Veridonia
A transparent, community-driven information curation platform
Veridonia introduces a transformative approach to online content curation, addressing the limitations of conventional, engagement-driven systems that have fuelled sensationalism, misinformation, and the creation of echo chambers.
Project Overview
Veridonia replaces the opaque, engagement-centric model with a transparent, community-powered framework. Our system leverages a multi-stage voting process and an ELO-based reputation mechanism to ensure that content quality is determined by merit and consensus.
Multi-Stage Voting Process
A dynamic, two-stage voting mechanism designed for accuracy, transparency, and scalability.
ELO-Based Reputation System
Users' reputation evolves over time, reflecting accuracy and consistency of their judgements.
Transparent Decision-Making
All decisions, votes, and reputation adjustments are publicly recorded, allowing for independent verification.
Community-Driven Moderation
Every piece of content is rigorously vetted by a cross-section of the user base.
Privacy Protection
Robust data privacy practices allow users to download and verify all activity history without compromising security.
Cloud-Native Architecture
Built on scalable AWS infrastructure with containerization for reliable performance.
Technology Stack
Veridonia is built using a modern, scalable technology stack that ensures performance, security, and developer productivity.
Frontend
- Next.js
- React
- Material UI
- TanStack React Query for data fetching
- NextAuth for authentication and authorization
- UI components for markdown editing, avatar editing, etc.
Backend
- NestJS framework
- MongoDB with Mongoose ORM
- Redis for caching via Redis Cloud
- AWS services integration (S3, SES, CloudFront)
Infrastructure
- AWS ECS cluster
- ECR for Docker image repositories
- Application Load Balancer for routing
- CodePipeline CI/CD for automated deployments
- Multiple environments via feature branches
- S3 for file storage
- CloudFront for CDN
Development & Deployment
- TypeScript throughout the codebase
- Turborepo for monorepo management
- ESLint and Prettier for code quality
- Zod for schema validation
- Shared types package for type safety across services
- Docker for containerization
- Multi-environment setup with test environments
The Problem
The digital landscape today is dominated by engagement metrics such as views, likes, and shares, which serve as the primary indicators of content performance. This focus on the attention economy has led to:
- Prioritization of sensationalist content over substantive information
- Rapid spread of misinformation
- Formation of ideological echo chambers
- Opaque algorithms that dictate content visibility
- General decline in content quality
Our Solution
Veridonia addresses these challenges through a comprehensive approach that fundamentally re-engineers the content curation process:
- Multi-stage voting mechanism for accuracy and transparency
- ELO-based reputation system that evolves with user accuracy
- Community-driven moderation without centralized authority
- Transparent, publicly auditable decision-making
- IP-based ELO inheritance to protect against manipulation
Discover Veridonia
Astraplex Technologies is proud to showcase Veridonia, a project that exemplifies our commitment to quality and innovation in information curation.