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Re:Wikipedia-IPFS: An exploration to host Wikipedia in IPFS by mirimir on Sunday May 10, 2020 @04:56AM (#23131254)
Hey, I respect Freenet hugely. It's almost 20 years old, and it's been ~well maintained throughout. People do hate on Java, but I've had no problems with it, using OpenJDK in Debian.

But I don't buy the argument that it's targeted just because it's too small. No matter how many used Freenet, it would get targeted because it's way too laid back about child porn. Sure there's child porn on Tor onion sites, but it's not so easy to find, since the Hidden Wiki has been cleaned up. On Freenet, however, it's a top level category on one of the featured search sites.

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Re:Wikipedia-IPFS: An exploration to host Wikipedia in IPFS by AnthonyMouse on Monday May 11, 2020 @02:37AM (#23139442)
If the same percentage of people used Freenet as use email then it couldn't be "targeted" because targeting implies some kind of special notice, but there's nothing special about using email. Which is true even if email providers exist who are "way too laid back about child porn" etc.
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