top | item 17067243 Ask HN: Why aren't blockchain messaging apps available yet? 2 points| bhnmmhmd | 7 years ago Telegram has made claims that it's working on a blockchain version for its app, but hasn't released it just yet. Why aren't there any widespread IPFS/serverless/decentralized/blockchain-enabled messaging apps out there? 5 comments order hn newest [+] [-] unknown|7 years ago|reply [deleted] [+] [-] Finnucane|7 years ago|reply Why should there be? [+] [-] bhnmmhmd|7 years ago|reply They can't be easily censored. load replies (1) [+] [-] foobarbazetc|7 years ago|reply What’s the point? [+] [-] airbreather|7 years ago|reply Just one reason - so people can't selectively retract some posts and not others to make themselves look like super predictors.And yes, that can be done on a non blockchain platform, but not with the same security of consensus.
[+] [-] Finnucane|7 years ago|reply Why should there be? [+] [-] bhnmmhmd|7 years ago|reply They can't be easily censored. load replies (1)
[+] [-] foobarbazetc|7 years ago|reply What’s the point? [+] [-] airbreather|7 years ago|reply Just one reason - so people can't selectively retract some posts and not others to make themselves look like super predictors.And yes, that can be done on a non blockchain platform, but not with the same security of consensus.
[+] [-] airbreather|7 years ago|reply Just one reason - so people can't selectively retract some posts and not others to make themselves look like super predictors.And yes, that can be done on a non blockchain platform, but not with the same security of consensus.
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And yes, that can be done on a non blockchain platform, but not with the same security of consensus.