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> The solution to Facebook censorship will likely take a similar path - gradual decentralization. Like the web? Sorry for the snark but being blocked from Fac
by sysk 12y ago
> The solution to Facebook censorship will likely take a similar path - gradual decentralization.
Like the web? Sorry for the snark but being blocked from Facebook is the equivalent of being blocked from Geocities in my mind. I do think a decentralised social network would be a step forward but let's not attribute too much power to Facebook as it only gives them more legitimacy.
- xnull2guest 12y agoI do think Facebook has a lot of pull. Many people get their news through their Facebook feed (an awful idea) - at least many people that I know. And it's the largest place where you can discuss things with close friends and family in mass. Other places on the internet allow mass broadcast - for information dispersal content not only matters but also source/reputation.
- maigret 12y agoYes, similar case for Google... Looking at some countries where Google has 90% market share, when you are deleting something from Google, you are effectively mostly deleting the content page itself - at least reducing the discovery by a factor 10, which can be critical.
- chii 12y agobut then what would be the solution to such a problem? Without centralization, content discovery/search is difficult.
- dandelion_lover 12y agoDid you not hear about http://yacy.net http://yacy.net ?
- DenisM 12y agoThe web still has chokepoints at DNS and PKI, and routing is also vulnerable to blocks. USENET/FIDONET are better mental models when it comes to resilience.