OUR VISION
A child-safe internet built on trust between real people — not algorithms or ads.
Our vision is an internet where children can explore, learn, and connect safely — free from manipulation, predatory content, and addictive design. We believe digital spaces should reflect the trust networks of the real world: families, friends, schools, and communities. By enabling these trust circles online, we aim to rebuild the web as a place that genuinely supports human wellbeing and growth.
Our Mission
Building a safer, more trustworthy digital world through open-source protocols for identity, privacy, and digital trust.
The Why
The internet is getting clogged by spam, manipulation, and low-value AI-generated content.
Ad-based revenue models push material that competes for our attention rather than improving our wellbeing.
Attempts to filter bad content with automated moderation or black-box AI are insufficient.
The only lasting way to ensure quality and safety online is to base moderation and discovery on trust between real people — people we know, or can verify are good actors.
The Mission
To move toward an internet that is healthy for all participants — one that values our time, respects our privacy, and rewards trustworthy behavior.
The How
We operate as an independent, non-profit foundation so that the protocols we develop remain open-source and free for anyone to use.
There is no mechanism or intent to profit from this work.
Our governance model ensures democratic, transparent decision-making and shields the project from profit-driven influence.
The Protocol
Our open-source framework enables independent developers to collaborate and benefit from one another's work.
Built on the Web of Trust and Nostr protocols, it allows engineers to develop:
- •Clients (GUIs)
- •Relay implementations
- •Cryptographic key-signing bunkers
- •Independent trust-score calculators
Together these components form the technical backbone for a verifiable and censorship-resistant digital identity layer.
Guiding Principles
- •Full open-source transparency — anyone can inspect and use our code.
- •Maximum attainable privacy for end-users.
- •Neutral and democratic foundation governance.
Join Us
Join us in building trustworthy technology for everyone. Contribute your skills or fund our mission — together we can make the internet worthy of our trust.
Below you'll find how our architecture translates these principles into practice.
How Nostr + Web of Trust Help
Decentralized Trust
Nostr's relay-based architecture eliminates single points of failure. Trust is distributed across networks rather than concentrated in centralized authorities.
Community Attestations
Web of Trust enables reputation through cryptographically signed attestations. Your community vouches for you, not an algorithm.
Censorship Resistance
No single entity can silence voices or erase identities. The protocol ensures freedom of expression and persistent identity.
Open Source
Every line of code is transparent and auditable. The community can verify, improve, and extend the protocol freely.
By combining Nostr's decentralized messaging infrastructure with Web of Trust's community-driven reputation model, we create a foundation for digital identity that is both secure and human-centered.
Our Goals (2025-2028)
- •Develop and publish open-source protocol software and reference implementations with comprehensive documentation
- •Collaborate with international developers and researchers to refine and extend the protocol
- •Publish research, guides, and educational materials on digital trust and identity
- •Present talks and workshops at existing conferences to promote adoption and gather feedback
- •Build and maintain Kubo, a child-safe video consumption demo that showcases the protocol in action