Freenet

Proper noun

Meaning

Freenet

a peer-to-peer anti-censorship communication platform

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Due to the much slower latency and bandwidth of the Freenet network, complex web technologies such as PHP and MySQL are impossible to use, making Freesites appear very simplistic, they are described by the community as being "90s-style". Source: Internet

Content Freenet's founders argue that true freedom of speech comes only with true anonymity and that the beneficial uses of Freenet outweigh its negative uses. Source: Internet

Currently Freenet uses the DSA algorithm. Source: Internet

Encryption of data and relaying of requests makes it difficult to determine who inserted content into Freenet, who requested that content, or where the content was stored. Source: Internet

Freenet attempts to protect the anonymity of both people inserting data into the network (uploading) and those retrieving data from the network (downloading). Source: Internet

Freenet attempts to remove the possibility of any group imposing its beliefs or values on any data. Source: Internet

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