译文/Translated：
六个月前，我们的CEO Brendan Blumer和CTO Dan Larimer在华盛顿拥挤的礼堂里有些愤怒。话题是什么？社交媒体的状态。
好吧，那并非是真的“愤怒”。这更多的是一场横跨次贷危机、区块链演化及社交心理学的演讲。
总归而言为以下内容：
社交媒体破碎。旨在利用我们，我们的数据、我们的关注被收割为大型公司、科技巨头、银行和华尔街利益方们数万亿美元的利益，我们竭尽所能保卫自身，避免我们的关注被拍卖给匿名方，防止我们的个人信息在公开市场上交易。我们当中的这一利益失衡以及我们一度信任的平台继续不断将我们暴露在数据分析、身份盗窃、网络暴力和令人信服的虚假信息之下。捏造的虚假宣传越来越多，意在操纵我们思想、控制我们行为，而要在其中分清真假却难如登天。
这也是为何我们如此关注Voice的原因。Voice 是一家由区块链助力的社交网络，该网络依据用户喜好重新设计公式——免除不透明的单边数据拍卖、消除隐藏算法，并以Voice代币的形式让价值重新回到用户手中。通过做自我，并表达自己的声音来赚取Voice代币；它们具有关注的功用，能用以在整个生态系统中，通过多种不同的方式改善内容。换言之，我们相信Voice能如其应是般具有社交性，其间，对平台有益的也是对您有益之物。
自我们公布以来，数以万计的人注册测试版，如你们一般，思想领袖宣称支持，媒体询问信息和时间轴。我们热爱它，并继续努力，将其带入大众视野。
接下来是什么？
由于采用了最新兴的技术，要将Voice带到大众面前仍需要多轮优化改良。法律环境仍在不断发展，区块链、代币化与社交媒体的加入是相对未知的领域。因此，我们正与立法者和监管方进行持续公开的对话，以确保Voice可投入使用。
简而言之，步向市场的道路漫长而坎坷。但我们正稳步发展，我们意在2020年2月14日推出测试版。
在那之前，我们想与你们所有人分享这一路的历程。行业的改变并非一蹴而就，也并非凭空造物。若没有您在此进程中每一阶段的参与、审查及反馈，Voice无法达其所能。请将此视为一次公开邀请。我们的最新发现，我们最大的挑战。Dan以及其他开发人员的故事。法规更新和幕后一探。我们正准备对外发布，期待变化，您也可以加入我们，一同踏上测试版的完成之路。回聊。
加入Voice对话
在Twitter、Facebook和Instagram上关注我们，了解最新内容，或者访问我们新实施的FAQ，我们将随着Voice的不断演化，在此添加新的变化和信息。您可以在此看到他人的问题，并添加您自己的问题。
可能对Voice产生影响的重要局限性、限制条件和考量信息（例如市场因素和监管环境）都在此说明。
原文/Original：
Six months ago, our CEO Brendan Blumer, and CTO Dan Larimer, went on a bit of a rant in a packed Washington D.C. auditorium. The subject? The state of social media.
Well, it wasn’t really a “rant.” It was more of a multi-movement oratory spanning the subprime mortgage crisis, the evolution of blockchain, and social psychology.
But it all boiled down to this:
Social media is broken. Designed to use us, our data and attention is harvested into trillion dollar profits for large corps, big tech, banks, and Wall Street interests, while we struggle to protect ourselves against the consequences of having our attention auctioned to anonymous parties, and our personal information traded on the open market. This misalignment of interest between us and the platforms we once trusted continues to increasingly expose us to data profiling, identity theft, cyberbullying, and persuasive misinformation. It’s never been more difficult to know what is real amongst the growing sea of manufactured propaganda intended to manipulate our thoughts and control our behavior.
And that’s why we’re so focused on Voice: a blockchain-powered social network that rewires the formula in users’ favor—cutting out the opaque one-sided data auctioneering, eliminating the hidden algorithms, and cycling value back into users’ hands in the form of the Voice Token. Voice Tokens are earned by being you, and expressing your voice; they possess the utility of attention, and can be used to elevate content in different ways throughout the ecosystem. In other words, we believe Voice is social as it should be—where what’s good for the platform is also good for you.
Since our announcement, tens of thousands have signed up for beta, thought leaders have announced support, and media is asking for information and timelines—and so are you. We love it, keep it coming.
So what’s next?
As with most emerging technologies, getting Voice in people’s hands requires more than some serious development. The legal environment is still evolving, and the joining of blockchain, tokenization, and social media is relatively uncharted territory. So, we’re in the midst of an ongoing, open conversation with legislators and regulators to make sure Voice is ready for users.
All to say, it’s a long and somewhat unpaved road to market. But we’re well on our way—we’re aiming for a beta launch on February 14th, 2020.
Between now and then, we want to share our journey with all of you. Industry change doesn’t happen overnight, and it doesn’t happen in a vacuum either. Voice won’t become everything it can be without your involvement, scrutiny, and feedback, at every stage of the process. So consider this blog an open invitation. Our latest findings. Our biggest challenges. Stories from Dan and the developers. Regulatory updates and behind-the-scenes peeks. We’re putting it out there, expecting change, so you can join us in walking this road to beta. Talk soon.
Join the Voice conversation
Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram to get the latest updates, or visit our new living FAQ where we will be adding new changes and information as we continue to evolve Voice. There you can see what others are asking and add your own questions.
Important limitations, restrictions and considerations that may impact Voice, such as market factors and the regulatory environment, are described here.
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