Private by default
Posts can begin private and be shared publicly or with selected people according to the application's permission model.
ABOUT MILAN · IDENTITY · DATA · SOCIAL
Building a different kind of social network.
MILAN is a privacy-first decentralized social network built around decentralized identity, a decentralized data layer, and permission-aware sharing.
DID
Identity layer
DWN
Data layer
Social
Application layer
MILAN
Privacy-first social network
DID
Identity
DWN
Data
THE IDEA
Social media should not require you to give up control.
MILAN is built around a simple product principle: identity, data and sharing should be understandable parts of the system, not invisible platform-side decisions.
Decentralized identity
A DID provides the identity layer so the social experience is not defined only by a traditional platform account.
Decentralized data
DWN architecture provides a user-centered data layer for records, media and permissions.
No ad-first model
MILAN's product direction is centered on the social experience, rather than building the interface around behavioral advertising.
HOW MILAN WORKS
One product. Three connected layers.
The experience becomes easier to understand when identity, data and the social application are viewed as separate but connected layers.
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IDENTITY
ID
Decentralized Identifier
The identity layer uses DID concepts to represent a person without reducing identity to one conventional platform login.
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02
DATA
D
Decentralized Web Node
The data layer is designed around DWN architecture for social records, media and access permissions.
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EXPERIENCE
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Social application
MILAN brings the identity and data model into a familiar social experience for people and communities.
FOUNDER
THE FOUNDER
Nitesh Pandey
Founder of MILAN
MILAN was founded by Nitesh Pandey, a full-stack developer who built the platform around a self-sovereign approach to social identity and data.
The project combines DID and DWN concepts into a social product with a clear focus on privacy, user-controlled data and permission-aware sharing.
WHY MILAN EXISTS
Data ownership is not just a feature.
MILAN explores a social network where you own your data, combining decentralized identity, DWN architecture, privacy, and user-controlled social experiences.
MILAN is being built for people who want social interaction without treating privacy and digital ownership as secondary concerns.
01
Identity should be understandable.
02
Data access should be explicit.
03
Social software should respect the person using it.
MILAN ECOSYSTEM
Go deeper.
Explore the concepts and product layers behind the project.
WELCOME TO MILAN
See the idea become a product.
Explore the live MILAN experience.