My personal wishlist for a decentralized social network
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Archived original version »The article discusses the author’s personal wishlist for a decentralized social network. It highlights three key features they believe are crucial to such a platform: network-layer anonymity, grassroots content delivery, and customizable moderation. The author mentions existing projects like Mastodon, PeerTube, Scuttlebutt, IPFS, Dat, and Urbit but has not found one that fully meets their criteria. Network-layer anonymity would prevent the leakage of users’ IP addresses to other random users on the network. Grassroots content delivery would enable anyone to host content, thus reducing the reliance on a single host and ensuring that popular posts are available across multiple nodes. Customizable moderation would allow users to choose from various filter lists created by different groups, enabling them to tailor their experience based on their preferences and values. The author expresses excitement about exploring projects that align with this vision and hopes others will also find such a network valuable.