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Re:Signal Creator on Considerations for distributed and dece... by vineyardmike on Thursday January 02, 2020 @05:44AM (#21934334)
Its ironic that it is made available on a decentralized platform, since now it cannot be taken down as easily. Especially considering the topic of the video.
Re:Signal Creator on Considerations for distributed and dece... by CharlesW on Thursday January 02, 2020 @02:35PM (#21938864)
> Its ironic that it is made available on a decentralized platform, since now it cannot be taken down as easily.

The irony is that this example showcases an Achilles Heel of decentralized services — an inability to moderate toxic and/or illegal content — which gives power to everyone who would make all decentralized services illegal.

Question: How does PeerTube handle child pornography?

Re:Signal Creator on Considerations for distributed and dece... by hydgv on Thursday January 02, 2020 @07:33AM (#21934861)
Actually I think it's quite a good idea if it stays up. It will show him the consequences of what he's preaching. A taste of his own medicine. (I support laws like the right to be forgotten, and I believe decentralisation to be a bad idea because it defeats those laws.)
Re:Signal Creator on Considerations for distributed and dece... by lima on Thursday January 02, 2020 @09:33AM (#21935584)
Moxie's talk is a critique of decentralization, so how is this a "taste of his own medicine"?
Re:Signal Creator on Considerations for distributed and dece... by woodrowbarlow on Thursday January 02, 2020 @09:40AM (#21935647)
that argument depends on the cooperation of the centralized parties in power, whose motivations are not necessarily aligned with (in fact, are usually opposed to) a person's desire to be forgotten.