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by geekbird 1431 days ago
Decentralized social networks of the past: UseNet and IRC.

No one owned all the servers for either of these. The problem came with moderation versus spammers and trolls.

The problem still exists with the centralized social networks, although theoretically it should be easier for them to deal with due to centralized identity management. It isn't.