Understanding Decentralized and Centralized Social Media

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Decentralized social media platforms are defined as platforms that operate on independently run servers, which gives users more control and authority.

Steemit is an example of a decentralized social media platform that allows users to set up their own platform and decide how to operate it. In a nutshell, decentralized social media platforms can simply be defined as social media platforms where there is no central authority that governs the platforms, unlike centralized social media platforms.

Centralized social media platforms can be defined as platforms that are under the control of a central authority. Facebook is an example of a centralized social media platform that has full control over users data and features. In simple terms, centralized social media platforms are platforms that have complete control over all the activities of their users.

Difference between decentralization and centralization on social media platforms

The difference between the two social media platforms is explained in tabular form below.

Decentralized Social Media Platforms	Centralized Social Media Platforms
There is no third-party involvement	There is third-party involvement.
Users are in control of their data.	The platform takes full control of users data from the central authority.
Fewer fees are involved.	High fees are involved.
It cannot be hacked easily, nor can data leaks occur, as there is no single point of failure.	It can be hacked easily, and data can also leak as there is a single point of failure.
Not only that, but it offers users anonymity.	Users are not anonymous.
It is not easy to use	it is intuitively easy to use.

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