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Topic: Launching OpenBazaar Beta 2.0 - page 2. (Read 2536 times)

hero member
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September 30, 2014, 08:16:16 PM
#7
They do acknowledge that the market could be used to sell/buy illegal/disgusting things like childporn, sex trafficking, illegal drugs, and a # of other abominations since there can be no censorship?

If they acknowledge that and do nothing to at least outlaw those activities...Then I truly, sincerely hope OpenBazaar gets banned/becomes illegal to use.

I understand where you're coming from.  I don't think anyone wants a site where "murder for hire" is allowed.  But its a double edged sword.  Freedom comes with bad actors.  Bad actors are still breaking laws, and are doing so at their own risk.  If they get caught, they go to jail, just like with any illegal activity.  We have to remember that the internet was the hub for pornographers and perverts in the beginning too.  For several years, nobody I knew had the internet, and the only shit I saw online was AOL Chat rooms dedicated to "Gay Dudes Fisting" and "Bears for Twinks" and "F my Wife, Please".  If you wanted to get laid easily in 1997, the internet was the place to do it.  You couldn't do much else there.   There was no Amazon.com until 1999.  Its a tough topic.  There are two valid viewpoints in both directions.  I suppose with the internet - nobody running it - nobody was responsible for illegal activities.  When you've got a centralized organization like Open Bazaar, there does seem to be a moral imperative.  Which they can choose to ignore if they like.

-B-
legendary
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September 30, 2014, 08:08:40 PM
#6
I think it will attract a lot of people who are wanting to deal in illegal drugs (and other, more dangerous illegal items) and become a marketplace for such. The difference here verses other illegal drug sites is that the bar for selling is much lower so it would be easy for law enforcement to conduct sting operations from people buying drugs on these sites

There is no signs of this yet. OpenBazaar developers made it clear it is meant for legitimate businesses and will be attractive because it has no fees. However they also said they can't control what will be done with it as it is also censorship free but they hope the code will be forked for illegitimate usages.

They do acknowledge that the market could be used to sell/buy illegal/disgusting things like childporn, sex trafficking, illegal drugs, and a # of other abominations since there can be no censorship?

If they acknowledge that and do nothing to at least outlaw those activities...Then I truly, sincerely hope OpenBazaar gets banned/becomes illegal to use.

Sure so the government should also ban bitcoin because it can be used by criminals right? What about the USD? We should also ban cars so criminals can't runaway.  Roll Eyes
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Evolution is the only way to survive
September 30, 2014, 08:03:10 PM
#5
guess  we can use OpenBazaar  to trade bitcoins instead of centralized exchanges 
 The rise of Decentralization economy is near  Cheesy
full member
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September 30, 2014, 07:53:32 PM
#4
I think it will attract a lot of people who are wanting to deal in illegal drugs (and other, more dangerous illegal items) and become a marketplace for such. The difference here verses other illegal drug sites is that the bar for selling is much lower so it would be easy for law enforcement to conduct sting operations from people buying drugs on these sites

There is no signs of this yet. OpenBazaar developers made it clear it is meant for legitimate businesses and will be attractive because it has no fees. However they also said they can't control what will be done with it as it is also censorship free but they hope the code will be forked for illegitimate usages.

They do acknowledge that the market could be used to sell/buy illegal/disgusting things like childporn, sex trafficking, illegal drugs, and a # of other abominations since there can be no censorship?

If they acknowledge that and do nothing to at least outlaw those activities...Then I truly, sincerely hope OpenBazaar gets banned/becomes illegal to use.
legendary
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September 30, 2014, 07:28:49 PM
#3
I think it will attract a lot of people who are wanting to deal in illegal drugs (and other, more dangerous illegal items) and become a marketplace for such. The difference here verses other illegal drug sites is that the bar for selling is much lower so it would be easy for law enforcement to conduct sting operations from people buying drugs on these sites

There is no signs of this yet. OpenBazaar developers made it clear it is meant for legitimate businesses and will be attractive because it has no fees. However they also said they can't control what will be done with it as it is also censorship free but they hope the code will be forked for illegitimate usages.
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September 30, 2014, 07:22:44 PM
#2
I think it will attract a lot of people who are wanting to deal in illegal drugs (and other, more dangerous illegal items) and become a marketplace for such. The difference here verses other illegal drug sites is that the bar for selling is much lower so it would be easy for law enforcement to conduct sting operations from people buying drugs on these sites
legendary
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September 30, 2014, 07:13:47 PM
#1
Shit is getting real  Cool



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We’ve had a huge increase in community participation since our 1.0 launch last month. Since OpenBazaar launched at the end of April this year, we’ve had over 700 issues opened and pull requests (new code) submitted. More than 400 of the 700 have come in the last month alone, from 40 different contributors. We also passed 600 stars on Github. You can check out more stats on our Github page


https://blog.openbazaar.org/launching-openbazaar-beta-2-0/
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