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If you are using Skynet for your project, I believe you need to run a node, which will require downloading the 23GB [1] blockchain from sia. I really hope these blockchain based projects can solve the sharding problem. These blockchains are getting so big. [1] https://siastats.info/blockchain_size
Or does it have nothing to do with anonymity/bullet-proof links and is merely just a very cheap storage?
P.S. Sorry if this sounds like noob questions but i wasn't able to answer it by looking at their homepage.
Didn't realize this was built on Sia. Interesting! I used to follow their development closely back in ~2017. I like how this product seems to be pretty straightforward to use. Hope it leads to more.
https://skyfeed-beta.hns.siasky.net/#/ is a social media built upon Sia and Skynet :)
After skimming a bit, I don't see how they plan to deal with abuse. Especially if there's no size limitation on files.
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Please elaborate. Also when will ETH2 roll out?
It's already out, but most people are still on the eth1 chain
Everyone who uses Eth today is still on Eth1 because Eth2 is only good for having your coins sit there and accumulate interest.
After skimming a bit, I don't see how they plan to deal with abuse. Especially if there's no size limitation on files.
I'm asking in earnest but since I'm not very savvy when it comes to blockchain and decentralised internet, can this be used for piracy (movies mp3 etc)? What about really nefarious stuff like CP? Do we know who is responsible and is it possible to report and take down links? Also does running a node involve you in anything unknowingly? Or does it have nothing to do with anonymity/bullet-proof links and is merely just…
How can it be private if it's possible to check what the content contains? If it's private you can't tell which network packet contains CP and which cat videos.
> Do we know who is responsible and is it possible to report and take down links?
How can you report it if you haven't viewed it? If you've view it and then report it, how do you think would that work out for you?
> Also does running a node involve you in anything unknowingly?
If it's censorship-free then you serve all content unknowingly.
I'm asking in earnest but since I'm not very savvy when it comes to blockchain and decentralised internet, can this be used for piracy (movies mp3 etc)? What about really nefarious stuff like CP? Do we know who is responsible and is it possible to report and take down links? Also does running a node involve you in anything unknowingly? Or does it have nothing to do with anonymity/bullet-proof links and is merely just…
Public facing portals and hosts serving unencrypted data are of course responsible for the content they serve.
People can upload content in two ways: either by using a public facing portal such as siasky.net or by spinning up their own portal client (Sia node) and communicating with hosts directly via the distributed network.
It is possible for individual portals and hosts to take down links and stop serving that content, for example after accepting copyright infringement requests.
It it also possible for anyone to spin up their own portal and keep content pinned as long as any host on the network will accept it. For example, skyportal.xyz is another public portal. Same goes for hosts.
The Skynet (Sia) model aims for thousands and thousands of hosts spread geographically. It becomes extremely difficult to delete any piece of data from the network entirely as long as someone wants to make sure it stays up.
Erasure coding redundancy ensures very high resilience from any single host going offline.
It's only a matter of time before this project gets a cease & desist from Disney. (Disney owns 20th Century Studios, formerly 20th Century Fox, owner of the Terminator franchise.)