Hyphanet

<p>Hyphanet (until mid-2023: Freenet) is a <a href="/facts/Peer-to-peer/wCCdPb0H">peer-to-peer</a> platform for <a href="/facts/Censorship/gwTgKVuv">censorship</a>-resistant, <a href="/facts/Anonymity_application/HUJJCdv1">anonymous</a> communication. It uses a decentralized <a href="/facts/Distributed_data_store/Raz2puRl">distributed data store</a> to keep and deliver information, and has a suite of <a href="/facts/Free_software/IaoVtJXn">free software</a> for publishing and communicating on the Web without fear of censorship.: 151  Both Freenet and some of its associated tools were originally designed by <a href="/facts/Ian_Clarke_(computer_scientist)/eD0w2YtP">Ian Clarke</a>, who defined Freenet's goal as providing <a href="/facts/Freedom_of_speech/jYakwGMP">freedom of speech</a> on the Internet with strong anonymity protection.
</p><p>The distributed data store of Freenet is used by many third-party programs and plugins to provide <a href="/facts/Microblogging/f0QJUHt9">microblogging</a> and media sharing, anonymous and decentralised version tracking, blogging, a generic <a href="/facts/Web_of_trust/H2cy9v6s">web of trust</a> for decentralized <a href="/facts/Anti-spam_techniques/WqhhDVXj">spam resistance</a>, Shoeshop for using Freenet over <a href="/facts/Sneakernet/kKtBQHfw">sneakernet</a>, and many more.
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Hyphanet open-in-new

Hyphanet