He doesn't disclose much information, but it looks a bit like he (sourly) blames the industry and community for something that is very common elsewhere too: to run a public forum or mailing list, you now need not only the users' support and goodwill, but also legal counsel, a thick skin and willingness to challenge legal threats, as well as all sorts of technical means to fend of malicious activities (DoS/spam protection etc.).
What's stopping such communities from going "underground", i.e. to some darknet where anonymity and protection from some of these hassles still exists?
> What's stopping such communities from going "underground", i.e. to some darknet where anonymity and protection from some of these hassles still exists?
Principle? The whole point of FD was for these discussions to happen in the open.
What's stopping such communities from going "underground", i.e. to some darknet where anonymity and protection from some of these hassles still exists?