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What is Freenet?

Freenet is free software designed to ensure true freedom of communication over the Internet. It allows anybody to publish and read information with complete anonymity. Nobody controls Freenet, not even its creators, meaning that the system is not vulnerable to manipulation or shutdown. Freenet is also very efficient in how it deals with information, adaptively replicating information in response to demand. For more information please read What is Freenet?.

Who is behind Freenet?

Freenet grew out of a design for an anonymous publication system created by Ian Clarke while a student at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Since then many otner people have contributed towards making Ian's proposal a reality.

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