A curated publication about privacy-first publishing
Articles brings together practical education, comparisons, context, and community perspectives for people publishing on privacy networks.
Tor Onion Services: A Publisher’s Introduction
A Tor onion service lets readers reach a publication entirely through Tor, using a self-authenticating .onion address and rendezvous protocol. The network protects the route, while the publisher remains responsible for the application and operation.
I2P vs. Tor for Publishers: Different Networks, Different Tradeoffs
I2P and Tor can both carry privacy-first publications, but they organize routes, identities, naming, audiences, and operations differently. The right choice starts with readers and risk—not a universal ranking of anonymity networks.
What “Configured Hidden-Service Hosting” Actually Means
Configured hidden-service hosting is an integrated environment, not a magic anonymity switch. It connects a maintained publishing application to selected I2P or Tor routes, management tools, backups, monitoring, and a defined support handoff.
Hidden-Service-Only or Clearnet Too? Choosing a Visibility Model
A hidden-service address can be public, while a clearnet page can be private. Choose hidden-only, dual-published, or opt-in bridged visibility by separating audience reach, discovery, access control, and operational exposure.
Discovery Without Default Exposure: Directories, Proxies, and Opt-In Promotion
A hidden service can be public without being promoted everywhere. Learn how direct addresses, directories, proxies, and clearnet counterparts change who can find a site—and how to choose each layer deliberately.
Start With a Threat Model, Not a Tool List
Privacy tools are useful only against the problems they were designed to address. A small, practical threat model helps publishers protect what matters without chasing every possible risk or collecting tools they cannot maintain.
Metadata You Can Leak Without Publishing Your Name
Removing a byline does not remove identity clues. Files, accounts, browsers, servers, and writing habits all produce metadata that can connect a publication to a person, place, device, or earlier project.
Censorship Resistance Is a System, Not a Switch
No hosting feature can make a publication impossible to suppress. Real censorship resistance comes from alternate access paths, recoverable infrastructure, durable identity, tested backups, and people prepared to respond when one layer fails.
Customer-Controlled Bitcoin Payments: More Control, Not Magic Anonymity
Self-hosted Bitcoin payment infrastructure can reduce processor dependence and keep wallet control with the merchant. It also creates security, privacy, accounting, refund, and maintenance responsibilities—and does not make a public ledger disappear.
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