for the mortals:
Centralized social media platforms are typically characterized by:
1.Centralized control and governance: These platforms are owned and operated by large tech companies that have significant control over the content, policies, and user experiences on their networks.
2.Opaque algorithms and data practices: The inner workings of the algorithms that curate content and target users are often not transparent. There are also concerns around how user data is collected, stored, and utilized by these companies.
3.Monetization through user attention and data: Centralized social media platforms are primarily driven by business models that monetize user engagement and data, which can lead to the prioritization of content and features that maximize these metrics over user wellbeing.
4.Censorship and content moderation challenges: The centralized nature of these platforms means they have significant power to control and restrict the flow of information, which can lead to concerns around censorship, free speech, and the ability to effectively moderate harmful content.
In contrast, decentralized alternatives like nostr aim to address these issues by:
1.Distributing control and governance across the network, rather than centralizing it under a single entity.
2.Providing more transparency around algorithms and data practices, often through open-source development.
3.Focusing on user empowerment and privacy, rather than maximizing engagement and data extraction.
4.Enabling more user autonomy and self-moderation, rather than relying on centralized content moderation.
hope this is helpful 👍
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