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On the basis of the Ordinals protocol, its creator had to deal with the first shocking porn image, which was included in the blockchain.
On February 2 at approximately 12:15 am UTC, a hateful image known as “The Goat” was registered to the Bitcoin blockchain via the Ordinals protocol.
It appeared on cameo 668 and was live on the front page of The Ordinals for about half an hour before the image was removed. It still exists on the blockchain but cannot be viewed using the Ordinals website.
The Ordinals creator Casey Rodarmor told Cointelegraph that he acted quickly to remove the image from the Ordinals website but admitted that there is not much that can be done to stop future instances due to the nature of the protocol.
It is at least working on a solution to stop the images from appearing on the Ordinals website.
The image, known as “The Goat,” depicts an anus manipulator. Because of its shock value, it is often used to deceive netizens.
Currently, there’s no way to hide certain inscriptions on the Ordinals site without manual entry, Rodamour said.
“Explorer has a configuration file that can be used to hide certain patterns, so we decided it wasn’t a good idea to look at,” he said. “We added it to this configuration file and now the server does not return this pattern and will not return this content.”
The Ordinals has a streamlined website with each new inscription appearing on its homepage.
While Rodarmour plans to put in place a “very liberal content policy” where people will “surely” be able to register pornography, he would like to censor it until he finds a way to automatically keep it off the front page, such as creating a separate space for them on the site.
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Critics of blockchain technology have concerns that its immutable nature could be used to host illegal or nefarious media in perpetuity, while others argue that its resistance to censorship should be seen as a major advantage.
When asked if he was concerned about the criticism The Ordinals might receive for censoring certain images, Roddarmore replied:
“The inscription is still on the chain and if you run your own copy of Ordinal – which everyone can do – it won’t have that config file and you’ll see the big hole if that’s what you want.”
He added that his site is just one example of a block explorer and hopes others will create more where they can “implement their own moderation policies according to their tastes.”
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Rodarmour said it was only the second time he had censored a pornographic image. He believes that the technical difficulty and cost of registering an image on the BTC network has reduced the incidence of such phishing attempts.
Ordinals launched on January 21st and immediately divided the crypto community with arguments over whether it was good for the Bitcoin ecosystem.
The protocol works by registering satoshis – the native currency of the Bitcoin network – with content such as images to create NFT-like structures that can be transferred.
The cost of registering a Satoshi can cost tens of dollars compared to a normal network transaction ranging from a few cents to a few dollars.
