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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
Mastodon is FEDERATED, not decentralized.

Federated systems, like email, have used these anti-spam techniques for a long time.

Federated systems always evolve into an Oligarchy, like Gmail/Hotmail/Yahoo, etc. or like banks, JPMorganChase/GoldmanSachs/etc.

If you want decentralization, you should more go for something like https://notabug.io/ (P2P Reddit), which uses the GUN protocol (mine). Or any WebTorrent-based approach.