I have two points to add to @crypto.piotr's post.
The blockchain is a physical thing living on computers. Blockchain keepers who host illegal content like child pornography could be held liable. Their safest recourse would be to destroy their copies. The Dark Overlord has already posted extortionate content, so they may end up destroying this blockchain.
China has already demonstrated that it can censor the internet. Blockchains are not immune.
@rufusfirefly, I would like to call attention to point number 2. I think China actually goes beyond its desire to censor information, but to possibly control how the blockchains function. I'm writing on article on this now myself. Will keep you posted.
I look forward to reading it.
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Dear @guysellars
Let me know if you will publish article about it :)
Will do!
I teach English online. Several of my students in China use VPN to get right around their government's censorship, and they do it so casually that's it's obviously a regular thing for them.
"The internet interprets censorship as damage and routes around it" - John Gilmore said this 25 years ago, even before the release of Win95, when there were still damn few of us out on the web, (connecting to the net with winblows 3.1 was not simple)
China has claimed to have blocked VPNs. Your use of the present tense implies that the regime has not succeeded.
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Yes, yes, my words do indeed imply just that :)
Nice convo guys :)
In China there is plenty of Laws that noone care about.
Law never really mattered there anyway. This is still wild country, far from being ruled by law and regulations.
Cheers
Piotr
Dear @rufusfirefly
Thank you for your kind reply
I'm afraid I've lost you here :( Would you mind explaining to me what do you mean?
ps. Indeed China proved that it is possible. Mostly because their gov has pretty much absolute power. With western countries it may be more difficult simply because people seem to be more rebelious and we have some rights. But yeah, blockchains are not immune. Just like you said.
Yours,
Piotr
The Dark Overload is a group of hackers who try to extort money from their victims. They were banned from several sites to prevent them from coordinating their actions and posting threats. They came to STEEM because of the lack of control. Steemit.com banned them from it's interface, but they still use the blockchain. So far, they have had only a short burst of activity two months ago. They posted an extortion attempt involving an actress's breast augmentation photos. Then, allegedly not receiving payment, they posted the photos. It was a poor attempt: Two headshots of a blonde actress and before and after pictures of a long-haired blonde with no way to tell if they were the same person.
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Wow. I never knew about it @rufusfirefly
That could be an awesome topic to read about :) Thx for sharing all those info.
Cheers,
Piotr
Probably one of the reason picture and videos are kept on IPFS server: So they can be deleted if need be.