Distributed Web Resources

Website: https://holochain.org

About: An agent-centric distributed app framework that enables P2P social networks, governance, and reputation systems.

Website: https://libp2p.io

About: A modular networking stack that provides the foundation for decentralized app networking with flexible transport and peer discovery.

Website: https://p2panda.org

About: A modular P2P protocol toolkit designed for creating decentralized apps and privacy-first social platforms.

Website: https://spritely.institute

About: Focuses on social web protocols and capability-based networking for building secure, extensible distributed systems.

Website: https://www.w3.org/TR/activitypub/

About: A W3C standard that serves as an open federation protocol for the social web, used by platforms like Mastodon, Flipboard, PeerTube, and Pixelfed. An end-user creates an account on a Mastodon server, and they can then follow and interact with users on any other server, even those running different software, because all the applications speak the same language.

Example: Flipboard Articles and "magazines" curated on Flipboard can be viewed and interacted with by users on other ActivityPub-enabled platforms like Mastodon and Threads. This makes Flipboard a prime example of a consumer-facing application that is embracing a decentralized web protocol, moving beyond its original "walled garden" approach to become a part of a larger, open ecosystem.

Website: https://matrix.org

About: An open, decentralized communication protocol that supports federated messaging, group chat, and VoIP.

SB Website: https://scuttlebutt.nz

About: An offline-first social protocol that uses a gossip-based system for decentralized social media and communities.

Scuttlebutt is the protocol for creating decentralized social networks, but the application most users engage with is Manyverse. This app looks and feels like a conventional social media feed, but it operates without a central server, syncing data directly with other devices on the same network.

Website: (Search for Campfire ATproto socials)

About: A decentralized social platform focused on P2P topic clustering and credibility-based social feeds.

Website: https://github.com/ssbc/tinySSB

Tiny SSB should be in your disaster and authoritarian survival kit because llowed ongoing communications even if government-controlled public communications networks—such as cellular SMS or mainstream internet—were shut down during an emergency or authoritarian action. Tiny SSB's design is "offline-first" and works independently of centralized infrastructure by using peer-to-peer log synchronization over radio signals (LoRa, Bluetooth Low Energy, and potentially other open radio channels).

Key reasons why Tiny SSB is resilient to shutdowns:

No central server: It does not rely on cloud or public web infrastructure, so if the government takes down mainstream networks, Tiny SSB devices can still gossip and exchange messages directly.

Works through LoRa/BLE radios: It operates over unlicensed radio bands, communications can continue even when mobile networks, wired internet, or SMS channels fail. These bands and protocols are much harder for authorities to completely shut down, especially in physical proximity.

Light Weight:The minimal data footprint works in environments with poor connectivity and limited storage, such as disasters or places with censored networks.

Decentralized replication: Messages spread naturally by "hopping" from device-to-device by synching whenever two devices come into radio range. You can stay in touch with your community even if conventional networks go down.

Examples:

Egypt (2011): During the Arab Spring protests,

Myanmar (2021): Following the military coup, the junta shut down mobile internet and SMS services across large portions of the country to stifle protester coordination and obscure violence from international view.

Website:https://mojaloop.io

About: A platform that enables interoperable digital payments, connecting diverse providers to enable inclusive financial services.

Mojaloop is a Gates Foundation Project aht is on track to bank a billion new, unbanked people in the Global South.

w3c.org is the official site of the World Wide Web Consortium, the main international standards body responsible for developing and maintaining open web standards that shape the web as we use it today and in the future

Website: https://www.digitalpublicgoods.net/

About: Digital public goods are defined as open-source software, open data, open AI models, open standards, and open content collections that adhere to privacy and other applicable laws and best practices, do no harm, and contribute to achieving the SDGs. The concept aims to provide freely accessible digital tools and resources that help reduce duplication of efforts, foster innovation, and enable more equitable access to essential services like education, healthcare, and financial inclusion.