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  • marcusquinnM Offline
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    marcusquinn
    wrote on last edited by
    #1

    One to watch for decentralised (you’d hope spying and censorship-proof) community building:

    • https://x.com/townsxyz
    • https://www.towns.com/
    • https://blog.towns.com/in-community-we-trust

    1896f772-5d27-4de5-8ea8-b5ca9487df5d-image.png

    Every message on Towns is end-to-end encrypted so you can speak freely and know that your messages are protected.

    Web Design https://www.evergreen.je
    Development https://brandlight.org
    Life https://marcusquinn.com

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    • P Offline
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      privsec
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      #2

      Ooh this is sexy

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      • BrutalBirdieB Offline
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        BrutalBirdie
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        #3

        I like it

        Like my work? Consider donating a drink. Cheers!

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        • marcusquinnM Offline
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          marcusquinn
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          #4

          TBH nothing will be secure from it's operating systems or browsers spying, but anything that decentralises databases is a step in the right direction from being cancelled by some arbitrary host.

          Web Design https://www.evergreen.je
          Development https://brandlight.org
          Life https://marcusquinn.com

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          • marcusquinnM marcusquinn

            One to watch for decentralised (you’d hope spying and censorship-proof) community building:

            • https://x.com/townsxyz
            • https://www.towns.com/
            • https://blog.towns.com/in-community-we-trust

            1896f772-5d27-4de5-8ea8-b5ca9487df5d-image.png

            Every message on Towns is end-to-end encrypted so you can speak freely and know that your messages are protected.

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            LoudLemur
            wrote on last edited by
            #5

            @marcusquinn The documentation seems to have nothing on how the river protocol on which it runs handles spam. This is a crucial concern for a communications platform like this, and a difficult problem to solve.

            CAPTCHAs might be one way, but even these are defeated by AI nowadays.

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            • G Offline
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              g66lol
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              #6

              Wish it ran on something like Veilid instead of blockchain.

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              • timconsidineT Offline
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                timconsidine
                App Dev
                wrote on last edited by timconsidine
                #7

                Love the concept but I don’t understand the relevance or role of being “on chain”

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                • L LoudLemur

                  @marcusquinn The documentation seems to have nothing on how the river protocol on which it runs handles spam. This is a crucial concern for a communications platform like this, and a difficult problem to solve.

                  CAPTCHAs might be one way, but even these are defeated by AI nowadays.

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                  marcusquinn
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #8

                  @LoudLemur Maybe just with the usual settings on whether to allow DMs from people you don't know, or not. All systems are going to require some amount of human mods.

                  Web Design https://www.evergreen.je
                  Development https://brandlight.org
                  Life https://marcusquinn.com

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                  • timconsidineT timconsidine

                    Love the concept but I don’t understand the relevance or role of being “on chain”

                    marcusquinnM Offline
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                    marcusquinn
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #9

                    @timconsidine so that there's no single central database that could be taken down

                    Web Design https://www.evergreen.je
                    Development https://brandlight.org
                    Life https://marcusquinn.com

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                    • G g66lol

                      Wish it ran on something like Veilid instead of blockchain.

                      marcusquinnM Offline
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                      marcusquinn
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #10

                      @g66lol open-source, so post your thoughts in their git repo to see if they'll debate that

                      Web Design https://www.evergreen.je
                      Development https://brandlight.org
                      Life https://marcusquinn.com

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                        #11

                        Essentially open source, decentralized discord clone? I like it.

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                        • marcusquinnM marcusquinn

                          @g66lol open-source, so post your thoughts in their git repo to see if they'll debate that

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                          g66lol
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                          #12

                          @marcusquinn My experience is that blockchain folks aren't interested in anything other than blockchain. Even worse if I come in there talking about something that is actively hostile towards blockchain (as Veilid is).

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                          • G g66lol

                            @marcusquinn My experience is that blockchain folks aren't interested in anything other than blockchain. Even worse if I come in there talking about something that is actively hostile towards blockchain (as Veilid is).

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                            marcusquinn
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #13

                            @g66lol Don't know anything about Veilid, but yeah, definitely some we-know-best vibes. Creators prerogative, I guess.

                            Web Design https://www.evergreen.je
                            Development https://brandlight.org
                            Life https://marcusquinn.com

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