[Valentine]

(09-15-2017 06:34 AM)Roosh Wrote:  

To see if a solution is out there for us, there are two pieces of information we need:

A. What are the minimum requirements for our free speech platform?
B. What technology is available or needed that meets our requirements?

Let's start with A for this thread. Here are some requirements off the top of my head:

• Decentralized, can't be shut down with a flick of the switch
• Independent of ICANN or any other organizing body
• Provide a platform for two starter apps: a blog like Wordpress and a community forum
• Be able to expand in the future to allow anyone to create their own blogs or forums if they pay the platform's token
• Incentive for those to maintain the blockchain (receiving tokens)

What other requirements should be absolutely essential? Once we have those down, we can start discussing the technical details.

Additionally:

1) Optional I2P and/or Tor integration to maximise anonymity

It will already be difficult to track users due to the number of nodes which will host the network but full anonymity will make everyone rest easier and prevent social cooling.

2) Incentives for all types of maintainers: the founders, the content creators and the hosts of the blockchain

Hosts will earn tokens just like every other blockchain.

Content creators should earn tokens for their contributions, probably best to follow a similar model to Steem.

Founders: As far as I know there is no technology which "out of the box" provides all the functionality we need. Thus startup capital (from an ICO for example) will be necessary to add all the functionality, as well as maintain the growth of the platform to integrate new features, fix bugs, promote, etc as and when needed.

Funds can also be accrued in a number of ways post-launch too such as a cost per post (e.g. 10c per post like Yours network), a % of the total earnings of every post (like Steem), etc.

This funding pot can also go to hosting virtual or in-person events, crowdfunding for allied websites/blockchains/thought leaders/political candidates, developing new platforms or software to benefit the community, etc.

B. What technology is available or needed that meets our requirements?

A dApp must be used to have both decentralised hosting of the application as well as token incentives.

The best way to start is by forking an existing dApp and adding a bit more functionality so that at least one of the two starter apps can be hosted feasibly on it - but as a Minimum Viable Product version, so it won't be perfect just yet.

Then launch an ICO to get the development funds necessary to build an awesome version of the two starter apps as well allow others to create their own blogs or forums.