# Fediverse and Distributed Networks
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## Who am I?
- buoyantair on the internet
- Front-end developer
- Free software enthusiast
- Thoughtworker
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#### Centralization of power
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- Control and influence elections
- Censorship
- Control what you see, hear, read and whom you meet. (Algorithmic Timelines, filter bubbles)
- Powered by advertising and addiction.
- Moderated by bots
- Single point of failure
- Communication during natural dissaster
- Youtube decided to delete all videos that are not monetized (from December 2019)
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### Decentralized & Distributed Applications
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### Benefits of decentralization
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#### Diverse communities
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##### QOTD Instance
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A community for scholars in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).
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##### toot.thoughtworks.com
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A community for all ThoughtWorkers on the Internet! Our very own social network!
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##### Family trees...
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#### There is no central authority collecting or controlling data
<sub> fediverse.space </sub>
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### Thank you! :sheep:
You can find me on
- GitHub
- Twitter
- or email me
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