HRF x PubKey: Building Censorship Resistant Social Media w/ Will Casarin

Schedule

Thu Oct 23 2025 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Pubkey | New York, NY

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Each month, the Human Rights Foundation and PubKey dive into how Freedom Tech and Bitcoin advance humanitarian goals.

In this fireside chat, HRF’s Financial Freedom Content Associate Zac Guignard(https://www.linkedin.com/in/zac-guignard?originalSubdomain=ca) will discuss the free speech social media protocol Nostr with Will Casarin(https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-casarin-baab44143/?originalSubdomain=ca), the founder of Damus(https://damus.io/). Damus is a platform built on the Nostr protocol, which ensures free speech online and enables users to receive Bitcoin through its “zapping” functionality. The ability to speak and transact freely without censorship is critical for people living under authoritarian regimes, and this conversation will explore how Nostr, Damus, and Bitcoin can support them.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how Nostr can be used with Bitcoin to support human rights, and participate in a live audience Q&A with the speakers!

As always, this is a FREE and PUBLIC event.

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