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The social media giant's $60 million real-time data deal with Google is latest example of internet companies selling out their users who have nominally "consented" to share th...

By Harry Halpin

Mar 14, 2024 at 3:39 p.m. UTC

Mar 14, 2024

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EFDOT's image of Racer, the co-founder of Friend.tech, for Most Influential 2023.

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The Year of Decentralized Social Media

Farcaster, Friend.tech and Lens showed how much can change in a year — but is Web3 networking ready for primetime?

By Daniel Kuhn

Dec 4, 2023 at 1:07 p.m. UTC

Dec 4, 2023

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Is It Finally Time to ‘X-it’ Twitter for Threads?

Meta's Threads hopes to swoop in and capture Web3 users that are looking for social media alternatives. But does the app have what crypto natives are looking for?

By Megan DeMatteo

Jul 25, 2023 at 8:05 p.m. UTC

Jul 25, 2023

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BitClout Founder on $50M Fund 'Octane' for Decentralized Social Ecosystem

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BitClout Founder on $50M Fund ‘Octane’ for Decentralized Social Ecosystem

The foundation of DeSo, the blockchain short for “decentralized social” started by the founder of social media site BitClout Nader Al-Naji, formerly known as “Diamondhands,” h...

By CoinDesk Staff

Oct 5, 2021 at 4:19 p.m. UTC

Oct 5, 2021

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