On Hive, an account cannot be closed.
this is actually a problem as well.. Is there a way to remove it from a front end at least? I am sure that many will not join for the very reason that it's attractive to others: that what is written on the chain stays on the chain. The same goes with images; as far as I know they are stored somewhere centrally and there isn't a way to remove images I believe. We need to address this if we want to become more attractive to the masses. But great post!
Accounts can be muted from front-ends. This means if you are on that specific front-end, the posts can't be seen. However you may be able to see the post from a different front-end. For example, if you were muted from LeoFinance, you would not show in when using the LeoFinance site but you would show up in PeakD.
This means you need to be banned from all front-ends to be completely hidden. However that user could just decide to create their own front-end but their posts would only be seen there.
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thanks for explaining, but what I was getting at is what happens if the user doesn't want his or her posts visible anymore? Say you posted an embarrassing picture or a blog that you want to delete... what do we do with these issues?
Everything on the blockchain is public so it will always exist so long as the blockchain is alive. The best you can do is edit the post/blog so others see something different on the front-ends.
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exactly... and that is going to be a problem for many
The block chain is public so it is looking to keep everything in the form it was posted. It is part of the way the system decentralizes blogging. The text is directly added to the blockchain so there will always be a history of the actions.
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Pictures arent on the blockchain only text.
So an image is not eternal. Right now, pictures on Hive are on AWS.
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okay, thanks