Centralized social media is a problem. We just saw that with the Youtube bans. What are our alternatives? We explored various options
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LBRY is a protocol that allows anyone to build apps that interact with digital content on the LBRY network. It is a free, open, and community-driven digital marketplace that enables content sharing, monetization, discovery, and consumption.
LBRY enables people to create databases that no single entity controls, store financial transactions (such as tips, and purchases of paid content) using LBC (LBRY Credits). When a creator publishes something on LBRY, an entry is made on the LBRY blockchain.
You get 1 LBC when you sign in and enter your email ID. The website has a simple and sleek user interface. LBRY also has an android app that is easy to use.
Uptrennd is one of the most exciting new platforms in the ecosystem. This fully self-funded project is currently centralized. However, it plans to become fully decentralized within 3 years.
Uptrennd focuses on content related to Blockchain only. It will have a methodical diversification of topics in the future.
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Uptrennd has seen a significant increase in users in the past months
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Steemit is built on the Steem blockchain. Accordingly, it uses Steem cryptocurrency. It reads and writes content to the Steem blockchain, which stores the content in an immutable blockchain ledger, and rewards users for their contributions with digital tokens. Every day, the Steem blockchain mints new Steem tokens and adds them to a community’s “rewards pool”. These tokens are then awarded to users for their contributions, based on the votes that their content receives. Posting, commenting, or voting in Steemit is free.
Theta is a project by SLIVER.tv. The latter has been at the forefront of developing next-generation video streaming technologies for VR and spherical 360° video streams since 2015. This very popular project is currently in the closed beta stage with 100 users staking on the Theta testnet.
Theta protocol introduces a new blockchain and a native token structure.
That said, Theta protocol’s foundation is built upon three concepts:
Minds is one of the most advanced platforms currently available. It is a user-owned platform, with zero censorship of the network. It is an open-source project, and users can make changes in the source code. Minds is currently running on the Ethereum Mainnet. It also has an off-chain version which runs in Minds’ servers.
Minds need the user’s mobile number to enable its rewards mechanism. You can earn Minds Tokens by making a post, liking or disliking something, sharing a photo, uploading a video, or writing a blog post. Even just logging into the profile page on a browser or on the mobile app counts as check-in and can earn cryptocurrency. Each action made on the site is worth a different number of points. These points add up to the daily contribution total. Actions, like checking feed or uploading something, are only worth a small number of points. Content, like sharing a link or writing a blog post, is worth more.
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This article is for educational purposes only. The content heavily borrows from official websites of individual platforms.
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