Can current social platforms still be called "social"? Accounts get shadowbanned or blocked at the drop of a hat; registration requires phone verification and facial recognition; posting something feels like going through airport security. They call it "security protection," but in reality, your data and behavior patterns have already been packaged and sold multiple times.

What's even more ironic is that everyone is used to it—want to speak out? Hand over your privacy first.

But on the Web3 side, it's a completely different game. Some decentralized protocols let users control their own data, with no centralized servers to censor you. Honestly, isn't this what "social" is supposed to be?