Decentralized Social Media: Achieving Higher Security & Privacy

These days, reaching out to friends and others usually involves the use of social media sites. From sharing life updates to chatting with loved ones, connecting via social networks has become the norm. Unfortunately, so too have lack of privacy, security and the blatant selling of personal data.

For those fed up with the “take it or leave it” attitudes of popular social media platforms such as Google, Facebook, Twitter and other big tech companies, decentralized social media may be an appealing option. Unlike these “centralized” platforms, decentralized social media platforms are open-source, placing control in the hands of their users and ensuring secure data storage.

In this article, we delve into this emerging social media alternative and give you the rundown on several of the top decentralized social media networks being used today.

What Is Decentralized Social Media?

Decentralized social media is an open-source, blockchain-based alternative to traditional social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other social media platforms.