It's a technical solution to a technical problem, that problem being the client-server architecture which inherently centralizes control and disempowers users.

It's a technical solution to a technical problem, that problem being the client-server architecture which inherently centralizes control and disempowers users. The Internet started out peer-to-peer, but client-server became dominant during the 90s when the Internet became mainstream - because at the time it was the only option for building services that scaled. Freenet provides an alternative to the client-server architecture that doesn't require compromising on user experience or scalability.