Fully distributed
Platformer must be a fully distributed system. This means that there is no “central server” that houses data or applications. All data and processing is distributed across an open network to which anyone may add a node. The main reasons for this are dual: first, it avoids any concern that a single entity might use data for nefarious purposes; and second, it eliminates reliance on any organization staying “in business” to keep the system operating. Just as the Internet and the web do not depend on any single company to continue operating, so will the “political Internet” enabled by Platformer exist independently of any organization.