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>>dredmo+(OP)
Decentralisation fans take note: despite wanting to remain independent, the only effective solution was in this case to re-insert a giant global intermediary (Cloudflare) and block all the anonymous unaccountable Tor users.

If a decentralised system is to stay decentralised, it needs to consider spammy bad actors.

>>pjc50+RJ
How come private contract clauses can't be initiated to protect from malicious actors?

What if I own a server and connect it to an ISP under an agreement where the ISP is accountable for clearly malicious behavior coming from its connection (regardless of origin)?

Then, that ISP requires the same agreement from me, and everyone connecting to that ISP, and on down the chain.

Wouldn't we all be very active in policing bad actors in the networks we manage?

>>genera+OP
Probably worth thinking through why this isn't done already: firstly it's a lot of work, and secondly the cross-network accountability is very short on choices. After a certain point you have to decide whether you want to cut off a majority of the internet or put up with it.

It also requires de-anonymisation (so you can identify who the bad actor actually is!) - you wouldn't be allowed a Tor exit node on this network, for example.