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How come there's no decentralized anonymous global library? Like some kind of onion routed, p2p file sharing website? Something like tor + ipfs + storj. The technology is already there, isn't it? I know plenty of people who would gladly "sudo docker compose up" something that would route some data between peers like in tor and donate a few tens of Go like in storj. The demand is absolutely there.
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I really like yep.com, as per https://www.searchenginemap.com/ it's one of only four search engines that run their own web crawlers. Results are slow but incredibly high-quality.
Yandex is also yellow on that map. It lists five search engines that run their own crawlers -- Google, Bing, Yandex, Mojeek, and Yep
There are alternative search engines to Google, in particular some where base censorship is not so easily enforced: https://yandex.com/search/?text=sci-hub
You are recommending a search engine that is operating from Russia under one of the most oppressive regimes in the world. The Russian state monitors usage and is definitely censoring all sorts of stuff on it. Of course Sci Hub was developed by a Russian, which is probably why Yandex is not censoring it. Also, I don't think the Russian government cares much for intellectual property rights of companies in NATO countri…
Its about unchecked corruption, abuse, and the misuse of power. It's a mistake to believe such things are only done by "them" in a different country.
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You are recommending a search engine that is operating from Russia under one of the most oppressive regimes in the world. The Russian state monitors usage and is definitely censoring all sorts of stuff on it. Of course Sci Hub was developed by a Russian, which is probably why Yandex is not censoring it. Also, I don't think the Russian government cares much for intellectual property rights of companies in NATO countri…
You don't have to go too far to see such similar censorship in action. It's not just "them over there". Hacker News conducts stealth censorship, shadow banning, and manipulations of all kinds to push artificial narratives, etc... Its about unchecked corruption, abuse, and the misuse of power. It's a mistake to believe such things are only done by "them" in a different country.
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You don't have to go too far to see such similar censorship in action. It's not just "them over there". Hacker News conducts stealth censorship, shadow banning, and manipulations of all kinds to push artificial narratives, etc... Its about unchecked corruption, abuse, and the misuse of power. It's a mistake to believe such things are only done by "them" in a different country.
Can you elaborate further? Sounds very conspiratorial.
What users or readers might perceive as popular or best, may not be, because of manipulation. Most would have no idea of the situation, unless stumbling upon it or exposed, and many could care less even if aware. If they make too much of a direct fuss about it, their account or even the person might cease functioning. Users will not usually even know the totality of what's banned, vice versa, nor know what's promoted by hand or via algorithm.
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Isn't the comment you're responding to using the source that you provided?
Yes, and? I'm perfectly fine with discussing it based on The Moscow Times article, it's the other commenter who disregarded it for being "against Russia" (I wish!). Since there are other sources that have reported on this, I suggested they search the runet for an officially-sanctioned outlet if that's what they prefer.
Unfortunately, from your next comment (you've collected a whole bingo there) I realized that I might have wasted my time on you.
This level of concern is corrected only if you want it yourself, no one from the outside can help you.
My statement that you can safely search for the necessary information on Yandex remains valid.
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Yes, and? I'm perfectly fine with discussing it based on The Moscow Times article, it's the other commenter who disregarded it for being "against Russia" (I wish!). Since there are other sources that have reported on this, I suggested they search the runet for an officially-sanctioned outlet if that's what they prefer.
I did not ignore it, my comments are really based on the material of this article, I only pointed out that such a source is Russian news, in which RFA is Chinese news. Unfortunately, from your next comment (you've collected a whole bingo there) I realized that I might have wasted my time on you. This level of concern is corrected only if you want it yourself, no one from the outside can help you. My statement that yo…