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Freenet / Hyphanet<p>If you want to help spread <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Hyphanet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hyphanet</span></a>, feel free to share this announcement with anyone who might be interested and boost the announcements on social networking and news sites:</p><p>reddit post for 1503: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Freenet/comments/1meg3hp/freenet_hyphanet_build_15021503_fix_vulnerability/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reddit.com/r/Freenet/comments/</span><span class="invisible">1meg3hp/freenet_hyphanet_build_15021503_fix_vulnerability/</span></a><br>hacker news post: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44751198" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4</span><span class="invisible">4751198</span></a><br>bluesky post: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/hyphanet.bsky.social/post/3lvcayfuslc2e" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/profile/hyphanet.bsky</span><span class="invisible">.social/post/3lvcayfuslc2e</span></a><br>mastodon toot: <a href="https://floss.social/@Freenet/114950375474028948" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">floss.social/@Freenet/11495037</span><span class="invisible">5474028948</span></a><br>Twitter/X post: <a href="https://x.com/HyphaNet/status/1951059839183909134" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">x.com/HyphaNet/status/19510598</span><span class="invisible">39183909134</span></a></p><p>Hyphanet - protecting <a href="https://floss.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> since 1999.<br>⇒ <a href="https://www.hyphanet.org" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">hyphanet.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decentralization</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/p2p" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>p2p</span></a></p>
HRDAG<p>Decentralization matters. </p><p>With dozens of terabytes of data describing human rights violations, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@hrdag" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>hrdag</span></a></span> has ensured there are multiple backups of our data in multiple jurisdictions. </p><p>Read more: <a href="https://substack.com/home/post/p-168432519" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">substack.com/home/post/p-16843</span><span class="invisible">2519</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decentralization</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dweb</span></a></p>
Kit 🔻<p>The idea is that collective action becomes easier, when multiple individual networks join up</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/socialroots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialroots</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decentralization</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a></p>
Kit 🔻<p>Tech is part of the problem, Jamborcic suggests. Especially if it's makes dictators float to the top </p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decentralization</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a></p>
Kit 🔻<p>'How do we scale organizing where groups still want to keep their own space?', was the kick-off for building socialroots, Jamborcic explains</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decentralization</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a></p>
Kit 🔻<p>Ana Jamborcic presents on a network coordination platform socialroots: <a href="https://www.socialroots.io/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">socialroots.io/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>(socialroots is a co-op!)</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decentralization</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/coops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coops</span></a></p>
Kit 🔻<p>"Organizing is everything", Michalove suggests. </p><p>It was because of community networks that they were able to build FireAid: fireaid.info based on volunteer collated info &amp; collaboration</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decentralization</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a></p>
Kit 🔻<p>Johann Michalove speaks on <strong>mutua</strong>, which is for building web infrastructure for mutual aid: <a href="https://www.mutua.nyc/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">mutua.nyc/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decentralization</span></a></p>
Kit 🔻<p>Delta chat decentralized messenger uses iroh: <a href="https://delta.chat/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">delta.chat/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decentralization</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a></p>
Kit 🔻<p>"Imagine that the internet worked liked localhost", suggest O'Brien. </p><p>They suggest that this approach is:</p><ul><li>More efficient</li><li>More resilient</li><li>Offers more agency</li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decentralization</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a></p>
Kit 🔻<p>Next up: Brendan O'Brien discusses Iroh, a peer-to-peer networking library that prioritizes reliability and composability: <br><a href="https://www.iroh.computer/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">iroh.computer/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decentralization</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a></p>
Kit 🔻<p>Ksenia Ermoshina speaks on eQualitie's approach to countering digital authoritarianism, using decentralized tech <a href="https://equalit.ie/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">equalit.ie/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decentralization</span></a></p>
Kit 🔻<p>Focus today: How can decentralized technologies help you self-organize through mutualistic, peer-to-peer power?</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decentralization</span></a></p>
Kit 🔻<p>Decentralized Tech to Resist Authoritarianism webinar starting now =&gt;</p><p>"Join us for a virtual meetup on decentralized technologies that enable communities to self-organize for mutualistic, peer-to-peer power."</p><p><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dweb-meetup-decentralized-tech-to-resist-authoritarianism-tickets-1510991800149" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eventbrite.com/e/dweb-meetup-d</span><span class="invisible">ecentralized-tech-to-resist-authoritarianism-tickets-1510991800149</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decentralization</span></a></p>
