Censorship

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Ethereum’s Second-Layer Projects Duke It Out for Dominance
Ethereum's layer 2 scaling platforms are taking center stage in the network's newest chapter, and it is unclear whether first movers hold the greatest advantage.
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What’s Going On With Ethereum’s MEV-Boost?
Flashbots' block relayers continue to dominate the Ethereum validator ecosystem. And with them, censorship continues to grow.
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The Problem Tornado Cash Raises About Base Layer Censorship on Ethereum
Requiring validators and others to censor blocks would be an unwarranted expansion of sanctions law.
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3 Big Things the Merge Will Change About Ethereum
The network's shift to proof-of-stake has implications for the environment, fees and Ethereum as a "network state." But it won't change everything.
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Web3 Is Still Censoring Sex Workers
Internet decentralization has not stopped the shadow-banning of sexual images, adult performers say.
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As the threat of censorship looms, a proposal to "shutter" Ethereum's Beacon Chain is getting some traction. (Julita/Pixabay)
Can Ethereum Out-Engineer the Censors by 'Shuttering' the Beacon Chain?
Ethereum’s developers are realizing censorship is not a problem that can just be coded away.
As the threat of censorship looms, a proposal to "shutter" Ethereum's Beacon Chain is getting some traction. (Julita/Pixabay)

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As Censorship on Ethereum Begins, Could This Open-Sourced Code Help Counter It?
Flashbots' accelerated code release comes amid U.S. regulatory crackdown on crypto mixer Tornado Cash for sanctions violations.
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Stop Attacking DeFi Founders for Complying With the Tornado Cash Sanction
Crypto projects are being criticized for censoring use of their websites.
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Email service provider Mailchimp has cut two crypto-related newsletters from its platform. (Jennifer Griffin/Unsplash)
Web2 'Delenda Est,' You Say?
Talking about censorship resistance isn't enough. Web3 proponents should use the applications they advocate for.
Email service provider Mailchimp has cut two crypto-related newsletters from its platform. (Jennifer Griffin/Unsplash)

Detail of the tomb of monk Johannes Trithemius, author of one of the first Western works on cryptography - and one of the first to be blacklisted. (Wikimedia)
As Government Takes on the Tornado Mixer, It May Reap a Whirlwind
Tornado Cash isn’t a company, a service or a person – it’s a series of words, and likely protected by the U.S. First Amendment.
Detail of the tomb of monk Johannes Trithemius, author of one of the first Western works on cryptography - and one of the first to be blacklisted. (Wikimedia)