The signature works fine over HTTP/FTP because it needs to be combined with a public key you already have (e.g. a distro package manager will already have the public key for all the packages), or a public key you will go get from a different source, e.g. https://sks-keyservers.net, and it's hard for a middle-man to compromise both. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

Yes, but I am asking if the reasons for shutting down https://sks-keyservers.net were valid. So far I have not seen any reasonable discussion. Source: almost 3 years ago

I noticed that I could not search on the server in Kleopatra. So I went to the page https://sks-keyservers.net/ and was struck by the header message:. Source: about 3 years ago

I can't find any reliable keyservers since sks-keyservers.net was taken down yesterday. Source: about 3 years ago

SKS keyservers has been shut down owing to GDPR filings. See https://sks-keyservers.net/. Source: about 3 years ago

Btw, the reason why I disagree is because the author seems to only see two possible models for social networks: centralised corporations vs all-powerful admins. But there is many more ways to go about this. Your company probably runs an email server for you, who is in charge of that? Some all-powerful admin? No drama there, right? How about coops/associations which run distributed services, such as... Source: about 1 year ago

Closest I can think of is disroot, but I don't think they do webhosting. Source: about 1 year ago

Yes that's a good idea and I would very much like to participate. This is a good platform we could use. Https://disroot.org/en. Source: over 1 year ago

To get a sense of what two organizations already host freely, take a look at Disroot and Framasoft. Source: over 1 year ago

Hey, you should give Disroot a try, they offer a free mailbox plus a bunch of other free online services. They are based on principles of freedom and privacy. Source: almost 2 years ago