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RE: The Speak Network Incentive Layer (Hive Fest)

in #speak3 years ago

When you post an image or video, the option to set it to expire will be there. Once expired, the network will no longer incentivize the download of that file and delete it over time. There is no off switch, the front ends can not display it, but the best thing we can do is disincentivize the file's storage.

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I see, thanks for explaining. I think this feature might be worth pondering about a bit more as I am pretty sure that this would be an issue for many users. E.g., having an option to set it to expire after the upload would be nice. etc. I think you also once mentioned the problem of copyright infringement as well.

You will be able to communicate to the network that you no longer want the file stored permanently. Since the files are stored on IPFS, they can be deleted without a hardfork, so it's rival to remove files once they have been disincentivized. Also, frontends can always remove videos as well, sorta like how it works on Hive.