There seem to be two stages in the life cycle of social media sites that every one of them follows: 1) The site starts with transparent rules. The users are in

There seem to be two stages in the life cycle of social media sites that every one of them follows: 1) The site starts with transparent rules. The users are in power. Data access is open and easy. The user interface is friendly. ...the site becomes popular... 2) Rules become a secret. Power is taken away from the users. Data access becomes limited and more complicated. The user interface becomes bloated and hostile. I really hope we will manage to get decentralized social media off the ground. It sucks that even after years of work, the content creators and community builders have nothing to show for it. They are just slaves to the platform owners.