I encountered an incident that would alter my entire perspective on any conventional social media two days ago. My account on WhatsApp was banned without any prior notice to me. No communication. No alerts. It was just done.
All these years I have been working on increasing my network there. My family group chats, business contacts, international friends, memorable moments and thousands of chats, all have vanished literally out of nowhere. Worst? I hadn’t even broken a single rule. No abuse of these spam laws. No content that’s inappropriate. Nothing.
You know how it feels when some important thing is taken away from you without any reason? That's what I felt when looking at the “this number cannot use WhatsApp anymore” message on the screen.
And, I am not the only one. Everyday, thousands of users of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or WhatsApp come across the same issue. You could be on top of your game one second and next minute, the whole world is closed off to you.
Reflect for a moment. Just how much of your existence resides in these applications?
- Family pictures and videos
- Key business chats and negotiations - Friend group discussions
- Countless numbers and Messenger contacts
All of this can be flipped off in a split second by algorithms and moderation teams who do not even know you and your story.
But here’s where it gets curious. During the process of trying to solve this problem of my WhatsApp ban, then it occurred to me that the solution which could change it all was right on my palm– Inleo, a completely decentralized Web 3 platform.
Working Towards A Win-Win Situation.
Here is the twisted part: Inleo does not only save you from such pointless bans, but it also appreciates your time and effort. Imagine, people who are scrolling through conventional social media do not earn anything as social media companies make billions selling their data to advertisers.
We generate content and publicity for all these businesses for free. All of our activity, every like, share, comment, and post gets someone, somewhere millions of profit- Only not for us.
Inleo flips this exploitative model.On Inleo the data belong to the users not the platform. The users get rewarded for their networking and activity and your contribution to the platform are valued.
People First in Inleo and They Do Not Discourage Growth
This is not solely for profit – this is about everyone being treated fairly. While Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram have become shady in how they do business and sell your information, Inleo does a transparent business. Your data belongs to you and you are paid for helping the network expand and be active.
Consider all the content creation, interactions, and engagement that goes on as you spend time at any social media platform in the hope of building a community or sharing a moment.
Now, also imagine instead of having your data harvested and sold, you were to receive some payment for that time and effort.
With Inleo, you own what is rightfully yours and you are actually rewarded.
Inleo is the first of its kind in that it combines decentralization with reward to its users. Not only are you able to avoid stupid bans, but on top of that, you are not the product idea ever and you are the market and you are rewarded for your work, you become a part of a functioning and clear economy, aiming to create value for yourself and not the site only.
After my WhatsApp ban, it felt like Inleo was able to solve a lot of headaches all at the same time. No fear of getting ban randomly at sudden, no fear of your data being abused at all and real incentives for being active.
If you have ever been exasperated with how you are unable to control your data, ever asked yourself why platforms gain from your content and you do not, stressed about being unable to log into your account, or have wanted to get more out of your social media engagement
Then Inleo has the answer that you have been looking for.
Do not wait until you are confronted with a suspension warning or when you regret the amount of worth you have lost by sharing content on conventional platforms. Resist yourself to this. Inleo is different. Your connections are safe. Your personal data belongs to you and you are able to earn something for your interaction.
Social media in the future should not be about random censorship or how people advertise their data and make money off it. With Inleo, that doesn’t have to be the case. Switch to a platform that honors your rights, honors your voice, and acknowledges your efforts.
Because it is time that we all put an end to the trend of making our digital lives available to every platform without receiving any rewards in return, especially when none of them is appreciative of us.