What if mastodon used ipfs for its media? Like, when it sends out posts with images and video, instead of putting an http link, they could put an ipfs link. Receiving servers could choose whether and when to pin it locally. That way, each piece of media has only one name. Seems like it'd better for preservation and availability of the media, and may require fewer copies to be made. A server could only pin it if it's going to display it or something.
#mastodon #ipfs
Michelle Hughes /
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2024-09-10 19:00:53
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2024-09-10 19:00:53Event JSON
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