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by MacsHeadroom 1988 days ago
Nodes don't serve content. They serve blocks of encrypted data to other nodes. Portals run a node AND piece together content from blocks received from many nodes THEN serve the content.

You could also piece together content yourself by being your own portal. But running a node does not necessitate running a portal.

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Thanks for the explanation. I suppose that's close to how TOR nodes work from a liability standpoint.