Social Features

IotaPolis includes social features that are fully recorded on the IOTA blockchain.

Follow / Unfollow

Follow other users to stay updated on their activity.

How It Works

• Click the Follow button on any user’s profile or post
• The action is recorded on-chain via a FORUM_FOLLOW event
• The followed user receives a notification
• Follower and following counts are displayed on user profiles
• Unfollow at any time — recorded as a FORUM_UNFOLLOW event

On-Chain Storage

Follow relationships are stored in the UserRegistry shared object. This means:

• Follow data is verifiable and immutable
• Any node can reconstruct the social graph from blockchain events
• No central server controls who you follow

Emoji Reactions

React to posts with emoji to express yourself quickly.

Available Reactions

IotaPolis supports 24 emoji reactions on every post, including common reactions like thumbs up, heart, laugh, thinking, fire, rocket, and more.

How It Works

• Hover over a post to see the reaction bar
• Click an emoji to react — click again to toggle off
• Reactions appear with smooth animations below the post
• Each reaction shows a count and the list of users who reacted
• Reactions are recorded on-chain as FORUM_REACTION events

On-Chain Verification

Since reactions are blockchain events:

• They cannot be faked or manipulated
• Reaction counts are verifiable by any node
• The complete reaction history is preserved