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Re:Blueprint of a distributed social network on IPFS, and it... by Alex3917 on Sunday April 01, 2018 @12:37AM (#16726742)
Why not just pay a few bucks a month for a social network, and get all the benefits of centralization without the evils of ad-supported corporations? Most of us here use and trust GitHub, and imho that's what we need more of.

While I'm a huge supporter of blockchain projects and their allies, in the case of social networks I don't see how this is going to turn out any differently than FOAF.

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Re:Blueprint of a distributed social network on IPFS, and it... by throwaway127831 on Sunday April 01, 2018 @12:45AM (#16726768)
Because not all of my friends and family are willing to pay a subscription fee :-/
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Re:Blueprint of a distributed social network on IPFS, and it... by evolve2k on Sunday April 01, 2018 @01:39AM (#16726924)
Would you pay to be a power user who can invite and manage say a dozen family & friends?

In this model it might be possible to assist uptake by having a class of power user who can manage their group over onto an ad free network.

Example: I have a private github account with repos I share with various friends who are not paying github users but are nonetheless now engaged in the github platform.

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Re:Blueprint of a distributed social network on IPFS, and it... by pjc50 on Sunday April 01, 2018 @03:16AM (#16727158)
Yes, this is an under-appreciated idea that may be critical to having the whole thing work. If it's a paid service users should be able to pay for other users to use it.
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Re:Blueprint of a distributed social network on IPFS, and it... by eitland on Sunday April 01, 2018 @12:41PM (#16729146)
WhatsApp had this. :-/
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Re:Blueprint of a distributed social network on IPFS, and it... by throwaway2041 on Sunday April 01, 2018 @02:37AM (#16727068)
That's not a terrible idea. You might also give some users free access if they're net-beneficial to the network
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Re:Blueprint of a distributed social network on IPFS, and it... by anonymous5133 on Sunday April 01, 2018 @01:28AM (#16726884)
Doesn't matter. Our data is only secure when it is encrypted. The user should have absolute control over their data. If the user deletes their data then it should be permanently deleted.
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Re:Blueprint of a distributed social network on IPFS, and it... by ekianjo on Sunday April 01, 2018 @01:46AM (#16726942)
how would you trust a centralized network NOT to use your data even if they make you pay for the service?
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Re:Blueprint of a distributed social network on IPFS, and it... by Alex3917 on Sunday April 01, 2018 @11:06AM (#16728634)
That’s what the ToS and privacy policy are for.
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Re:Blueprint of a distributed social network on IPFS, and it... by ekianjo on Sunday April 01, 2018 @11:46AM (#16728852)
Contracts are all well and good, but if there is no such thing as actual oversight to ensure they are implemented as intended, it's very hard to give a proof of good faith.
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