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Cloudflare and Google's dns resolvers got a lot of adoption bc they provided a way for normal people to get around censorship, but they're inherently censorable
by troquerre 7y ago
Cloudflare and Google's dns resolvers got a lot of adoption bc they provided a way for normal people to get around censorship, but they're inherently censorable bc they're run by centralized companies. There are new initiatives aiming to create a distributed dns layer which are promising like https://handshake.org https://handshake.org.
- paraselene_ 7y agoAnd the distributed DNS layer will get censored soon enough if it gets traction. If you need proof, look at how TOR is doing in china.
- troquerre 7y agoSecurity is not binary, it's a spectrum based on cost. It's the same for censorship-resistance. If Handshake increases the cost of internet censorship for every country in the world, then it will have succeeded even if it's still possible for countries like China to censor it.