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Re:Spotify deletes 70 Joe Rogan episodes by macdaknife on Friday February 04, 2022 @10:32PM (#30216899)
Blockchain et al allow the government complete visibility into any transaction. It provides a tool for complete gov control.
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Re:Spotify deletes 70 Joe Rogan episodes by fastball on Friday February 04, 2022 @10:36PM (#30216927)
Privacy blockchains like Monero/ZCash/etc prevent this using technologies like RingCT/zk-SNARKS/etc.
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Re:Spotify deletes 70 Joe Rogan episodes by manigandham on Friday February 04, 2022 @10:33PM (#30216911)
Visibility is not the issue. Lack of distribution is.

How does a decentralized registry mean complete government control?

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Re:Spotify deletes 70 Joe Rogan episodes by scarface74 on Friday February 04, 2022 @10:37PM (#30216949)
Distribution of a podcast is just hosting an RSS feed and hosting MP3s. I could set that up on my home computer over my symmetrical gigabit Ethernet.
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Re:Spotify deletes 70 Joe Rogan episodes by manigandham on Friday February 04, 2022 @10:44PM (#30217021)
It's not a technical issue, it's about control. Spotify has exclusive rights which is at odds with the original podcast ethos.
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Re:Spotify deletes 70 Joe Rogan episodes by scarface74 on Friday February 04, 2022 @10:46PM (#30217034)
If I recall correctly, it’s in his contract that if he leaves Spotify, he gets the rights to all of his episodes.
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