How events in Kazakhstan prove the need for Bastyon! Video from Kazakhstan user...
Dear Bastyonknights and Bastyonettes,
The original thesis of building Bastyon as a completely blockchain based social platform like Bitcoin was based on conviction that censorship will go much further and ultimately will go to the domain level. That is why the core part of Bastyon is the desktop app, which does not depend on domains, but speaks directly to the nodes around the world.
Thus, the desktop app can bypass most types of severe censorship. Events in Kazakhstan provided a unique (if tragic) testing ground. One of our users sent a video that conclusively shows that Bastyon indeed is the answer. In Kazakhstan over the last week access to internet is intermittent and most of the time DNS is blocked. This means that all or most websites simply do not work. In the video, you can see that the user is trying to open different websites and they are not available. Bastyon.com is likewise non-operational.
However, the desktop app allows the user to read their favorite bloggers and get access to crucial information. Information that perhaps can save a life in a crisis situation.
You can download the desktop app here (for Windows choose the file with .exe at the end):
https://github.com/pocketnetteam/pocketnet.gui/releases/tag/v0.4.112
P.S. Next week we are releasing ability to run a node right from the desktop app for non-technical users. This node can support the network and if you put some PKOIN into it, it will also earn PKOIN. This is an optional feature for those who want to utilize it. But censorship resistance is non-optional and is embedded in the desktop app.
RE: BRUTAL AUTHORITARIANISM IN KAZAKHSTAN