Create Your Own Anonymous Uncensorable Broadcast with Bitmessage and Tor (UTF-8)

[Pig Milk]

==> <Followup-To: alt.anonymous>

Bitmessage is similar to an uncensorable Usenet where the users create
their own newsgroups instead of the server operators creating the
groups. In Bitmessage these 'groups' are called 'chans.' Users may
create public chans where anyone can post. Users may also create secret
chans that are invisible, encrypted, and secure. Nobody can track,
trace, or block a secret chan.

<https://bitmessage.org>

Bitmessage also has a 'broadcast' feature that is like a one-way
feed that is totally uncensorable. With Bitmessage and Tor you can
create a broadcast that is totally anonymous and completely immune to
censorship. Nobody can track, trace, or block your broadcast.

Before creating a broadcast the first step is to configure your
Bitmessage software to connect via Tor. Do this in the 'Network
Settings' tab under the 'Settings' menu. Once that is done, continue
with the following instructions.

# How to create a Bitmessage Broadcast

1. In the Bitmessage interface click the 'Create Identity' button in the
bottom, left-hand corner.

2. After the new identity is created give it a name of your choice. Do
this by double-clicking the new identity in the Identities column. Then
type in the desired name.

3. Share the Bitmessage address of the new identity with your
subscribers. They will enter it into their subscriptions in the
Bitmessage interface, and from then onward each subscriber will receive
your anonymous messages.

To broadcast from this identity read on.

# How to broadcast from a Bitmessage Identity

1. In the top, left-hand of the Bitmessage interface click the 'Send'
tab.

2. Still near the top you will see two tabs next to the Address Book.
Click on the tab that reads, 'Send a Message to your Subscribers.'

3. In the 'From' drop-down menu, select the identity you wish to use to
broadcast the message. Everyone subscribed to this identity address
will receive the messages sent from it.

4. Type in or copy-paste your subject and message text.

5. Click the 'Send' button. Be careful that you don't click the 'Clear'
button.

Now Bitmessage will do the necessary encryption and proof of work to
send your broadcast to the network. This may take from a few seconds to
a few minutes depending on message size and computer power.

Anyone can have more than one broadcast. You can create as many
identities as you wish and broadcast from any of your identities.
Remember, no one will know your broadcast exists or be able to decrypt
it, unless you give them the broadcast identity address.

# How to subscribe to a Bitmessage broadcast

1. To subscribe to a broadcast managed by any other user, get the
broadcast address from the user.

2. In your Bitmessage window click on the 'Subscriptions' tab.

3. Click on the 'Add New Subscription' tab in the bottom, left-hand
corner.

4. Type in the desired name in the 'Label' box.

5. Paste the broadcast address in the 'Address' box. A new checkbox
might appear asking if you want to also get the past messages of the
broadcast. It is a good idea to approve this option, but not required.

6. Click OK. Now you are subscribed and your Bitmessage program will
passively collect all the broadcast messages you have subscribed.

# SUBSCRIBE TO THE 711 SPOOKY MART BROADCAST

Copy this address into your subscriptions tab:
<BM-5oMayaoRxp1pvbPSG7HjuNSgLpUjN99>

Please note: Spooky Mart is low noise. Stay tuned.

Spooky Mart is delivering unpasteurized pig milk.

No need to drop by. 711 will send the sows to you.

Subscribe to the 711 broadcast for milk man service:

broadcast: <BM-5oMayaoRxp1pvbPSG7HjuNSgLpUjN99>

─────┏━━━━┓──┏━━┓───┏━━┓────── Spooky Mart Broadcast
─────┗━━┓─┃──┗┓─┃───┗┓─┃────── [chan] 711
────────┃─┃──┏┛─┗┓──┏┛─┗┓───── always open | stay spooky
────────┗━┛──┗━━━┛──┗━━━┛───── https://bitmessage.org

711 monitors your needs (and you). Stay spooky.

[immibis]

On 6/16/23 11:54, Pig Milk wrote:
> ==> <Followup-To: alt.anonymous>
>
> Bitmessage is similar to an uncensorable Usenet where the users create
> their own newsgroups instead of the server operators creating the
> groups. In Bitmessage these 'groups' are called 'chans.' Users may
> create public chans where anyone can post. Users may also create secret
> chans that are invisible, encrypted, and secure. Nobody can track,
> trace, or block a secret chan.
>

These systems always come with one big problem, which is spam. There's
no shortage of people willing to host a relatively small amount of
content for the good of a community for free (e.g. eternal-september).
But if the system is free to the end users, it always ends up being used
to transfer very large amounts of data it can't easily handle (e.g.
binary Usenet) necessitating either some moderation to prevent that, or
users actually paying for the resources they use.