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Re:Uganda's internet Shutdown by fastball on Friday January 15, 2021 @01:44PM (#25794512)
Blockchains can still operate on decentralized P2P internet even if the main internet is shut down.
Re:Uganda's internet Shutdown by rank0 on Friday January 15, 2021 @02:02PM (#25794761)
This is not at all a practical solution. How much "decentralized P2P internet" infrastructure do you think there is in Uganda? Hell even in the US its virtually nonexistent. Which P2P internet should I use? IPFS? Helium? Any of the other blockchain internet vaporware?

Any Blockchain operating in a small region would have no resiliency, be vulnerable to 51% attacks, and diverge significantly from the original internet ledger.

Re:Uganda's internet Shutdown by toolz on Friday January 15, 2021 @02:47PM (#25795395)
It's not practical until it is - having your internet shutoff isn't practical either, but with that barrier put into place a lot of things become quickly more practical, relatively speaking.
Re:Uganda's internet Shutdown by cronix on Friday January 15, 2021 @04:04PM (#25796460)
As they say, necessity is the mother of invention.
Re:Uganda's internet Shutdown by zitterbewegung on Friday January 15, 2021 @01:56PM (#25794665)
You would still have to rely on one person still having access to the internet.