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The '''Distributed Social Networking Protocol''' ('''DSNP''') allows everyone to collaborate to create one [[Social:Social network|social network]] that is decentralized, like [[Email|email]].<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Shukla|first1=Rajesh Kumar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bTzYDwAAQBAJ&q=Distributed+Social+Networking+Protocol&pg=PA562|title=Social Networking and Computational Intelligence: Proceedings of SCI-2018|last2=Agrawal|first2=Jitendra|last3=Sharma|first3=Sanjeev|last4=Chaudhari|first4=Narendra S.|last5=Shukla|first5=K. K.|date=2020-03-21|publisher=Springer Nature|isbn=978-981-15-2071-6|language=en}}</ref>  
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'''Distributed Social Networking Protocol (DSNP)''' is an [[Open source|open-source]] [[Communication protocol|protocol]] designed to enable decentralized [[Social:Social network|social networking]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reimagining Social Media: The Promise of Distributed Social Networking Protocol (DSNP) |url=https://www.sociaimedia.com/p/distributed-social-networking-protocol |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=Social Media |language=en}}</ref> by allowing interoperability between platforms. Decentralized networks using protocols such as DSNP can implicitly help to enable increased user anonymity, thus enhancing a user's security and privacy.<ref>{{Cite thesis |last=Nay |first=Matthew |title=Decentralized Social Networking Protocol (DSNP) and User Empowerment: An Analysis of Online Identity Ownership, Data Privacy, and Comparative Assessment with Other Decentralized Protocols |date=May 2024 |degree=Thesis |publisher=Massachusetts Institute of Technology |hdl=1721.1/156782 |url=https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/156782 |language=en}}</ref> It allows individuals to connect across various platforms and tools without having to create and manage separate accounts, potentially reducing the division between users of individual platforms.


It is an [[Engineering:Open standard|open technology]] that supports private communications in a manner that users of modern social networks have come to expect. The current version of the protocol is 0.6, though the project has been discontinued. The leading author is Adrian Thurston.<ref name="dsnp">{{cite web|author=Adrian D. Thurston |url=http://www.colm.net/files/dsnp/dsnp-overview.pdf |title=DSNP: A Protocol for Personal Identity and Communication on the Web |publisher=colm.net |access-date=2015-02-01}}</ref>
== Benefits ==
[[Social:Decentralization|Decentralization]] allows users to retain ownership of their information and enables them to move personal data between platforms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DSNP - Decentralized Social Networking Protocol |url=https://dsnp.org/ |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=dsnp.org}}</ref> The use of decentralized platforms can also benefit availability through the use of redundancy. [[Cryptography|Cryptographic]] proof of ownership techniques allow decentralized networks to minimize the exposure of users' sensitive information. It provides a framework for open digital interactions that enables users to maintain a consistent social identity across multiple applications.


==See also==
DSNP can improve user data privacy and security by permitting fine-grained management of their personal information. Operating on an application-agnostic model similar to [[Simple Mail Transfer Protocol|SMTP]] for email, the DSNP promotes the development of interoperable applications. By using encryption and permission-based access systems, DSNP enables users to determine who can view and interact with their data, supporting their ability to manage their digital presence.
*[[Distributed social network]]
 
== See also ==
* [[Distributed social network]]
* [[ActivityPub]]
* [[Bluesky]]
* [[IP address]]
* [[Software:Mastodon (social network)|Mastodon]]
* [[Social:Nostr|Nostr]]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 09:45, 22 May 2026

Short description: none
Distributed Social Networking Protocol
Communication protocol
PurposeDecentralized social networking
Developer(s)Project Liberty Institute
IntroducedOctober 2020; 5 years ago (2020-10)
Websitedsnp.org

Distributed Social Networking Protocol (DSNP) is an open-source protocol designed to enable decentralized social networking[1] by allowing interoperability between platforms. Decentralized networks using protocols such as DSNP can implicitly help to enable increased user anonymity, thus enhancing a user's security and privacy.[2] It allows individuals to connect across various platforms and tools without having to create and manage separate accounts, potentially reducing the division between users of individual platforms.

Benefits

Decentralization allows users to retain ownership of their information and enables them to move personal data between platforms.[3] The use of decentralized platforms can also benefit availability through the use of redundancy. Cryptographic proof of ownership techniques allow decentralized networks to minimize the exposure of users' sensitive information. It provides a framework for open digital interactions that enables users to maintain a consistent social identity across multiple applications.

DSNP can improve user data privacy and security by permitting fine-grained management of their personal information. Operating on an application-agnostic model similar to SMTP for email, the DSNP promotes the development of interoperable applications. By using encryption and permission-based access systems, DSNP enables users to determine who can view and interact with their data, supporting their ability to manage their digital presence.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Reimagining Social Media: The Promise of Distributed Social Networking Protocol (DSNP)" (in en). https://www.sociaimedia.com/p/distributed-social-networking-protocol. 
  2. ↑ Nay, Matthew (May 2024). Decentralized Social Networking Protocol (DSNP) and User Empowerment: An Analysis of Online Identity Ownership, Data Privacy, and Comparative Assessment with Other Decentralized Protocols (Thesis thesis). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. hdl:1721.1/156782.
  3. ↑ "DSNP - Decentralized Social Networking Protocol". https://dsnp.org/. 



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