Protocols · autonomy · society

Think about the network before building the next platform.

Essays on protocols, autonomy, and the future of digital relationships.

PRP Foundations · 1

IP works. The Internet we built on top of it does not

Collateral blocking, coercible platforms, and pressure on private communications show why the network architecture must be reconsidered.

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PRP Foundations · 2

Coordination Without Sovereignty

A global network needs common rules. It does not need an authority empowered to admit participants, control identities, or authorize publications.

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PRP Foundations · 3

When an Address Becomes an Instrument of Censorship

An order can identify a target with legal precision and still be enforced through a technically indiscriminate rule.

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PRP Foundations · 4

The Internet Knows Where, but Not What

Addresses help us find servers. They do not demonstrate that the bytes we received are the object we sought.

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