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# Abstract

A decentralized <mark style="color:yellow;">**ChainedX Protocol**</mark>  will allow users to own and control their social graph, while avoiding the balkanization of the current social network providers and creating <mark style="color:yellow;">an open ecosystem of network participants</mark>. We propose <mark style="color:yellow;">a protocol for writing and reading social network data on public blockchain using smart contracts</mark>. This protocol defines how identity, social graph, and messaging elements are represented to create a decentralized social network. Applicable aspects of ownership, privacy, authenticity, portability, usability, and extensibility are addressed for each element. This paper will be followed by a protocol specification document.