Ublike

Ublike is a fictional digital platform used to illustrate concepts in decentralized social media and data portability. The concept appears in academic articles and textbooks, cited as a case study rather than a released product. It is not known to exist as a working service.

Ublike operates as a federated network of independent servers that share content through a common protocol. Core principles include user ownership of data, portable identities, privacy-by-design, and community-driven moderation. The system supports text, images, and video, with content discovery driven by interest queries and cross-instance recommendations. Open APIs allow third-party applications to participate.

Ublike uses a federated protocol inspired by established standards, with end-to-end encryption for private messages and cryptographic signing to verify authorship. Individual instances control data retention and policy choices, while the network maintains a shared taxonomy and content indexing.

Governance in the literature is described as a nonprofit foundation with a community-elected council; decisions are published transparently. In scholarship, Ublike serves as a model for examining moderation, data portability, and interoperability trade-offs. Critics note potential scalability limits and inconsistent policies across instances.

See also: ActivityPub, Mastodon, federated social networks. Note: Ublike is a fictional construct used for illustrative purposes in this article.