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Content addressing means that all versions of the page remain available so long as one node hosts it, and they are easily differentiated. On the internet 1000
by Normal_gaussian 9y ago
Content addressing means that all versions of the page remain available so long as one node hosts it, and they are easily differentiated.
On the internet 1000 voices don't speak 1000 times louder than one, it would be relatively easy for a small group to widely advertise that there is a discrepancy.
Effective propaganda would only be possible where any contradictions are unable to provide evidence, causing an appeal to authority to become one of the most viable means of resolving the dispute. This is where the majority - but not all - of our current propaganda sits.
IPFS would help. It wouldn't solve disinformation but it would tidy up the game.
- stcredzero 9y agoOn the internet 1000 voices don't speak 1000 times louder than one, In a limited context, for a limited time, they can. There are many situations where this is all that's needed. (Like, the run up to an election.) it would be relatively easy for a small group to widely advertise that there is a discrepancy. A large enough, well established enough group would be able to discredit this discrepancy.
- Normal_gaussian 9y agoYes. A lie can run round the world before the truth has got its boots on. For the second case, this is why I talk about the nature of effective propaganda. Evidence is the only reliable way to fight against an authority, as the larger group would be significantly less able to censor evidence they are forced to use unverifiable propaganda - this is much less effective for them.