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		sprash on Jan 12, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Centralized or Decentralized There Is No Question Matrix and Mastodon are federated but not decentralized. I don't understand why the are getting advertised all the time. Alternatives like Zeronet are truly decentralized and barely get any mention.

Arathorn on Jan 12, 2024 [–]

In Matrix conversations are decentralised by being replicated across the participating servers. It’s not just federated.

Matrix isn’t p2p by default though - although there is a project to address that: https://arewep2pyet.com

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