Re:An off-grid social network
by cakeface on Thursday April 06, 2017 @02:17PM
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Can I choose who's content I pass along? I am ok distributing my own feed, that's presumably why I am joining the network. I am not OK passing along someone else's hate speech, porn, warez, malware, spam, etc. I'd like to be able to review the feeds available and say "Yeah sure I'll pass that around." If everything in a feed is encrypted then I'd need to decide. Also yeah my brother who's feed I follow and pass may upload a really nasty bit of content and I may relay it.
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Your computer will only help host data that was hosted by people that you follow. If you don't want to spread content that you disagree with, don't follow people who post such content.
Re:An off-grid social network
by mr_spothawk on Saturday April 08, 2017 @01:39AM
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wonder if that un/follow&mute feature will turn out to be a confounding mechanic in the future.
Re:An off-grid social network
by shrimp_emoji on Thursday April 06, 2017 @02:46PM
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Curating exercises of freedom of speech, eh? Sounds like decentralization won't lead to more digital freedom after all with attitudes like this.
Your freedom to spread filth is precisely equal to my freedom not to repeat it.
Also, please remember that the American First Amendment limits Government speech restrictions. Private communities and individuals can make any rules they want about social acceptable speech.
Re:An off-grid social network
by password_reset on Thursday April 06, 2017 @05:14PM
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yes. users actively replicate data, not passively. they have inherent control over what they pass on. If a community doesn't want to replicate your data, then go to find one that does.