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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Imagine if there were Tor-enabled Lemmy instances, allowing users to share direct media links without any restrictions. The thought alone is enough to make me salivate. Do you think there will be any instances like these if the developers make it possible?

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[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

The possibility for it is there. If so, I hope some of them will be i2p then.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I'd also love an eepsite. i saw that Dread was working on setting up their eepsite.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

You mean lemmy as an onion service? Onion addresses aren't reachable unless you have Tor enabled. Won't that create a parallel darknet fediverse on Tor network that doesn't interact with clearnet fediverse?

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

While I like the spirit of the idea, I think it would end up being a huge mess.

  • Pretty much anonymous accounts tied to junk email addresses
  • Spam
  • Misinformation
  • Hate speech

I don't see such a thing staying federated long, if ever.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I've used Dread before (a Reddit Tor alternative) and didn't encounter any of those issues. Do you speak from experience?

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Myself, no. Only that I've read some sites block access from known tor and vpn endpoints for such reasons.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Do you know if that's possible?

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

If an instance has an onion address, the text will come through Tor; however, pictures from other instances will still go through exit nodes since only the instance that hosts a community serves the media. My understanding is that Kbin federates everything but I haven’t used it and am unsure how it interacts with a Lemmy for media.

Originally posted by @[email protected] in Lemmy on the Tor network?

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

What about if it's an unfederated instance?

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago
[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Wdym by "share direct media links"?

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Direct download links. The ones that aren't allowed in this instance and lemmy.dbzer0.com

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

it's kind of a shame we go to all the trouble to switch to the free and open fediverse and we still can't post links to pirated stuff

[-] goatskin4197 2 points 2 years ago

Just because it's a federated open source system doesn't mean that those who run it are free from the legal issues which could arise b

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

yeah I understand, it just is ironic is all

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