Web3 Forum - Decentralized Social Networks
Social networks are at the heart of our digital lives, but they’re also one of its weakest points.
🔒 Centralized control, opaque algorithms, arbitrary bans, and lock-in of identities and content. Today, we post in spaces we don’t own, where communities are just “databases” managed by someone else, and losing your account means disappearing from the digital world.
💥 But what if we could rethink all of this?
Innovative social networks like Farcaster are building an alternative: a decentralized network where no one can take away your identity, your content, or your followers.
Where your connection with friends is direct, not filtered through proprietary platforms.
In this event, we’ll discuss:
Why traditional social networks are a systemic risk
What changes with Web3-native social: ownership, portability, and composability
How Farcaster works and why its impact matters
What’s already being built: multiple clients and access points, miniapps, and direct monetization
🎙️ Intro talk + open discussion
📱 Live demo of 4 miniapps
🍸 Followed by an aperitivo at Urbe Hub
👾 Are you a dev, designer, creator — or just tired of posting into the void?
Come discover what’s next after X and Instagram.
🗓️Agenda
3:00 PM – Doors open
4:00 PM – Web3 social network overview
5:00 PM – Demo from Just Frame It participants
6:30 PM – Happy Hour
Hosted Inside Urbe Hub 🏛️
Urbe Hub is Rome’s home for Web3 builders, powered by the AKASHA Foundation. A dedicated event and coworking space designed for blockchain enthusiasts, developers, and innovators.
About urbe.eth 🐺
urbe.eth is the Italian community for Web3 builders, based in Rome:
Our goal is to spread knowledge, awareness and education around the Web3 & Blockchain ecosystem, involving builders who create and bring new value to the space.
On February 15, 2025, Urbe launched Urbe Hub, the first hub in Italy dedicated to Web3. If you’d like to visit us, you can register here.
Most notably, you may know us as the team behind ETHRome.
Our core activities include meetups, events, co-working days, traveling to hackathons & conferences and other educational activities.
Get involved on Discord, or follow on Twitter and Farcaster.