# Censorship by the few is censorship on the many

- **Speaker:** Greg Osuri
- **Attribution:** attributed
- **Said:** 2021-08-11
- **Theme:** Cloud Decentralization — https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/cloud-decentralization/
- **Source:** Unstoppable Cloud and Building a Decentralized Web with Greg Osuri (The Index Podcast)
- **Watch at:** 00:32:37 — https://www.podpage.com/the-index-podcast/blog/unstoppable-cloud-and-building-a/
- **Canonical:** https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/cloud-decentralization/2021-08-11-censorship-by-the-few-is-censorship-on-the-many-uglx/
- **Cite as:** Greg Osuri, "Censorship by the few is censorship on the many," Unstoppable Cloud and Building a Decentralized Web with Greg Osuri (The Index Podcast), 11 Aug 2021, 00:32:37. https://www.podpage.com/the-index-podcast/blog/unstoppable-cloud-and-building-a/

## Quote — verbatim

> Censorship by the few is censorship on the many, essentially, right? So, censorship in general is a terrible thing. I don't want anybody to have the ability to silence somebody.

## Context — site annotation, not spoken

Asked how Akash prevents abuse of censorship resistance; he distinguishes censorship from moderation — providers may refuse to serve, but "as long as there's one provider that's willing to serve you, you'll be served" ([00:33:59]).