An Internet That Is Ours Again
In the real world, you choose your own path: on foot, by bike, through a park, or along a river.
On today’s internet, you are teleported in seconds to closed platforms, without knowing who controls the gates and who is watching.
This manifesto wants to change that.
We dream of an internet with real roads, open squares, and free paths – decentralized, free, and owned by the community.
No more gatekeepers. No more surveillance. No more black boxes.
This is a living document. It grows through your input, ideas, and contributions. Together we build an internet that is ours again.
Where do you start?
→ Start reading – the first thesis
→ All 100 theses in one overview
Want to know why we cryptographically verify everything (so no one can tamper with the content)?
→ Cryptographic hashes explained
Get practical (start today)
→ Follow the step-by-step guides for Mastodon, Nextcloud, sovereign nodes and more
How does the site work?
- Every thesis has next and previous arrows (right and left on screen)
- Under each thesis you’ll find links to related concepts (explanations of terms) and guides (practical steps)
- At the top left you’ll always see the ← Back button → it simply takes you back to where you came from
- The hamburger menu (three lines top right on mobile) gives quick access to all main pages
Navigate the manifesto in your own way – just like on a free, open internet.
This is just the beginning.
Join in. Contribute. Make the internet open again. ❤️
— Ruben Berkhout, December 2025
(starting point of the Open Internet Manifest)
(The discussion and community space can be found at the bottom of every page)
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Every satoshi or monero helps enormously (servers, domains, development).
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