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 \section{\acp{dApp} - The Next Generation Social Networks}
+As mentioned in Chapter \ref{sec:dapps}, \acp{dApp} use emerging technologies, like the blockchain and cryptocurrencies, to build decentralized applications. With Peepeth and AKASHA, two \ac{dApp} \acp{OSN} are presented in this chapter. They both use Ethereum as blockchain and \ac{IPFS} to store data.
 
 \subsection{Akasha}
 \label{sec:akasha}
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 \section{Protocols}
 \label{sec:protocols}
+This part is about protocols that describe communication in decentralized applications. With the rise of the decentralized \ac{OSN} Mastodon, the ActivityPub protocol became popular which is introduced in the following.
 
 \subsection{ActivityPub}
 \label{sec:activitypub}