{"id":9220,"date":"2020-07-08T02:28:17","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T23:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.media\/?p=9220"},"modified":"2020-07-08T23:01:16","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T20:01:16","slug":"voice-social-media-app-goes-live-dan-larimer-shares-glimpse-of-new-world-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/voice-social-media-app-goes-live-dan-larimer-shares-glimpse-of-new-world-order\/","title":{"rendered":"Voice Social Media App Goes Live, Dan Larimer Shares Glimpse of New World Order"},"content":{"rendered":"

Block.one, the company behind EOS project, has finally launched the Voice<\/a> social network on July 4, the platform\u2019s CEO Salah Zalatimo announced<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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As mentioned<\/a> previously, until August 15 it will be a read-only experience as Voice only allows the already registered early-access users to publish content. Starting on August 15 Voice will allow the already registered users to send invites to their friends.<\/p>\n

What Is Voice?<\/h2>\n

Voice was first announced<\/a> more than a year ago, in early June 2019 and entered the beta stage in February. Block.one has invested heavily in this project, allocating<\/a> $150 million to development alone and buying the voice.com domain name for record-breaking<\/a> $30 million.<\/p>\n

The Voice\u2019s main features so far include mandatory verification and content monetization. There will be no bots, anons, or burner accounts. All users will have to verify their identity. And creating content will be rewarded not unlike how it is rewarded on Steemit. Each like will bring content creators some digital cash. Users will also gain tokens just for showing up.<\/p>\n

Hurdles<\/h2>\n

Curiously enough, Voice was initially meant to run on EOS blockchain but in December 2019 it was decided that it will be hosted on a custom-made EOSIO platform instead. The difference<\/a> between the two may be subtle for a layman, but basically, EOS is a specific blockchain platform while EOSIO is a software that powers it. This move garnered some criticism toward EOS as the community realized that EOS, as admitted by its creators, was not ready to host an ambitious project like Voice due to some objective inadequacies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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After two years & $4B @block_one_ aren't confident enough to launch a Beta version of Voice on the EOS public blockchain. What message does that send to anyone thinking of building on EOS? So far, ETH killers have done little killing…https:\/\/t.co\/jMhJEGBKsC<\/a><\/p>\n

— Alex Saunders \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83d\udd2c (@AlexSaundersAU) January 18, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n