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> It is possible for individual portals and hosts to take down links and stop serving that content, for example after accepting copyright infringement requests.
by incrudible 6y ago
> It is possible for individual portals and hosts to take down links and stop serving that content, for example after accepting copyright infringement requests.
I think this needs to be solved at the protocol level. What if the portal is hosted in a DGAF jurisdiction, but I'm running my node in a different jurisdiction? What forces the portal to keep my interest in mind?
- Taek 6y agoAs a user you have the ability to control what apps you use, what feeds you use, who you follow, etc. Decentralization doesn't mean it's completely free of moderation, it means users have the ability to pick their moderators and the ability to decide what is allowed on their feed and what is not.
- incrudible 6y agoI'm not sure I understand the way it works then. I was assuming that if I run a node serving content, I do not deal with curating that content at all. I just offer my bandwidth/storage for compensation, like a CDN. I don't want to be involved in curation or moderation at all, I just don't want to be held liable in case I inadvertently serve something that is illegal in my jurisdiction.
- MacsHeadroom 6y agoNodes don't serve content. They serve blocks of encrypted data to other nodes. Portals run a node AND piece together content from blocks received from many nodes THEN serve the content. You could also piece together content yourself by being your own portal. But running a node does not necessitate running a portal.
- incrudible 6y agoThanks for the explanation. I suppose that's close to how TOR nodes work from a liability standpoint.