Why I Firmly Support Decentralized Media Platforms and Choose to Publish My Thoughts Exclusively There

1. Decentralized media platforms represent a high-potential growth market.

In the future, I believe decentralized platforms will replace at least 30-40% of the market currently dominated by centralized platforms. The future of media belongs to decentralization.

2. My logical reasoning:

Let’s make an assumption: if decentralized and centralized media platforms achieve the same standards in terms of technology and usability, and host the same content, which would users prefer?

The answer is obvious: users will choose the platform with a fairer power structure, which is decentralized by design.

Although decentralized platforms currently lag behind in technology, usability, content, and user scale, I view these as temporary challenges. Over time, they can and will be overcome.

3. My negative experiences on centralized platforms strengthen my support for decentralization.

This screenshot shows my account on Xiaohongshu:

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The platform administrators unjustly suspended my account for seven days. Below are the reasons given:

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The reasons were:

1. Publish content involving high-risk services without qualification certification

2. Related products or services that involve the platform’s prohibited promotion and marketing

3. Other content that violates the rules of the platform

I appealed the suspension and argued against each of these points:

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Translation of my appeal:

*Hello, I would like to understand the reason for my violation so that I can make adjustments in the future. Explanation of personal content:

1. My posts have warnings, and anyone is strictly prohibited from copying or buying. The content of the post is only used for my own record and to demonstrate my personal ability.

2. I have never marketed any products or services for personal profit.

As for the third point, I think it is particularly unreasonable. The regulations are too vague.*

However, the administrators ignored my arguments. This experience made me realize that centralized platforms grant too much power to administrators. When faced with unreasonable penalties, users have no meaningful way to resist or escape. This has strengthened my belief that media platforms must decentralize their power structures.

4. Decentralized media platforms allow users to store and manage their own data.

Our lives are essentially composed of countless small pieces of data. These data points record our choices, our brilliant moments, and our thoughts—they are proof of our existence. Data makes me “me,” distinct from others.

I care deeply about my personal data. On traditional centralized platforms, user data is stored on the platform’s servers. Decentralized platforms, however, allow users to store and manage their data independently. This creates a dual-layer safeguard: if the platform collapses, users’ data won’t disappear with it and can be migrated elsewhere.

Conclusion:

The success of the decentralized media revolution does not depend on content creators, developers, or governments. It depends on every single one of us. I hope everyone can contribute their abilities to accelerate the arrival of the decentralized internet era.