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Thanks so much for the feedback and the question! I actually get asked this a lot with the core Graphite product, so I (hopefully) have a sufficient answer. Gr

Thanks so much for the feedback and the question! I actually get asked this a lot with the core Graphite product, so I (hopefully) have a sufficient answer. Graphite cannot remove content. However, users are either choosing the storage provider supplied for free by Blockstack, or they are providing their own storage provider. Those storage providers can absolutely still shut down an account if there is illegal activity. So, unlike a p2p decentralized system like IPFS, addressing illegal content is pretty straight forward. If it comes to Graphite's attention, we can notify the user's storage provider and they can take appropriate action. Additionally, another important point to make here is this is not the dark web. Users are more or less known. So law enforcement can take action as well. Does that make sense? It's a really important question so I want to make sure it's addressed fully. Thanks!

52-6F-62 8y ago
No problem. I know that a large number of major publishers use WordPress as their primary web publishing platform, so I recommend studying some of their UX to meet some general industry standards, but also recommend learning from their mistakes. The other commenter (jude-) explained more about the stack, which helped to make more sense of it. I had in mind a system more like IPFS.
- stdcli 8y ago
  IPFS is a bit different than gaia. The following are some functionalities unique to gaia, without the unpredictable lookup performances associated with ipfs. With gaia, you can control where the data is stored, on your own server, a cloud hosting provider of your choice, etc. Data is read write. Writes permissions can be delegated. Gaia can be used with an API where developers, like the developers of Graphite, can build applications on top of it without explicitly dealing with a blockchain using traditional knowledge of javascript or other front end languages and frameworks. Listing permissions can be delegated. Data is globally addressable. It supports multiple backends natively, which supports users choosing where their data is hosted. In IPFS, data may be initially hosted on just your server, but duplicated elsewhere when a call is made to it. Like IPFS, it does not need a cryptocurrency to work, and space is reclaimed when data is deleted. That being said, IPFS is very popular. We are working on ipfs drivers for gaia along with others. For now, we have prioritized drivers for cloud hosting providers to help users gain more control of where their data is stored and hosted.

52-6F-62 8y ago

No problem. I know that a large number of major publishers use WordPress as their primary web publishing platform, so I recommend studying some of their UX to meet some general industry standards, but also recommend learning from their mistakes. The other commenter (jude-) explained more about the stack, which helped to make more sense of it. I had in mind a system more like IPFS.

stdcli 8y ago
IPFS is a bit different than gaia. The following are some functionalities unique to gaia, without the unpredictable lookup performances associated with ipfs. With gaia, you can control where the data is stored, on your own server, a cloud hosting provider of your choice, etc. Data is read write. Writes permissions can be delegated. Gaia can be used with an API where developers, like the developers of Graphite, can build applications on top of it without explicitly dealing with a blockchain using traditional knowledge of javascript or other front end languages and frameworks. Listing permissions can be delegated. Data is globally addressable. It supports multiple backends natively, which supports users choosing where their data is hosted. In IPFS, data may be initially hosted on just your server, but duplicated elsewhere when a call is made to it. Like IPFS, it does not need a cryptocurrency to work, and space is reclaimed when data is deleted. That being said, IPFS is very popular. We are working on ipfs drivers for gaia along with others. For now, we have prioritized drivers for cloud hosting providers to help users gain more control of where their data is stored and hosted.