• mlg@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    That’s why it’s called “federated” and nont “decentralized”

    Freenet/Hyphanet is I think too slow for modern internet users. P2P networks have always struggled with solving the service lookup and access problem.

    Even advancements like DHTs or cheat methods like trackers will still only get you so far compared to plain old client server DNS.

    • dohpaz42@lemmy.worldOP
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      3 hours ago

      Bruh.

      While a traditional social networking service will host all its content on servers managed by the owner of the website, the decentralized structure of the Fediverse allows any individual or organization to host a social platform using their own servers…. [Source]

      (Emphasis mine)