In a bold move set to disrupt the social media status quo, Project Liberty has announced a groundbreaking partnership with SOAR.com, the AI-powered data sharing and social networking platform created by Ancestry.com founder Paul Allen. The alliance aims to provide millions of users with a decentralized, user-controlled alternative to the centralized tech giants that currently dominate the online landscape.
A Fairer Internet for All
Project Liberty, backed by a $250 million investment from real estate billionaire Frank McCourt, is on a mission to create a more equitable internet. Central to this vision is the Decentralized Social Networking Protocol (DSNP), a publicly accessible database that allows users to maintain control over their social connections and personal data.
By leveraging the power of the Polkadot ecosystem and its native Frequency cryptocurrency, Project Liberty aims to challenge the concentrated power currently held by a handful of trillion-dollar companies. As SOAR creator Paul Allen points out:
Did we want this kind of an outcome with a few trillion dollar companies controlling the internet? Not really. We have sovereign citizenship in the countries we live in. We must have sovereign citizenship in the future of the web, respecting our human rights in the digital world.
– Paul Allen, SOAR creator
SOAR’s AI-Powered Portals
SOAR brings to the partnership its innovative AI-driven data sharing and social networking portals. These include:
- The Family Portal, which uses AI transcription technology to securely log and store a universe of familial interactions.
- The Citizens Portal, an easily searchable local community government data service boasting over a million hours of transcripts and information from city, county, and state meetings.
By integrating these portals with Project Liberty’s decentralized infrastructure, the partnership aims to provide users with an unprecedented level of control over their personal data while harnessing the power of AI for the greater good.
Rapid Growth and TikTok Ambitions
Since launching the Frequency blockchain, Project Liberty has already attracted an impressive 1.3 million users. With the addition of SOAR’s Family and Citizens portals, this number is expected to skyrocket into the tens of millions as people seek out alternatives to the dominant social media platforms.
Perhaps most intriguing is Project Liberty’s position as the leading bidder for the U.S. assets of TikTok, should the Chinese-owned firm be forced to sell. According to Project Liberty president Tomicah Tillemann:
We are widely regarded at this point as the leading bidder for the U.S. assets of TikTok in the event that they become available. We are working with a wide array of stakeholders to ultimately bring TikTok and its 170 million U.S. users onto the same infrastructure that we’re talking about in our partnership with the Frequency blockchain.
– Tomicah Tillemann, Project Liberty president
The potential acquisition of TikTok’s U.S. operations could catapult Project Liberty and SOAR to the forefront of the social media revolution, providing a ready-made user base of millions to adopt their decentralized, user-centric platform.
Shaping the Future of the Internet
As the battle for the soul of the internet heats up, partnerships like that between Project Liberty and SOAR offer a glimpse of a more hopeful future – one in which users, not trillion-dollar corporations, are in control of their digital destinies. With the inaugural Summit on the Future of the Internet set to take place in Washington D.C. on November 21-22, the stage is set for a vigorous debate on the shape of our online world in the years to come.
For now, one thing is clear: the era of centralized social media dominance is facing its most formidable challenge yet. As more users awaken to the importance of digital sovereignty and the transformative potential of decentralized technologies, the groundwork is being laid for a fairer, more equitable internet – one that respects human rights and empowers individuals to chart their own course in the digital age.
