Required access to an app store prevents DDOS attacks, in addition to a number of other useful features.
Traditionally, DDOS attacks are built on compromised computers all over the world.
A worm spreads between devices and stays asleep.
Once activated, however, it sends a multitude of php build requests to the target server.
The onslaught of random IPs all asking for an obscene amount of information all at once is what takes a site down.
If the site is walled behind an app store and utilizes Apple devices' oppressively secure operating system (used to keep people from doing things like overclocking or customizing their device, like jailbreaking it) then they can ward off denial of service attacks because attacking the site would mean attacking apple and the service provider as a whole, which is potentially self-destructive.
Furthermore, being restricted to mobile devices means that every device needs a sim card. Sim cards provide a locked-in IP to track and swat down when it tries something funny. Connecting through WiFi on the mobile device is a potential work-around, but the IP would still be static through the WiFi router.
To perform the same attack using mobile devices, you'd need a crap-ton of compromised devices or a crap-ton of seized an active sim-cards for a small burp of an attack. It's not efficient enough to do.
Mobile devices are more secure than desktops because of the failsafes, sure, but particularly because they have to be suited to the task of transferring sensitive information between Politicians, Business Tycoons, Court Members, etc.
Having them be as susceptible to hacking as a desktop, in a sane world, would be a problem, which is why systems like the sim card exist.
I hope that clarifies why this is the best route for Trump to take with Truth Social.
I understand the tech, maybe in the future the sim card requirement will be dropped, but as long as it's in place, it's no different than telegram for privacy minded people (aka: avoided).
man.. truth social needs to get web logins.. not app ones.
Required access to an app store prevents DDOS attacks, in addition to a number of other useful features.
Traditionally, DDOS attacks are built on compromised computers all over the world.
A worm spreads between devices and stays asleep.
Once activated, however, it sends a multitude of php build requests to the target server.
The onslaught of random IPs all asking for an obscene amount of information all at once is what takes a site down.
If the site is walled behind an app store and utilizes Apple devices' oppressively secure operating system (used to keep people from doing things like overclocking or customizing their device, like jailbreaking it) then they can ward off denial of service attacks because attacking the site would mean attacking apple and the service provider as a whole, which is potentially self-destructive.
Furthermore, being restricted to mobile devices means that every device needs a sim card. Sim cards provide a locked-in IP to track and swat down when it tries something funny. Connecting through WiFi on the mobile device is a potential work-around, but the IP would still be static through the WiFi router.
To perform the same attack using mobile devices, you'd need a crap-ton of compromised devices or a crap-ton of seized an active sim-cards for a small burp of an attack. It's not efficient enough to do.
Mobile devices are more secure than desktops because of the failsafes, sure, but particularly because they have to be suited to the task of transferring sensitive information between Politicians, Business Tycoons, Court Members, etc.
Having them be as susceptible to hacking as a desktop, in a sane world, would be a problem, which is why systems like the sim card exist.
I hope that clarifies why this is the best route for Trump to take with Truth Social.
I understand the tech, maybe in the future the sim card requirement will be dropped, but as long as it's in place, it's no different than telegram for privacy minded people (aka: avoided).
It will be. The goal is to replace Twitter, at least on the surface level. It will eventually operate just like Twitter.
It'll be in about a month. March 29th is about the latest I expect for it to have browser access.
https://qagg.news has a new TruthSocial filter. Currently 676 posts archived.
So far, they're archiving @realDonaldTrump, @Devin Nunes, @Grenell, @DanScavino and @Q posts.
You're welcome. I just created a post about this including a screenshot of the filters to configure.
Try months, I signed up the morning it was released and I'm still waiting