One Link = One Token

The fundamental principle of socials.fun: each unique social media post maps to exactly one token.

How It Works

When you paste a URL into socials.fun, we:

1. Canonicalize the URL (remove tracking params, normalize format)
2. Hash the canonical URL to create a unique identifier
3. Check if a token already exists for that hash
4. Create a new token OR redirect to the existing one

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/123456?s=20&t=abc
                    ↓
           x.com/elonmusk/status/123456  (canonical)
                    ↓
              sha256 hash → 0x8f3a...
                    ↓
         Token: $ELON (if first) OR redirect to existing

Why This Matters

No Duplicates

Unlike other platforms where anyone can create a token with any name, socials.fun ensures:

• Only ONE token can exist for each social media post
• First creator "claims" that post
• Everyone else trades the same token

Fair Discovery

When someone shares a viral tweet, everyone trades the same token:

• No racing to create duplicates
• No confusion about "which $DOGE is real"
• Natural price discovery on a single market

Canonical URLs

We normalize URLs to prevent gaming:

What Counts as "One Link"?

Same Token

These all resolve to the same token:

• https://x.com/user/status/123
• https://twitter.com/user/status/123
• https://x.com/user/status/123?s=20&t=abc
• twitter.com/user/status/123

Different Tokens

These create different tokens:

• x.com/user/status/123 (Tweet A)
• x.com/user/status/456 (Tweet B)
• x.com/user (Profile - different content type)

Technical Details

• Hash Algorithm: SHA-256
• Storage: DynamoDB with canonical URL hash as partition key
• Collision Prevention: Atomic conditional writes ensure only one token per hash