The Internet Is Being Captured. Here's How We Take It Back.

<p>The internet was built to be open—but today, a handful of companies control much of our digital lives. What happens when your account, audience, identity, or ability to communicate can be taken away overnight?</p><p>In this episode of <strong>We Are Satoshi</strong>, I sit down with <strong>Derek Ross and MK Fain of Soapbox</strong> to explore the future of a free and open internet. We talk about the internet becoming increasingly permissioned through KYC, digital ID, censorship and centralized platforms—and how Bitcoin, NOSTR, open-source software and other freedom technologies can help build an alternative.</p><p>Derek shares the story of building an audience of <strong>over 1 million people on Google+—only to have Google shut the platform down</strong>, and why that experience changed how he thinks about digital ownership.</p><p>We also get into Bitcoin crowdfunding in Venezuela, building alternatives to Discord and GitHub, decentralized identity, censorship, moderation, AI, the challenges of true decentralization, and why <strong>cryptographic money and cryptographic communication belong together</strong>.</p><p>If you&#39;re a Bitcoin holder, developer, creator, or simply someone who cares about owning your digital life, this conversation is worth watching.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Connect with us:</strong>Soapbox website: https://soapbox.pub/blog/nostr101MK on Nostr: mk@ditto.pubMK on X: https://x.com/mkay_fainDerek on Nostr: derekross@grownostr.orgDerek on X: https://x.com/derekmrossKyle on Nostr: kylehuber@primal.netKyle on X: https://x.com/thekylehuber</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Support the POD!</strong></p><p> </p><p>15% off at Born to Be Free Online Store: <a href="https://oshi.link/C2mHb0">https://oshi.link/C2mHb0</a></p><p>  </p><p>Buy the Daylight Co DC-1: <a href="https://buy.daylightcomputer.com/WEARESATOSHI">https://buy.daylightcomputer.com/WEARESATOSHI</a>($25 off with code: WeAreSatoshi)</p><p> </p><p>15% OFF your order of earthy energy : <a href="https://liveearthy.co?bg_ref=c8KTLsLeKv">https://liveearthy.co?bg_ref=c8KTLsLeKv</a>(code KHuber)</p><p> </p><p>10% off Chroma Blue Light Glasses and Other Products: <a href="https://getchroma.co/?ref=ixabomjq">https://getchroma.co/?ref=ixabomjq</a>(code: KYLE10)</p><p> </p><p>SLNT Faraday Bags: <a href="https://slnt.com/?avad=428701_b45ea6cd1">https://slnt.com/?avad=428701_b45ea6cd1</a></p><p> </p><p>Stream sats on Fountain: ⁠ <a href="https://fountain.fm/show/oNj9eSXpNudLR2XoMtKL">https://fountain.fm/show/oNj9eSXpNudLR2XoMtKL</a></p><p> </p><p>Watch + subscribe on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@WeAreSatoshiPod">https://www.youtube.com/@WeAreSatoshiPod</a></p><p> </p><p>If you are interested in buying Bitcoin, River is the best place to do so: ⁠ <a href="https://river.com/signup?r=4JAPK6Q2">https://river.com/signup?r=4JAPK6Q2</a>⁠</p>