• Buelldozer
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      029 days ago

      what would be the solution?

      Simple, not allowing anonymous activity. If everything was required to be crypto-graphically signed in such a way that it was tied to a known entity then this could be directly addressed. It’s essentially the same problem that e-mail has with SPAM and not allowing anonymous traffic would mostly solve that problem as well.

      Of course many internet users would (rightfully) fight that solution tooth and nail.

      • @MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml
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        029 days ago

        No, that’s not a solution, since it would make privacy impossible and bad actors would still find ways around.

      • @shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip
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        029 days ago

        Proof of work before connections are established. The Tor network implemented this in August of 2023 and it has helped a ton.

        • Buelldozer
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          029 days ago

          PoW uses a lot of electricity on the client side so environmentally it’s a poor solution, especially at scale.