Jan Vlug<p>This is why you should not use <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> (or any other <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hypercapitalistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hypercapitalistic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigtech</span></a>) services:</p><p><a href="https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-bans-libreoffice-developers-account-without-warning-rejects-appeal/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">neowin.net/news/microsoft-bans</span><span class="invisible">-libreoffice-developers-account-without-warning-rejects-appeal/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vendorlockin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vendorlockin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalSovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decentralization</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalAutonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalAutonomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/powerabuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>powerabuse</span></a></p>
ICalzada<p>Full <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ebook</span></a> available in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAccess</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenScience</span></a></p><p>From <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dataopolies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dataopolies</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Decentralization</span></a>? The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> Disruption Amid the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Web3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Web3</span></a> Promiseland at Stake in Datafied Democracies</p><p><a href="https://trebuchet.public.springernature.app/get_content/647b34e7-9803-4149-a2e0-06825866b911?sap-outbound-id=0881ACA75A3146538C44B47F552CBFA06B10A26E" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">trebuchet.public.springernatur</span><span class="invisible">e.app/get_content/647b34e7-9803-4149-a2e0-06825866b911?sap-outbound-id=0881ACA75A3146538C44B47F552CBFA06B10A26E</span></a></p>
She Was Speaking<p>The recent itch.io and Steam purges are, among other things, an example of why centralization is terrible for the internet. Yes, it is convenient to get all your games at one place. It is *incredibly* convenient. It is so convenient that you won't even consider the risks of letting a single company virtually monopolize PC digital games, up until you are forcefully made aware of the fact that the same company that sells loot boxes to twelve year olds now gets to decide whether or not you should be able to purchase and play games.</p><p><a href="https://toots.matapacos.dog/tags/games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>games</span></a> <a href="https://toots.matapacos.dog/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://toots.matapacos.dog/tags/decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decentralization</span></a></p>
HRDAG<p>Our nonprofit safeguards dozens of terabytes of data on human rights violations. We keep backups in multiple jurisdictions to ensure its safety.</p><p>Read why: <a href="https://substack.com/home/post/p-168432519" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">substack.com/home/post/p-16843</span><span class="invisible">2519</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decentralization</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dweb</span></a></p>
DJM (freelance for hire)<p>Silicon Valley contre démocratie</p><p>Un long texte, la 2ème partie de ma série "Cryptos, idéologie et politique", sur la "Métamorphose" de la SV où les oligarques ont clairement dépassé le stade "libertarien" pour devenir des fascistes assoiffés de néo-féodalisme.</p><p><a href="https://www.didiermary.fr/silicon-valley-contre-democratie/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">didiermary.fr/silicon-valley-c</span><span class="invisible">ontre-democratie/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Bitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bitcoin</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bluesky</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Cryptomonnaies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cryptomonnaies</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Decentralization</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Twitter</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Crypto</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SiliconValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SiliconValley</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a></p>
DWeb<p>✨Meet the guests of the next DWeb Meetup — Decentralized Tech to Resist Authoritarianism ❤️‍🔥</p><p>- <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ml/@Xeniax" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Xeniax</span></a></span>, Lead Researcher at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/equalitie" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>equalitie</span></a></span><br>- Brendan “b5” O’Brien, CEO of <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@n0iroh" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>n0iroh</span></a></span><br>- Johan Michalove, creator of <a href="https://mutua.nyc/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mutua.nyc/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>- Ana Jamborcic of <a href="https://socialroots.io" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">socialroots.io</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>🗓️ Join us on Wed, Jul 30 at 17 UTC to hear their stories!</p><p>ℹ️ More information and 🆓 subscription here: <a href="https://dweb-meetup-july-2025.eventbrite.com" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dweb-meetup-july-2025.eventbri</span><span class="invisible">te.com</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/DWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DWeb</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/DWebMeetup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DWebMeetup</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/DWebCalendar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DWebCalendar</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decentralization</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/meetup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meetup</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/AntiFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiFascism</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a></p>