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This is mostly smoke, since it's trivial for the banned bad server to fetch through a nondescript neutral server.
by tedunangst 3y ago
This is mostly smoke, since it's trivial for the banned bad server to fetch through a nondescript neutral server.
- Kye 3y agoBad actors will always find ways around anything. This is ideal for keeping good actors with conflicting moderation policies from picking up posts they shouldn't.
- tedunangst 3y agoEvery well behaved server already puts their hostname in user-agent when making a request. The requirement that they also sign the request is just extra overhead.
- gizmo686 3y agoWhy is the server hosting the content responsible for enforcing the moderation policy of the server requesting it?