MeWe to Launch Privacy-Focused Decentralized Social Network on Avalanche

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MeWe, one of the world’s leading privacy-focused social networks, has announced a new implementation on Avalanche, a pioneering blockchain network known for its speed, scalability, and an interoperable network of sovereign L1s. MeWe will utilize Avalanche to build a decentralized social networking ecosystem powered by blockchain, offering users unprecedented control, privacy, and ownership of their social media experience.

With Avalanche’s scalable, secure and interoperable technology, MeWe aims to further decentralize its group-based social network platform. MeWe is no stranger to decentralized technologies and has been working carefully for the past year to migrate its users onto the Frequency chain, a Layer 1 blockchain. Approximately 1.3 million MeWe users are now fully on-chain and over 675,000 users own their social graphs.

"Social media, as it exists today, is broken,” said Jeffrey Edell, Chairman and CEO of MeWe. “Users have no control over their data, no say in the platform’s direction, and no rewards for their contributions. With Avalanche, we're changing that. We believe that decentralization is the future of social networking, and this partnership will put the power back into the hands of our users."

This month at Avalanche Summit LATAM, Jeffrey Edell sat down with Ava Labs President John Wu for a fireside chat to discuss the vision and value set of a decentralized social network, and what’s next as the platform launches on Avalanche.

With Avalanche, MeWe is poised to accelerate adoption and roll out Web3 features to its existing user base of over 20+ million people and 700,000+ groups. This integration will empower users to earn rewards for their engagement, content creation, and contributions, fostering a vibrant and thriving ecosystem.

“MeWe has been quietly migrating its over 20 million members on-chain in a decentralized manner to provide social media users more sovereignty over their identity and data,” said John Wu, President of Ava Labs. “Utilizing Avalanche's highly scalable and customizable technology enables MeWe to onboard the next 20 million users, truly shifting the future of social media.”

Why Decentralized Social Media is the Future

The integration between MeWe and Avalanche is rooted in the belief that centralized platforms have failed their users. Data breaches, algorithm manipulation, and invasive advertising have eroded trust in traditional social media. Decentralization offers a transformative solution by giving users control over their online identities and rewarding them for their contributions.

With over 20+ million users, MeWe has been a disruptor in the social media space, focusing on privacy, user empowerment, and a commitment to never selling user data. Now, with blockchain technology integrated into its infrastructure, MeWe has plans to take its platform to the next level, ensuring privacy rights, ownership of data, user control, a reward based economy and incentivizing positive engagement.

About MeWe

MeWe is the world's largest decentralized social media app, empowering over 20 million users with a commitment to no ads, no targeting, and no manipulation of user data. MeWe is a social network built to put privacy first and committed to giving users more control over their data and social media experience. The company offers a groundbreaking "Privacy Bill of Rights'' which guarantees users control of their data and news feeds. MeWe allows users to join groups, engage their friends, and puts them in complete control without ads or algorithms. MeWe is host to over 700,000 user-driven interest groups. By leveraging blockchain technology MeWe, including Frequency and Avalanche, MeWe is offering users more control, privacy and transparency over their social profiles than any other social media app.

About Avalanche Blockchain Network

Avalanche is a high-performance blockchain platform designed for builders who need to scale. Engineered with a revolutionary three-part Layer 1 (L1) architecture, Avalanche is anchored by its Avalanche Consensus Mechanism, ensuring near-instant finality for transactions. The platform also features an open-source Layer 0 (L0) framework, enabling the seamless creation of interoperable Layer 1 blockchains with high throughput on both public and private networks.

Supported by a global community of developers and validators, Avalanche offers a fast, low-cost environment for building the next generation of decentralized applications (dApps). With its unique blend of speed, flexibility, and scalability, Avalanche is the preferred choice for innovators pushing the boundaries of blockchain technology.