Ask HN: What are decentralized Twitter alternatives?

#1

Post by InInteraction » Sat, Jan 09, 2021, 2:38 AM UTC

Once upon a time Jack said that Twitter initially was very open in its early stages but eventually became much more centralized, and the scale of supporting such a centralized network in the future could be unsustainable. “Blockchain points to a series of decentralized solutions for open and durable hosting, governance, and even monetization,” he added. “Much work to be done, but the fundamentals are there.” Are there any truly decentralized social communication tools/protocols to look at?

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#2

Post by ignoranceprior » Sat, Jan 09, 2021, 2:39 AM UTC

Mastodon, GNU Social, and the Fediverse:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastodon_(software)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_social

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fediverse

The two software systems are compatible (both comply with the OStatus standard) so you can interact with content on servers that use the system.

Diaspora also exists, but it's arguably more like Facebook:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaspora_(social_network)

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#3

Post by billylindeman » Sat, Jan 09, 2021, 2:40 AM UTC

https://voice.com is blockchain based

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#4

Post by rasengan » Sat, Jan 09, 2021, 2:53 AM UTC

There's Nomad [1] based on the footnote [2] protocol.

[1] https://nmd.co

[2] https://github.com/kyokan/footnote/

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#5

Post by bigphishy » Sat, Jan 09, 2021, 3:23 AM UTC

Secure scuttlebutt comes to mind, https://scuttlebutt.nz/

but you specifically asked about twitter, so I would recommend mastodon

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#6

Post by holler » Sat, Jan 09, 2021, 3:34 AM UTC

It isn't decentralized but I'm working on a new alternative and you're welcome to check it out. It's focused on low-friction, open, live discussion (messaging meets news aggregator).

While some may not be interested because isn't decentralized, I'm a firm believer that we need more options, more competition.

https://sqwok.im/p/QBKItu9bkEPXfA (cross posted this page)

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#7

Post by vimy » Sat, Jan 09, 2021, 3:35 AM UTC

https://getaether.net is decentralized reddit.

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#8

Post by endori97 » Sat, Jan 09, 2021, 3:38 AM UTC

http://twister.net.co/

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#9

Post by blackrock » Sat, Jan 09, 2021, 3:39 AM UTC

The Blockchain

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#10

Post by holler » Sat, Jan 09, 2021, 3:46 AM UTC

billylindeman wrote: post #3

https://voice.com is blockchain based

Nice, hadn't heard of this. Is it similar to steemit? Also how do you delineate being "decentralized" versus using blockchain to store data?

Working on another site and I have contemplated whether using blockchain for some of the data would have any advantages.