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Comment by RobotToaster | original | How We Made IPFS Content Publishing 10x Faster
[−]RobotToaster · 2026-07-01 Wed 20:42 UTC · link
Suddenly it looks a lot less decentralised.
[−]throwaway8388 · 2026-07-01 Wed 21:03 UTC · link
Well, badbits are only enforced on the centralized http gateways. LibGen CIDs would still resolve fine using the DHT as the decentralised discovery mechanism
[−]msm_ · 2026-07-01 Wed 23:30 UTC · link
I don't know, it looks pretty decentralised to me?

>The purpose of this list is to allow IPFS node operators (e.g. someone running a public IPFS gateway) to opt into not hosting previously flagged content.

IPFS node operators, who are supposedly interested in hosting malicious content (and i2p-hosted phishings are a real problem) can OPT INTO using this list.

In this case, I don't see how that's any problem for piracy - people can just use one of the bad/unfiltered nodes.

[−]RobotToaster · 2026-07-02 Thu 07:17 UTC · link
The fact that it's entirely binary, and they don't separate someone copying books from malware isn't helping that argument.