Why aren't we using IPFS for media storage for fediverse servers?
Ok, I will answer it. No #IPFS server (that I know of) has any type of ACL in place. If you put a IPFS server online, any file you request through it will end up on its cache. If you put a gateway online, people can put all types of crap there and good luck to you explaining why you have illegal data on your server.
There is also no way to say "Here is a list of other IPFS nodes that are managed by other people that can be trusted" You can make a cluster, but you need to own it all.
@raphael The primary reason is IPFS objects being public. And AFAIK recent versions of kubo have some moderation/filtering capabilities.
@raphael Just as the #internet should be. If authority gets butthurt about people running a common piece of software on their machine which spreads content they aren't responsible for, good luck arresting millions all across the planet for running #IPFS with no filters!
#Russia once tried to arrest a random citizen for running a #Tor node due to what another user did. It was an epic fail even for them once they understood how this stuff works and that they can't control it.
This is less about what "Authority getting butthurt" and more about what "my control over what I host on my servers".
Anyway, there is a huge gap between what the web "should be" and what it currently is. Russia might not be able to arrest a "random citizen", but Germany can arrest me if my server is hosting illegal content. If it is my server and I can't point to someone else, it will be my ass on the line.