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Theres a lot of discussion here against centralization, but i wonder how possible it would be to maintain a federated infraestructure and build on top a mega meta search engine for centralization of resources
Search engine functionality goes in the sharing\communication app.
DHTs in the '90s already had search & tagging & even some rudimentary social networking, built in.
Networks like Tribler’s don’t really need a lot more features, so much as just raw usage; most people torrenting are still using the mainline DHT, which doesn’t have a search layer.
That’s largely on those users. Advanced DHT search with rich social features, already exists for those who decide to use it.
i do not think a centralized effort would work for pirated content. look at all the websites that have gone down over the years.
It would get shutdown by multiple governments pretty quick probably
This is a terrible idea. There’s plenty of resources out there that has links to everything you could ever want, why would it all need to be stored in one place. The piracy megathread has resources for everything you mentioned, with redundancies and multiple sources. It’s really not that hard to find anything you need. If I want a book I go to a certain site, if I want software or games I have 2 or 3 torrent sites, if I want to stream TV or movies I have dedicated sites for that. What good does putting it all in one spot do except make that a bigger target?
Decentralization has always been the way for piracy, since many places inevitably go down throughout the years but it being spread out is what keeps everything from being taken down by a single closure. So while not convenient it makes it more resilient.