Traditional Moderation

Decentralized Moderation (DeMod) brings the social dynamics the regulate in-person relationships to Web 3. What does this mean?

On the traditional networks, your exposures and affiliations with others are governed primarily by a platform’s universal moderation policies. This is largely in contrast to how relationships form in real life. In real life, the individual makes their own decisions on who they interact with.

The reason most platforms work this way is because they are responsible for all of the content. They therefore become liable, to varying degrees, for what they decide to show you. They also do it for power: by manipulating which content is amplified or is banished to the shadow realm, big tech controls our perception of the world.

DeMod – Decentralized Moderation

DeMod works on the level of individuals. As a sovereign user, you decide the content policies you want to subscribe, and when you want to subscribe to them; it’s all open source and modifiable on the user-level. Decentralized Moderation is both a requirement and a boon of a true P2P network.

Because messages are sent P2P, rather than client-to-server, there is no central server truly capable of content curation or moderation. This is great for the overall health of free speech on the platform, but also a significant challenge for everyday use in the face of socially destructive content.

Our Saito Node will give users our content policy to filter basic spam, smut and invectives, but won’t enforce it. You can decide in real-time whether you want a civil, or unruly experience, or anything in between.

DeMod takes the shadowy power away from algorithms or manipulative power hiding behind those algorithms. It is a necessary pillar for an internet where people’s choice is restored – you’re seeing it first on Saito. Fully open-source policies and user choice; enjoy the content policies of mainstream platforms with the transparency of a noble instantiation of Web 3. It’s the best of both worlds.

Participate

Though these tools have application beyond social media, we will be rolling them out and adjusting our node’s configuration for Red Square this week. Feedback is always appreciated.

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Swarmcast is a revolutionary peer-to-peer (P2P) livestreaming protocol that empowers users to create live audio and video broadcasts with just consumer hardware, at minimal cost, and without any logins or subscriptions.

Key Features

• One-click livestreaming
• No sign-ups or permissions required
• Fully decentralized
• Comparable functionality to X Spaces, Clubhouse rooms, and Twitch/YouTube livestreams
• Open-source protocol

How It Works

Swarmcast creates a branching network from a source broadcast:

1. The host streams content to a few initial peers
2. These peers pass the content to more peers
3. The process repeats, forming a “swarm” of connected users

This recursive network structure allows for decent scaling without relying on centralized servers or expensive infrastructure.

Current Status

• Beta release
• Performant for streams with 3-4 downstream peers (around 50 audience members)
• Ongoing development to identify and resolve issues at larger scales

The Vision Behind Swarmcast

Inspired by the success of Saito Talk, our P2P video calling module, we adapted its technology to create a massively scalable livestreaming solution. Swarmcast aims to democratize access to high-quality livestreaming capabilities previously limited by centralization and hardware requirements.

Next Steps

1. Refine user experience based on feedback
2. Scale to support thousands of viewers per stream
3. Host public Saito Team discussions using Swarmcast
4. Encourage third-party developers to build on the protocol

Get Involved

• Try Swarmcast now: Start a livestream, host a talk show, or create a P2P radio station
• Developers: Build your own applications using the open-source protocol
• Attend public events hosted on Swarmcast
• Provide feedback on performance, UI/UX, and overall experience

Join us in shaping the future of decentralized livestreaming. Swarmcast puts the power of broadcast in your hands – use it wisely!

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Developed by a group of computer scientists from the University of Toronto (one of show co-host David’s alma maters) and Tsinghua University in Beijing (also home to The Saito Social), the project has garnered attention thanks to the involvement of Dr Andrew Chi-Chih Yao — the only Chinese recipient of the Turing Award — as well as a $35 million funding round last year, which included backing from the likes of Sequoia China.

Join us as we dig into their proposal to combine a DAG data structure with Satoshi’s Proof of Work consensus algorithm as a way of delivering increased throughput — all while seeking to maintain the chain’s properties of security and decentralisation. As always: your co-hosts are Saito’s Richard Parris and David Lancashire. Feedback welcome via info@saito.tech

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We first met Illia at the Stanford Blockchain Conference with a follow-up meeting taking place at Tsinghua University in our hometown of Beijing. It was a pleasure to invite him on to our show here in China, to have the opportunity to get a little closer to what NEAR is all about, and to hear his thoughts on proof-of-stake, sharding and scaling.

While visiting, Illia also recorded an episode of NEAR’s Whiteboard Series taking a deep dive in to how Saito works — so look out for that in the future at //nearprotocol.com/blog/

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From being early Ethereum supporters who played an important part in helping Vitalik get the project off the ground, our guests have become leading figures in the American blockchain industry. We were delighted to have the chance to host them here in Beijing, not only to learn more about what makes the CBC approach special, but also for a deeper chat about why they are in China and where they see the US and Chinese crypto communities diverging.

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