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Yes, somewhat similar. Thanks for the link. The major difference here is that Pepe runs on a mix network similar to I2P, this helps hide your identity whereas anyone can see what y…

Well, some government can decide to outlaw cryptography, jam radio (this includes Starlink, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth etc.), but you can still use something like Sneakernet. So I'd argue it…

Why not? At least here, free speech means free speech, not "I don't like existing platforms because I cannot silence people I don't like, I'm building a new one" type of "free spee…

HashCash whose difficulty is chosen collectively based on the load. Since threads/boards are represented with Merkle-CRDTs, there's eventual consistency, so participants can reach …

How would you trust anyone? Anyone can claim they are the good guys. With open source software, you can at least audit a project and the technical decisions (that make sure no one …

It kinda does: https://1b677b8f8bb20100.github.io/introduction/#why-is-pepe...

If you do not feel like donating, consider showing the referenced blog post to your friends who might be interested in this project. Donations will fuel the development, but the au…

The referenced blog post explains why. The author has just started.

Looks interesting. Unfortunately, flooding does not scale, its cost is O(n²) where n is the number of participants. The saddest part is that if they were to switch to a less bandwi…

Not secure enough? People operating the servers see everything you are doing, this is no-no for whistleblowers.

This project is pretty much what you are describing, only more secure and tailored for a pretty much single use case.

I would not call it ignorant. It is extreme, yes, but not ignorant. Unfortunately, you cannot have censorship-resistance with exceptions. Even if you have the greatest moderation t…