LAViking
LAViking
Aug 23, 2017 · 2 min read

I agree that a decentralized solution is better. Tor is a great start, but there are many other solutions coming: IPFS and Swarm will allow content stored on a decentralized blockchain. BAT, Po.et and Status for ad-free (spy free) browsing, decentralized publishing and decentralized messaging, respectively. There’s much more in the works. These solutions still suffer at the ISP level. VPN can solve that, but now governments like China are outlawing VPN. Still, an alternative to the current centralized server model needs to be found, and blockchain based content is a good start — no centralized DNS registrars and no centralized servers to block.

I also agree with the earlier post that corporate censorship by the likes of Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Google (via search) is a larger problem in the so-called “First World.” Here, we can see anything they want, as long as it hasn’t been banned by Instagram or YouTube as supposed “hate speech,” and as long as the search algorithms at Google and Facebook don’t automatically exclude the content from search results. There are numerous examples of these companies abusing their power, then using their news feed algorithms to shape thought on a massive scale. I wouldn’t really call it “fake news.” It’s more like ‘only news with our corporate seal of approval.’

The New York Times’ used to use the slogan: “All the news that’s fit to print.” It’s laughable these days. The NYT is little more than a propaganda arm today. But, Facebook and Google have taken this “fit to print” adage to a whole new, insidious level: ‘Only the content we want you to see.’ Is it any wonder that Alphabet (Google’s parent company) dropped “Don’t be evil” from it’s code of conduct?

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