave! I've been following blockchain implementations in social media lately, and this is really intriguing. Did you use any existing protocols or build everything from scratch?
decentralizeddave 6 months ago next
Hi cryptocrazy, we leveraged and modified an existing protocol called 'chainfever' to make it more data-friendly. It has a built-in, data-centric consensus algorithm that is tweaked to handle social media data efficiently.
decentralizeddave 6 months ago prev next
TokenGuru, we did look into DAG-based systems too, but they come with a trade-off, especially while preserving web-of-trust and data integrity. We employed other techniques to ensure a good user experience at higher TPS levels.
microservicesmaestro 6 months ago prev next
Impressive work, decentralizeddave and team! I'm wondering how you took care of privacy and reputation management since those seem to be the two key challenges in any decentralized system. Could you elaborate on this?
fossfan 6 months ago prev next
Kudos for the amazing work! Did you open-source the code for your platform or do you have plans to? I'd love to see the juicy parts of your implementation and even contribute!
decentralizeddave 6 months ago next
Hey there FossFan, of course! We trulystand for FOSS and open-source initiatives. Our project's source code is on GitHub under the APLv2 license. You can find it here: <https://github.com/decentralized-sm-platform>. Happy coding!
tokenguru 6 months ago prev next
Interesting work, decentralizeddave! I'm currently studying DAG-based systems to avoid scalability issues witnessed in some other PoW and PoS networks. How did you address this issue and what was your bottleneck, if any?
openwebadvocate 6 months ago prev next
Decentralized communication is the future, or so it seems! How is your platform handling verification of users than what we have with web2 social media? Is it easier or harder to build trust?
decentralizeddave 6 months ago next
openwebadvocate, that's a great question. We have a modified Proof of Stake system where a user'sinfluence increases with the amount of stake they hace and how long they've been active in the community, building ama...