# The decentralized web is here | Wired article

**URL:** <https://discuss.diglife.com/t/the-decentralized-web-is-here-wired-article/232>\
**Category:** About decentralization\
**Created:** [March 10, 2018, 2:03pm UTC](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/the-decentralized-web-is-here-wired-article/232 "2018-03-10T14:03:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![sheldrake](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discuss.diglife.com/sheldrake/32/4_2.png) [@sheldrake](https://discuss.diglife.com/u/sheldrake)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2018, 2:03pm UTC](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/the-decentralized-web-is-here-wired-article/232/1 "2018-03-10T14:03:49Z")

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> The argument goes that big tech companies have locked up our data and minds inside stockholder-serving platforms that crush competition and privacy. Ultra-private, socially conscious decentralized apps, sometimes dubbed DApps, will give us back control of our data and let startups slay giants once more.

> **[The Decentralized Internet Is Here, With Some Glitches](https://www.wired.com/story/the-decentralized-internet-is-here-with-some-glitches/)**
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> Privacy advocates and venture capitalists want to circumvent the tech giants with apps using encrypted data stored on networks of computers.

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**Author:** ![christina](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discuss.diglife.com/christina/32/18_2.png) [@christina](https://discuss.diglife.com/u/christina)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2018, 5:54pm UTC](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/the-decentralized-web-is-here-wired-article/232/2 "2018-03-14T17:54:39Z")

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The possible alternative to Gdocs, [https://www.graphitedocs.com/](https://www.graphitedocs.com/) looks interesting. Do you think it’s worth giving a try, maybe with the network map project?

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**Author:** ![sheldrake](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discuss.diglife.com/sheldrake/32/4_2.png) [@sheldrake](https://discuss.diglife.com/u/sheldrake)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2018, 11:04pm UTC](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/the-decentralized-web-is-here-wired-article/232/3 "2018-03-16T23:04:40Z")

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I checked it out and I think it’s too early for mass adoption. Usability is still some small fraction of Gdocs unfortunately.