Freenet is a peer-to-peer platform for censorship-resistant communication. It uses a decentralized distributed data store to keep and deliver information, and has a suite of free software for publishing and communicating on the Web without fear of censorship. Developed by The Freenet Project
License: Open Source
Freenet is focused on providing a decentralized and anonymous platform for sharing content while emphasizing privacy, whereas Project Maelstrom aims to leverage the BitTorrent protocol for efficient file sharing with easier integration into existing web technologies.