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Decentralizing the internet means breaking away from the big centralized organizations which are collecting, harvesting, and selling data from its users. The goal is to create small communities of alternative networked platforms not just run by large corporations but rather communities of users who control and own their personal data. A decentralized web can still be run by tech communities but the power and control of user data needs to be in the hands of its users, removing the aspect of third party user data sales and big data mining.