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'''Blockstack''' is an [[open-source]] [[decentralized computing]] platform.<ref>{{cite book |last=Gilder |first=George |date=2018 |title="Life After Google: The Fall of Big Data and the Rise of the Blockchain Economy" |url=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/life-after-google-george-gilder/1126605456#/ |publisher= |page=159-177 }}</ref> Blockstack software libraries enable developers to build decentralized applications, which have no single point of failure or control.<ref>{{Citation
| last1 = Barabas | first1 = C.
| last2 = Narula | first2 = N.
| last3 = Zuckerman | first3 = E.
| title = "Defending Internet Freedom through Decentralization: Back to the Future?"
| url= https://www.bitsoffreedom.nl/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/defending-internet-freedom-through-decentralization.pdf
| series = MIT Media Lab Report
| place = Cambridge, MA
| pages = 51-59
| year = August 2017 }}</ref><ref>
{{cite news
| last = Freeman
| first = Jonathan
| title = JavaScript dapps: Build decentralized apps with Blockstack
| newspaper = [[InfoWorld]]
| date = 28 February 2019
| url = https://www.infoworld.com/article/3345957/javascript-dapps-build-decentralized-apps-with-blockstack.html}}
</ref> Blockstack provides decentralized protocols for authentication, data storage, and software distribution.<ref>
{{cite journal
| title = Blockchain Technology the Identity Management and Authentication Service Disruptor: A Survey
| url = http://dx.doi.org/10.18517/ijaseit.8.4-2.6838
| journal = International Journal on Advanced Science, Engineering and Information Technology
| volume = 8
| number = 4-2
| pages = 1735-1745
| date = 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal
| last1 = Mühle | first1 = A.
| last2 = Grüner |first2 = A.
| last3 = Gayvoronskaya | first3 = T.
| last4 = Meinel | first4 = C.
| title = A Survey on Essential Components of a Self-Sovereign Identity
| url = https://arxiv.org/pdf/1807.06346.pdf
| journal = Computer Science Review
| volume = 30
| pages = 80–86
| date = November 2018}}</ref>
Concerns around internet privacy, security, and data breaches are bringing attention to decentralized platforms like Blockstack.<ref>
{{cite news
| last = Singh
| first = Harminder
| title = ‘New internet’ looks to keep user data away from tech giants and bypass China censorship
| newspaper = [[South China Morning Post]]
| date = 1 October 2017
| url = https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2113521/new-internet-looks-keep-user-data-away-tech-giants-and-bypass}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite AV media
| title = What will replace Facebook?
| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvWZ8TrM41w
| publisher = [[The Economist]]
| date = 4 February 2019 }}
</ref><ref>
{{cite episode |title=Blockchain as internet |series=Rizqi Presents: Blockchain |date=2019 |url=https://www.amazon.com/Rizqi-Presents-Blockchain/dp/B07Q84HRC6 |publisher = Amazon [[Prime Video]] | season=1 |number=2 |last=Rachmat |first=Rizqi (host)}}
</ref> Software developers have used Blockstack to build decentralized alternatives to popular services like [[Google docs]] (word processor), [[WeChat]] (messaging), traditional email, [[Patreon]] (membership platform), and others.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Fung
| first = Brian
| title = The new technology that aspires to #DeleteFacebook for good
| newspaper = [[The Washington Post]]
| date = 23 March 2018
| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/03/23/the-new-technology-that-aspires-to-deletefacebook-for-good/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.8902bfcd3f11}}</ref><ref>
{{cite news
| last = Dillet
| first = Romain
| title = Stealthy wants to become the WeChat of blockchain apps
| newspaper = [[TechCrunch]]
| date = 5 September 2018
| url = https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/05/stealthy-wants-to-become-the-wechat-of-blockchain-apps/}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite news
| last = Cuen
| first = Leigh
| title = Encrypted Email Service Launches on Blockstack With Bitcoin Features
| newspaper = [[CoinDesk]]
| date = 3 June 2019
| url = https://www.coindesk.com/encrypted-email-service-launches-on-blockstack-with-bitcoin-features}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite press release
|date=February 1, 2019
|title= The Business Model behind BitPatron
|url= https://medium.com/bitpatron/the-business-model-behind-bitpatron-72599c441115
|publisher=BitPatron
|access-date=July 6, 2019}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite news
| last = Simonite
| first = Tom
| title = The Decentralized Internet Is Here, With Some Glitches
| newspaper = [[Wired Magazine]]
| date = 5 March 2018
| url = https://www.wired.com/story/the-decentralized-internet-is-here-with-some-glitches/}}
</ref>. As of summer 2019 there are more than 120 applications built using the Blockstack technology<ref>{{cite web
| title = App.co list of Blockstack apps
| url = https://app.co/blockstack
| access-date = 5 July 2019
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190608224229/https://app.co/blockstack
| archive-date = 8 June 2019 }}</ref>.
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