Ask HN: Why aren't blockchain messaging apps available yet?

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Telegram has made claims that it's working on a blockchain version for its app, but hasn't released it just yet. Why aren't there any widespread IPFS/serverless/decentralized/blockchain-enabled messaging apps out there?

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Why should there be?

They can't be easily censored.

So you can’t delete anything? Who wants that?

What’s the point?

Just one reason - so people can't selectively retract some posts and not others to make themselves look like super predictors.

And yes, that can be done on a non blockchain platform, but not with the same security of consensus.

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