Vitalik Buterin Advocates for Decentralized Social Media and Enhanced Privacy Measures by 2026

Vitalik Buterin has shared his vision for 2026, emphasizing the use of OpenStreetMap and encrypted email service Protonmail, while prioritizing decentralized social media to enhance data privacy. According to Foresight News, Buterin is committed to exploring local large language model (LLM) deployment strategies. His ideal approach involves utilizing local LLMs and compensating for parameter limitations with specialized fine-tuning models. For high-load scenarios, he suggests integrating query-based zero-knowledge payments, trusted execution environments, and local query filtering, essentially combining imperfect solutions for optimal protection. Buterin's ultimate goal remains the development of highly efficient fully homomorphic encryption technology. He argues that sending all data to third-party centralized services is unnecessary, as tools exist to significantly reduce such operations, and advocates for their continuous improvement and active use.