Hashing It Out: Can blockchain create a sovereign internet?

In the latest episode of Cointelegraph’s Hashing It Out podcast, the co-founder of XYO Network, Arie Trouw, explains how blockchain technology can help fight fake information on the internet alongside a general change in attitude.

A week after experiencing an internet blackout in his country, Hashing It Out host Elisha Owusu Akyaw looks for answers on how blockchain technology can create a more sovereign internet in an interview with the co-founder of XYO Network, Arie Trouw.

The episode also covers data sovereignty and the importance of privacy in the ever-evolving internet landscape. The conversation between Owusu Akyaw and Trouw explores new issues like elections and fake news, and how blockchain tech could be used to verify the authenticity of information on social media. 

Trouw explains that the sovereign internet is based on that idea of the original version of the internet (Web1) but with the functionalities of Web2 and Web3.

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