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-The centralization of the internet poses a fundamental threat to individual freedom. In 2024, a few
-corporations control most of our online services and infrastructure, wielding immense power with
-little accountability. They can censor content, exploit data, and exclude users from essential
-services, undermining democracy. We need a solution urgently.
-
-Introducing Freenet—a decentralized replacement for the World Wide Web. Acting as a global, shared
-computing platform, Freenet can be accessed via a standard web browser or embedded into software via
-an API.
-
-Freenet enables new solutions to old problems like spam,
-[DDoS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denial-of-service_attack), keeping private data private, and
-much more.
-
-Freenet is flexible enough to build entirely decentralized alternatives to existing centralized
-services, such as messaging, social media, email, and e-commerce. Every component of every service
-built on Freenet is interoperable by default, ensuring seamless integration and interaction across
-the platform. Services are also scalable by default and secured through modern cryptographic
-techniques, putting control back in the hands of users, not tech oligarchs.
+Freenet is the internet as it should have been—fully decentralized, designed to put you back in
+control. Imagine a global shared computer where you can communicate and collaborate freely, without
+reliance on big tech. Freenet gives you the tools to take charge of your online life.
+
+This peer-to-peer network transforms users’ computers into a resilient, distributed system,
+automatically scaling services without cloud servers, safeguarding data with cryptography. Every
+peer contributes to a fault-tolerant collective, ensuring services are always available without a
+single points of failure.
+
+The web is a series of siloed services, but every system built on Freenet is fully interoperable by
+default. We haven't reinvented wheels unnecessarily, apps can be built with popular existing web
+frameworks and are accessed through any web browser.
+
+#### Current Status (29th Oct, 2024)
+
+We're currently tying up loose ends prior to our alpha release.
 
 #### Useful Links
 

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 # How does Freenet handle undesirable or harmful content, such as spam or illegal material? {#how-does-freenet-handle-undesirable-or-harmful-content-such-as-spam-or-illegal-material}
 
 To address undesirable or harmful content like spam or illegal material, Freenet is building a
-decentralized reputation system inspired by the original
-[Web of Trust plugin](https://github.com/hyphanet/plugin-WebOfTrust/blob/master/developer-documentation/core-developers
--manual/OadSFfF-version1.2-non-print-edition.pdf),
-but with key improvements.
+decentralized reputation system inspired by the original [Web of Trust
+plugin](https://github.com/hyphanet/plugin-WebOfTrust/blob/master/developer-documentation/core-developers
+-manual/OadSFfF-version1.2-non-print-edition.pdf), but with key improvements.
 
 This system enables users to collaboratively filter harmful content, putting control directly in
 their hands to shape their experience according to their own preferences.