# Provider self-moderation instead of central takedowns

- **Speaker:** Greg Osuri
- **Attribution:** attributed
- **Said:** 2021-10-26
- **Theme:** Cloud Decentralization — https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/cloud-decentralization/
- **Source:** Akash Network CEO on competing with Amazon AWS, decentralized cloud computing, and free speech (Yahoo Finance)
- **Watch at:** 00:05:45 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESTCd9nb5CM&t=345s
- **Canonical:** https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/cloud-decentralization/2021-10-26-provider-self-moderation-instead-of-central-takedo-w6sc/
- **Cite as:** Greg Osuri, "Provider self-moderation instead of central takedowns," Akash Network CEO on competing with Amazon AWS, decentralized cloud computing, and free speech (Yahoo Finance), 26 Oct 2021, 00:05:45. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESTCd9nb5CM&t=345s

## Quote — verbatim

> The way Akash network operates is self-moderation. That means providers on the Akash network choose who they want to serve... as long as there's a provider that's willing to serve Parler, Parler can run on Akash. But if there are no providers... that website won't be served on Akash platform.

## Context — site annotation, not spoken

His standard answer to how a censorship-resistant network handles harmful content.