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What do DeSoc content revenue streams mean for the creator economy? Read how decentralized social media reimagines content business models for social media platforms. From NFTs to microtransactions to token-gated premium content, Web3 and crypto put creatives in control of content monetization.

As DeSoc gains traction, traditional social media platforms are trying out Web3 for size. Platforms playing with the Web2 and Web3 intersection sometimes work, other times feel disingenuous, and some simply crash and burn. Let’s have a look at what works, what doesn’t, and what to look out for.

Lens Protocol and Farcaster are popular decentralized social media platforms. Get a feel for the Web3 social media landscape through this side-by-side comparison. How are they the same, where do they differ, and what do they tell us about the future of decentralized social media?

How does a social graph work? Discover how Web3 social graphs are giving social media users control of their accounts and data on decentralized social media (DeSoc) platforms. Can these new DeSoc upstarts compete with the likes of X, Meta, Alphabet, and the rest?

As traditional social media grows more unpredictable with censorship and unfair revenue models, decentralized social media (DeSoc) offers a powerful alternative. Discover why DeSoc offers creators control, fair monetization, and resilience and why now is the time to adopt it and future-proof your business in Web3.

Does decentralized governance and user control lead to more engaged networks? Could Web3 decentralized, blockchain-based social media networks empower users to shift away from centralized platforms? Explore how decentralized social media could transform online communities.

Content creators constantly feel unmoored as traditional social media change their algorithms and erode monetization opportunities. Decentralized social media (DeSoc) offers an alternative, with full ownership and unique monetization opportunities. Here’s one creator’s experience making the switch.

By now, even naive web-surfers understand that social media business models don’t place the user in the center. It’s no secret that the platform always wins and the winner takes it all - well almost. Enter Web3 with more favorable decentralized social media business opportunities. Dive into the data.

The creator economy is powered by social media platforms that lack transparency. Decentralized social media (DeSoc) platforms are providing novel features, new revenue streams, and a Web3 creator economy that is changing the entire social media sector. This article investigates how.