Yep

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Conversations over likes

Zaps over likes.

It's was never about "safety" or "security" (it never is). KYC/ Accounts are not safe nor secure defeating the sole purpose of Crypto in the first place. Coinbase, Gemini are great example of that with their countless data breaches.

Adults protect and monitor 'children'. It's not adults protect and monitor adults... that's called Prison or Slavery.

Keys over accounts, protocols over platforms.

I know. I posted it because it's potentially good news for Bitcoin.

⚡️🚨💬 CENSORSHIP IS ACCELERATING

UK now requires ID for websites, EU is working on Chat Control and other countries are trying to replicate this.

Learn how to access information and communicate with others despite the oppression TODAY.

Before we start, please RT this post. It helps spread the message and more people need to hear about this.

It is no longer true that the Internet is censored only in Chine, Iran or Russia.

Countries which you might consider free 30 years ago are now using the same playbook.

And all that in the name of "Protecting Children" or using other excuses.

But the goal is still the same - limit access to information and other people on the internet.

So how to get around this?

Access Information

Before you even search for anything your government doesn't want you to see, you first need to connect to the internet.

➤ Tor

Let's assume that visiting foreign websites or certain types of information is illegal in your country.

Tor will be the most secure and private option for you, allowing you to operate anonymously.

You will also be able to use Tor bridges, which will disguise the fact that you're connecting to Tor network.

Some websites also have their .onion address, allowing you to stay on Tor without exiting to clearnet (such as Facebook, ProtonMail, etc.).

You can use it trough Tor browser, on operating systems such as TailsOS (where all your traffic is routed trough Tor), or on phone with tools like Orbot.

➤ VPN

VPN is second tool you can use to access information that are hidden from you.

In comparison to Tor, it's paid (if you want good one) and less private (because it's centralized).

Understand that VPNs don't make you anonymous.

Also depending on your state's network surveillance and censorship, even VPN might not be enough.

However, it will offer much faster browsing speed than Tor.

In case your Internet Service Provider is blocking the VPN, switch to VPNs DNS or use different DNS than your Internet Service Provider's.

My recommendations are mullvadnet, ivpnnet. I also have great hopes for obscuravpn.

➤ Communicate Privately

Accessing information is just half of the journey - most likely you'd like to share them with others in your country, or share some information with people outside of it.

While doing this, you'll have to use end-to-end encryption to ensure that only you and the receiving person can read the message.

Avoid SMS, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Telegram and similar.

➤ SimpleX or Session

SimpleXChat messenger allows to create multiple profiles/accounts without having unique identifier or requiring phone number to sign-up.

You can also use a SOCKS proxy, which needs to be supplied by another application operating on your device.

You can also host your own really to help the decentralisation.

➤ Nostr, (You are there 👏)

Nostr, which stands for "Notes and Other Stuff Transmitted by Relays," is a decentralized network protocol designed to create a censorship-resistant social media platform.

Most uses relays to which users can publish content using cryptographic key pairs.

This architecture allows for greater user control over data and the ability to resist censorship since there's no single point of failure or control.

Overall, Nostr is a great step forward, however still requires lot of work.

➤ Payments

You will probably have to pay for something - VPN, some packages or other payed services.

Using card or bank wire won't be possible.

Since we are talking online censorship, physical cash doesn't need to be mentioned (but great privacy tool).

➤ Bitcoin

Bitcoin is the backbone of monetary resistance.

Decentralized, censorship-resistant, and incorruptible, it’s more than just a currency — it’s an exit.

While it’s not "anonymous", it’s unstoppable. A store of value, a network of trust, and a hedge against systemic decay.

In a world of inflation, surveillance, and monetary control — Bitcoin is the plan.

➤ Backup public data

Even if you try and connect to some website, the information might not be there.

Grab 1 TB Drive (or probably more) and backup everything that's dear to you.

Examples:

- Wikipedia

=> Full EN without pictures

- Gatalog

=> Full DIY models

- Internet Archive books

=> First Aid, Gardening...

- Multiple LLMs, including uncensored ones

=> and learn to run them locally

REVOLT AGAINST THE OPPRESSION

Even if it might look like that we are loosing one battle, the war is still going on.

I believe that with Freedom Tech and disobedience we will win.

Internet is unstoppable. This is not just about censorship, but also surveillance and freedom in digital realms.

Use Open Source tools that encrypt your data, don't track you and serve you as a user, instead of making you a servant or slave.

Stay Private.

Not only online.

Imagine if you had built your business process and fine-tuned it to a current ChatGPT model. That model is going away and you could see a material impact to your company.

With open-source AI models, once you nail your process, you can stay on that model as long as you want.

Bitcoin - the epitome of trustless systems - transcends borders, laws, and traditional banks. A radical invention for the idealist. No need to trust anyone but code - watch it ignite a future of financial freedom, making the world your personal banking playground.

Good morning nostr and enjoy your coffeechain today #gm #plebchain

FUCK THIS

Nostr is less engaging than Twitter.

This is a feature. The death cult eyeball hooks that keep you doom scrolling for hrs on corporate platforms just don't exist in nostr. You hop on, check in, read a few interesting posts, then hop off and go touch grass 👌

Bluetooth & direct wifi are great for syncing with nearby people. Everyone has them and they’re hard to disrupt. But would be cool if the local 1% geeks could relay the highest priority nostr events over meshtastic & reticulum.

everything you want is on the other side of hard. easy won’t get you there

Every time I really need a tx to confirm it does not do the confirming