This is where ideas take shape.
Each project here is a response to the barriers faced by writers working under pressure — from surveillance, censorship, and the threat of punishment.
Some are tools. Some are methods. Some are quiet experiments.
All are built to serve one purpose: to help writers speak freely and stay safe.
These projects are ongoing. They change, improve, and adapt — guided by the real-world needs of those they are built for.
All our tools are and will remain free and open-source.
// Core Principles :: AES-451 Projects
const aesProjects = {
purpose: "Support writers under threat through usable digital tools",
philosophy: [
"Listen to those most affected",
"Design for real-world constraints",
"Build light, secure, and invisible tools"
],
development: {
approach: "Small, focused, collaborative",
status: "Actively prototyping and testing",
invitation: "Writers, researchers, and technologists welcome"
},
focus: [
"Censorship resistance",
"Anonymity with credibility",
"Human-readable, bot-hostile publishing"
]
};