# Are there already discussions of using IPFS to replace current social media platforms? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ecosystem and Usage\ **Created:** [January 26, 2021, 11:03pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/are-there-already-discussions-of-using-ipfs-to-replace-current-social-media-platforms/10008 "2021-01-26T23:03:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**Author:** ![yeehi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ipfs.tech/yeehi/32/2760_2.png) [@yeehi](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/yeehi)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 6:47pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/are-there-already-discussions-of-using-ipfs-to-replace-current-social-media-platforms/10008/8 "2021-02-10T18:47:24Z")
Aether is investigating using IPFS: > [@IPFS and Aether](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/ipfs-and-aether/10186): > > Aether, released under the AGPL, is a distributed, censorship resistant, Free Speech platform which allows users to impeach moderators. Aether just had a major update and received some additional funding:: [https://getaether.net/docs/faq/](https://getaether.net/docs/faq/) Discussion on Aether is ephemeral, as in spoken conversations, the threads disappear (after 6 months). A lot of valuable discussion takes place on Aether and it is being investigated how IPFS might be able to work with Aether to pin content that deserves arch… --- _[View the full topic](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/are-there-already-discussions-of-using-ipfs-to-replace-current-social-media-platforms/10008)._