Video-Talk on Freenet

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Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Ian Clarke’s July 2026 talk at FUTO is now available on YouTube. It is a progress update on Freenet: how the network works, and the applications running on it today.

The talk walks through four applications you can use now: River for group chat, with private rooms newly added; Delta for publishing; Atlas for discovery and search, in its first working version; and freenet-git, which supports clone, fetch and push over Freenet. Along the way it covers contracts, how apps are delivered to the browser, and how to try Freenet with no install at try.freenet.org.

Ian Clarke Answers Your Questions About Freenet

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Ian Clarke answers community questions about Freenet, covering topics from the project’s vision and technical architecture to its roadmap and future plans.

Freenet Lives! Real-Time Decentralized Applications at Scale

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Ian Clarke presents “Freenet Lives!” at FUTO, demonstrating real-time decentralized applications at scale on Freenet, including live demos of the network dashboard and River group chat.

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Ghost Keys: Building Cypherpunk Reputation Systems with Ian Clarke of Freenet

Thu, 22 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000

In this interview, Michael from FUTO sits down with Ian Clarke to discuss the revolutionary concept of Ghost Keys. They explore how these anonymous, verifiable identities could address some of the Internet’s foundational flaws and delve into the future of decentralized, Cypherpunk-inspired reputation systems.

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How Freenet Works

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Ian Clarke, the creator of Freenet, explains how we solve problems like efficiently finding data, adapt to changing network conditions, and managing a peer’s resource usage. Q&A includes how Freenet compares to other networks, the history of Freenet, and how Freenet adapts to geography.

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How to Build Apps on Freenet

Thu, 07 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Ian Clarke explains how to build apps on Freenet, including the basic components of Freenet’s architecture like contracts, delegates, and user interfaces.

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Ian Interviewed by Louis Rossman

Tue, 13 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Ian sat down with Louis Rossmann to discuss the history and motivation for Freenet, and why he decided to re-architect it.