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That's a type of decentralization. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed_social_network which is using both terms:

> A distributed social network or federated social network is an Internet social networking service that is decentralized and distributed across distinct providers (something like email but for social networks), such as the Fediverse.




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