OnionShare makes it easy to publish anonymous, uncensorable websites (micahflee.com)

Article summary

OnionShare 2.2 is released, allowing users to publish anonymous and uncensorable websites. The tool hosts a website on the user's computer, making it accessible via the Tor network. The website can be shared publicly or privately, with optional authentication. The tool also allows for file sharing and receiving.

Main themes

• OnionShare
• censorship resistance
• anonymous publishing
• Tor network
• decentralized web
• IPFS comparison

What commenters say

• The development of OnionShare is a great initiative for censorship-resistant publishing, but its reliance on a single computer as the web server is a limitation.
• IPFS, a decentralized storage system, has its own set of problems, including slow content discovery and potential for hosting harmful content.
• The immutability of content on IPFS does not guarantee its availability, as nodes can choose to stop hosting it.
• OnionShare and similar tools can be used for both positive and negative purposes, and the reduction of friction in hosting material online can enable adverse actions.
• Friction in the process of hosting material online can be beneficial in preventing harmful content from being shared.
• The argument that a tool should not be made because it can be used for bad things is not valid, as any tool for resisting censorship can be used for both good and bad purposes.
• The majority of illegal content is shared on normal social media and Bittorrent, rather than on dark web sites or through tools like OnionShare.