Free speech is at risk without decentralized, open-source technology

The web’s original promise of free speech and open access is threatened by centralized tech giants. Blockchain-powered platforms lay the foundation for a decentralized tech stack that promotes free speech.

Opinion by: Chris Jenkins, adviser to Pocket Network

Tim Berners-Lee’s vision of the World Wide Web is dead. Instead of an open and accessible global information system, the web is controlled by centralized global data conglomerates, which don’t just restrict free speech but also monetize your data as a price of entry. Web2 firms have built walled gardens with massive information asymmetry between companies and users.

Blockchain-based decentralized tech challenges the status quo, offering an alternative to Web2’s closed-source infrastructure. 

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