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In brief Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin is committing to decentralized social media in 2026, encouraging others to explore the space more intentionally. His words come amid major shakeups in the ecosystem as both Lens Protocol and Farcaster found new owners in the last two days. Buterin insists the future of decentralized social media should be run by people focused on “social,” and not speculative financial instruments. Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin said he’s moving fully back to decentralized social media platforms in 2026, with his words coming right as the two biggest players in the space—Farcaster and Lens Protocol—have changed hands. In an X post, the outspoken founder highlighted the need for better mass communication tools, calling for a move beyond “everyone constantly tweeting inside a single global info warzone.” “We need mass communication tools that serve the user’s long-term interest, not maximize short-term engagement,” said Buterin. “There is no simple trick that solves these problems. But there is one important place to start: more competition.”  In 2026, I plan to be fully back to decentralized social. If we want a better society, we need better mass communication tools. We need mass communication tools that surface the best information and arguments and help people find points of agreement. We need mass communication… https://t.co/ye249HsojJ — vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) January 21, 2026 “Decentralization is the way to enable that: a shared data layer, with anyone being able to build their own client on top,” he added.  Buterin’s remarks came after Lens Protocol, the social platform built by the development team behind Ethereum DeFi protocol Aave, announced on Tuesday that Mask Network would “steward the next chapter” for the decentralized protocol.  On Wednesday, Farcaster made a similar announcement, detailing that its protocol smart contracts, code, the Farcaster app, and its acquired token launchpad, Clanker, will…

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