They also used IPFS to serve and disseminate the website for the referendum, IIRC. I wasn't aware of retroshare, but it looks like a very useful piece of softwa

They also used IPFS to serve and disseminate the website for the referendum, IIRC. I wasn't aware of retroshare, but it looks like a very useful piece of software. Personally, I'm glad distributed technologies are picking up steam again and are showing that they can be used by non-technical people for real-world purposes, especially for protesting against the government, which is a pillar of democracy and has been getting harder and harder with the increasing effectiveness of censorship tools.