Dossier
User control
Coverage of User control in the Nexus archive.
- WhatsApp to let users go by usernames, not phone numbers
WhatsApp is introducing a feature that allows users to be identified by usernames instead of phone numbers, aiming to provide three billion users with greater control over who can contact them.
- At Protocol: Building the Social Internet
At Protocol, a decentralized social media protocol, aims to build a more open and user-controlled 'Social Internet' by enabling interoperability between platforms. Developed by the team behind BlueSky, it emphasizes user ownership of data and cross-platform communication.