Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Bitcoin blockchain contains porn, say researchers. Not news, say coders

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The Guardian and other titles report today that the Bitcoin blockchain includes illegal material. However, this kind of problem has been known about for years, according to insiders.

UPDATED Illegal images have been found stored in Bitcoin’s blockchain, according to researchers at a German university.



"Since all blockchain data is downloaded and persistently stored by users, they are liable for any objectionable content added to the blockchain by others.”