Posted on 06/21/2021 5:32:30 AM PDT by blam
Edited on 06/21/2021 7:00:36 AM PDT by Sidebar Moderator. [history]
The advantage is that it is completely decentralized and not controlled by the top level domains, it is a protocol that is not part of the domain registry control. It is all in your own control P2P and steps around all the centralized server systems. There are already many of these blockchain communication clients available. Some even let you host your own website on your own machine, along with many others as part of the blockchain network. And there are many group communication/file sharing clients. All encrypted though blockchain technology.
right
but there is a permanence to anything on any particular blockchain.....so in that regard, “privacy” is not the foremost value. but, “uncensored” is.
I can live with that. in light of the demise of the First Amendment, and our complete breakdown of social discourse, I still think that is a hugely positive step forward....
It is encrypted P2P from sender to receiver though. The main thing holding this protocol back is the worry some have about participating and allowing use of their own resources to boost the capacity, or become a routing node.
I hear “What if someone else’s data content is illegal, or porn etc.?” The question is because your resources passed this encrypted data through from sender to receiver could you also be implicated. I cannot find a definitive yes or no on this very good question.
In my mind I cannot be held responsible for data that is encrypted, that I cannot encrypt, or have no knowledge of what it is. And because it is block chain and even sometimes onion layered on top of the blockchain protocol, it is almost impossible to decrypt and even know what is in it.
Something like this has been around for a long time, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_software_and_protocols_for_distributed_social_networking
A few are peer-to-peer while most get installed on web servers. Some have 2-300 web server installations that can all communicate with each other. Most require root access on the server to install which you don't get with cheapo shared hosting.
Yes!! We need more billionaires on our side. The Left seems to have a monopoly on 'em.
interesting
sounds like congress is going to have to decide, is this something that we will protect, or not...
Thing is, it can be done right now without him or anyone else as long as you have internet access. There have been P2P and group P2P networks around for awhile. All someone has to do is organize a group and have everyone install the free client. And share your ID credentials with each other.
Not even a browser is needed, it is similar to a desktop messaging client like Pigeon. We have a group that has been using a chat client like this for quite awhile now. No browser... no domain servers. It is kind of like texting to each other or a group chat page.
The one we use has file/link sharing, voice, and video chat also.
Decentralized Social Networks
https://medium.com/decentralized-web/decentralized-social-networks-e5a7a2603f53
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