Many of us have learned to self-moderate our online conversations, being cautious about what we say, post, and do. Our tweets, postings, and comments cross boundaries, languages, and cultures. Now that social media mishap are constantly in the news; many people wonder who has the final power to regulate what we may publish online. As a result, censorship in online communities has become a hot subject, hotly argued by both pro-censorship and anti-censorship groups. The global blockchain community can help shape this narrative as proponents of decentralized technology. We explore whether blockchain can truly alter online communications and the ramifications of unlimited freedom of speech via decentralized platforms. Big Tech on Censorship Major social media platforms have historically moderated and removed comments that violate their conditions. Comments that directly hurt or seek to injure other members of a platform’s community are deleted. But what happens when a social media platform eliminates content to promote a different agenda? We have witnessed that social media companies have used their censoring abilities to weigh in on political disputes and other topics generally protected by free speech laws. Should censorship be applied on public social media platforms, especially since these online groups have so much power and influence globally? In the United States, an Executive Order issued by the White House in May 2020 sai...
