The debate about hate speech on what is barely mentioned is the absolutely key feature of P2P:

In P2P network *you* route other people's messages. If you don't like them, you don't route them and they're no longer propagating through the network through your node.

In case of the 2020 report that focuses on there's a single barely visible mention of this fundamental feature ("refusing to propagate their messages"):

rebelliousdata.com/wp-content/

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In this NYT feature the P2P networks are basically pictured as a slower alternative to centralised social media outlets, zero mention of what P2P is really about:

nytimes.com/2021/01/26/technol

This is quite disappointing, as it completely misses the point of peer-to-peer communications which actually enable everyone to exercise not only their free speech, but also the less known logical extension of free speech being the right *not* to listen (aka "right against compelled listening").

@kravietz Imagine using centralized social media for its speed
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