Let's take Twitter for example. There's new information coming out that Twitter colluded with the US government to shadow-ban and censor political opponents (including politicians) in the last 4-5 years, without anyone knowing about it, or being able to prove it.
That wouldn't be possible on a blockchain-based social platform because the algorithm would be public, provably in use, and there would likely be voting mechanisms for changes to the algorithm.
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But why do we need a blockchain based social media?
Let's take Twitter for example. There's new information coming out that Twitter colluded with the US government to shadow-ban and censor political opponents (including politicians) in the last 4-5 years, without anyone knowing about it, or being able to prove it.
That wouldn't be possible on a blockchain-based social platform because the algorithm would be public, provably in use, and there would likely be voting mechanisms for changes to the algorithm.