The future of social networks
The future of social networks
Siftree
Nov 4, 2025
There will be no social network in the future.
Hey, this is Kyle, the co-founder of Siftree. Below is my prediction of what will happen to social networks in the future.
In the near future, the devices we use will operate on 100% personalized software. When AI can spontaneously create any application you can think of, there will be no need for app stores or 3rd party marketplaces.
When this happens, these edge devices will need shared data layers and oracles to ground and power their activities in real-time.
What does this mean for social networks?
When users are able to, and get used to customizing their experiences on these future devices across various aspects of their lives, which social network will they want to transport data across devices? When I “post” on this future device, which platform will accept and transmit this post for you to view on your device?
None of them. Not Meta, not X, not TikTok, not Reddit, etc. None of them. These platforms can only exist in a world where “platform-lock in” moats trump the importance of data transmission. When you remove static, shared interfaces, there is no need for them to exist.
There will be no social network platform in the future at all.
Instead, what will happen is that our devices will use open protocols. Content, messaging, and information will be transported over a decentralized network with E2EE. Permissionless systems that edge devices can use without any gatekeepers or walled gardens getting in the way.
We’ll have access to all the things we’re used to: “accounts”, scrollable feeds, serendipitous connections, topic-based threads, likes, etc. The interface will just be personalized to our needs with AI, removing the necessity for the platforms themselves. All we need is a shared, open data layer – that’s where Nostr and AT Protocol come in.
Additionally, we’ll have access to a suite of cheap products/services that enhance our experience on the edge device (better & custom recommendation systems, creative & posting tools, etc.), similar to what is provided by the platforms themselves, but this time built by private developers building on top of these protocols.
Our data will be owned by us, our digital identities will have their sovereignty restored, and there will be no more platforms that decide what content/messages can and cannot exist. It will truly be “the world wide web” again, fully decentralized, completely permissionless, and 100% personalized.
Where Siftree fits
Siftree is focused on building AI-native products that enable custom recommendation engines and analytics across this future social graph.
The future of social networks
There will be no social network in the future.
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Hey, this is Kyle, the co-founder of Siftree. Below is my prediction of what will happen to social networks in the future.
In the near future, the devices we use will operate on 100% personalized software. When AI can spontaneously create any application you can think of, there will be no need for app stores or 3rd party marketplaces.
When this happens, these edge devices will need shared data layers and oracles to ground and power their activities in real-time.
What does this mean for social networks?
When users are able to, and get used to customizing their experiences on these future devices across various aspects of their lives, which social network will they want to transport data across devices? When I “post” on this future device, which platform will accept and transmit this post for you to view on your device?
None of them. Not Meta, not X, not TikTok, not Reddit, etc. None of them. These platforms can only exist in a world where “platform-lock in” moats trump the importance of data transmission. When you remove static, shared interfaces, there is no need for them to exist.
There will be no social network platform in the future at all.
Instead, what will happen is that our devices will use open protocols. Content, messaging, and information will be transported over a decentralized network with E2EE. Permissionless systems that edge devices can use without any gatekeepers or walled gardens getting in the way.
We’ll have access to all the things we’re used to: “accounts”, scrollable feeds, serendipitous connections, topic-based threads, likes, etc. The interface will just be personalized to our needs with AI, removing the necessity for the platforms themselves. All we need is a shared, open data layer – that’s where Nostr and AT Protocol come in.
Additionally, we’ll have access to a suite of cheap products/services that enhance our experience on the edge device (better & custom recommendation systems, creative & posting tools, etc.), similar to what is provided by the platforms themselves, but this time built by private developers building on top of these protocols.
Our data will be owned by us, our digital identities will have their sovereignty restored, and there will be no more platforms that decide what content/messages can and cannot exist. It will truly be “the world wide web” again, fully decentralized, completely permissionless, and 100% personalized.
Where Siftree fits
Siftree is focused on building AI-native products that enable custom recommendation engines and analytics across this future social graph.