The decentralised file-sharing protocol IPFS, called the ‘backbone’ of Web3, presents new challenges to Chinese censorship, and an illegal book-sharing platform illustrates why.
Agaamin, a Gurgaon-based start-up, is attempting to solve this problem by developing a "Indian internet." Agaamin will launch "Smart Names" in all of India's main languages.
The niche web browser, Brave, has announced the initial implementation of IPFS. It allows users to access content on distributed IPFS nodes directly from the browser, boosting internet resilience.