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Cactus Comments: Federated web comments based on Matrix protocol

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Re: Cactus Comments: Federated web comments based on Matrix protocol

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Metamask doesn't like it: >Ethereum Phishing Detection >This domain is currently on the MetaMask domain warning list. This means that based on information available to us, MetaMask believes this domain could currently compromise your security and, as an added safety feature, MetaMask has restricted access to the site. To override this, please read the rest of this warning for instructions on how to continue at your o…

False positive? See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26372767

Re: Cactus Comments: Federated web comments based on Matrix protocol

#53

When I followed the link in Firefox with the MetaMask extension installed and enabled, I was greeted with MetaMask's Ethereum Phishing Detection page: https://i.imgur.com/DSiut95.jpg

The detector is about twenty (inefficient) lines. Cauctus was flagged because it's similar "cactus" is similar to "auctus", which is on their known good list of domains they're checking for impersonations of.

https://github.com/MetaMask/eth-phishing-detect/blob/master/...

Re: Cactus Comments: Federated web comments based on Matrix protocol

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Because you don’t login via the site, you have to go through Matrix’ login flow, just like with any client.

Then why does the popup on Cactus ask for the password? If the matrix homeserver is responsible for the authentication, then cactus should probably only ask for a matrix identifier (user:server).

On a second look, I agree.

Re: Cactus Comments: Federated web comments based on Matrix protocol

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I'm currently using https://intensedebate.com/ which, while abandonware, allows people to comment anonymously or using their Twitter & Facebook accounts. How hard would it be to add non-Matrix accounts to this service?

Matrix is adding support for client-specific SSO identity providers: https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/blob/t3chguy/msc/mu...

This allows homeservers to specify trusted providers to prove identity with, which clients can then offer to their users to log in with. See this in action already with Element, the flagship Matrix client: https://app.element.io/#/login

You'll see that several social networks as well as Github/GitLab are offered to login with.

Re: Cactus Comments: Federated web comments based on Matrix protocol

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I personally find "hate speech" nomenclature quite tedious, but dealing with undesired content is handled via the usual Matrix methods[1]... since that is what underlies Cactus. You may have to self host though, i'm not sure if Cactus themselves give access to these features if you rely on them for hosting. [1] https://matrix.org/docs/guides/moderation

> I personally find "hate speech" nomenclature quite tedious I first encountered 'hate speech' as a wide eyed teenager in the 1990s on a gaming IRC room that I hung out in. Somehow my ethnic background came out, and it was bizarre: the entire room either turned against me with racist hate speech, adding that they knew where I lived based on my ip (didn't think this was possible, but then didn't know anyone to ask if…

I had a similar situation happen to me on this very site. I was expressing my concerns about the master/slave terminology and got totally ganged up on, so much so that I abandoned my account that incident occurred on.

Re: Cactus Comments: Federated web comments based on Matrix protocol

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> I personally find "hate speech" nomenclature quite tedious I first encountered 'hate speech' as a wide eyed teenager in the 1990s on a gaming IRC room that I hung out in. Somehow my ethnic background came out, and it was bizarre: the entire room either turned against me with racist hate speech, adding that they knew where I lived based on my ip (didn't think this was possible, but then didn't know anyone to ask if…

I had a similar situation happen to me on this very site. I was expressing my concerns about the master/slave terminology and got totally ganged up on, so much so that I abandoned my account that incident occurred on.

I'm really sorry to hear that happened to you here. All these 'free speech' threads seem to attract the most toxic HN users.
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