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Friend.tech adds new security upgrade in wake of SIM-swap attacks

The 2FA security measure is optional for Friend.tech users seeking additional security on the platform. The team behind the decentralized social media platform Friend.tech has added a new security feature amid attempts to stem a flood of SIM-swap attacks targeting its users. “You can now add a 2FA password to your Friend.tech account for additional protection…
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Friend.tech clone Stars Arena drives surge of activity on Avalanche

The price of AVAX has surged more than 8% amid heightened network activity brought about by Friend.tech look-alike Stars Arena. Decentralized social media (DeSo) application Stars Arena has caused a major uptick in activity on Avalanche’s C-chain network. As network activity increased, so did the price of the network’s native AVAX (AVAX) token, which has…
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OnlyFans, Patreon models turn to Web3 amid payment and censorship fears

Patreon creators had difficulties getting paid in August, while OnlyFans once tried to ban porn on the platform, forcing creators to look at alternatives, including Web3. Adult content creators have continued to shift towards decentralized versions of OnlyFans and Patreon, after recent payment difficulties and the ever-present threat of being de-platformed. Leon Lee, founder and…
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Friend.tech TVL tops $20M weeks after being declared ‘dead’

User activity on friend.tech has witnessed a major resurgence after briefly fizzling last week. Decentralized social media platform friend.tech has seen a sudden surge in total value locked (TVL), doubling to reach more than $20 million within the last four days.  Only two weeks ago, critics declared the platform “dead” after activity on the app…
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Jack Dorsey unveils decentralized social with algo choice and portable accounts

The long-awaited “Bluesky Social” app is now accepting users for private beta and says it will “launch soon” Twitter co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey have lifted the curtain on the latest iteration of its social protocol and a new Bluesky Social app — as part of its decentralized answer to Twitter.  The Oct. 18…
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Aave Launches Social Media Project Lens Protocol With Over 50 Apps Built on Polygon

The blockchain firm Aave has launched the Lens Protocol, a social media project with applications built on the Polygon blockchain. Lens is similar to the social media platform Twitter but Lens profiles are linked to a non-fungible token (NFT) that can be ported into decentralized applications. Lens Protocol Is Live – Aave Founder Believes People…
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‘Decentralized Twitter’ Bluesky releases code, outlines content moderation

Bluesky outlined that it is “not possible to have a usable social network without moderation,” and intends to build a moderation model for the network dubbed “speech and reach.” Twitter’s decentralized social media project Bluesky has released its first batch of code, and also committed to content moderation on the network. Former Twitter CEO Jack…
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Jack Dorsey Claims if ‘You’re Building on Ethereum You Have at Least One, if Not Many, Single Points of Failure’

The internet entrepreneur and former CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, claims if developers are building on Ethereum they have “at least one, if not many, single points of failure.” The statement was in response to Vitalik Buterin’s commentary concerning Elon Musk running Twitter. Former Twitter CEO Criticizes Projects Building on Ethereum Jack Dorsey doesn’t seem…
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