I want to start writing articles about political issues in my country. I would prefer not getting fired from my day job or going to prison because of it, so I will be writing under a pseudonym.

Are there any alternatives to WordPress that play nice with TOR/TAILS? WordPress is difficult to use with its complicated block editor.

I need something that is easy for a non-technical person like me. And also free, since any payment can be tied back to my identity.

  • nutbutter@discuss.tchncs.de
    18·
    23 days ago

    If you’re comfortable with markdown, you can check out static site generators like Hugo or Jekyll. Astro is also an option.

    • twoBrokenThumbs@lemmy.worldEnglish
      25·
      23 days ago

      Static sites are the way, especially for a free tier.

      Also +1 for Astro from me.

      Using an LLM to customize it and set up all the scheduling etc is also very handy.

  • SpeedRunner@europe.pub
    7·
    23 days ago

    While some services support payment in crypto, be advised that there’s no such thing as complete privacy on the internet.

    Three letter agencies will routinely run TOR exit nodes and monitor traffic. You can be profiled merely on your browser configuration and usage behavior (eg mostly posts during daytime in specific country), sentence analysis and words you use. A determined government actor with unlimited resources will be able to track you down sooner or later. They did find Silk Road creators, albeit it took them years.

    That being said, tails + tor is a good option. Maybe over VPN so your ISP can’t see you’re running tor. Run it from USB if possible, that can be quickly discarded. If possible, do not use the computer for anything else - hardware can be fingerprinted. Use a static site generator (such as Hugo). Host your blog on IPFS. Try not to have predictable patterns / times when posting. Run your text through a local LLM to change the words and sentences.

    If you opt for a commercial service, find one that accepts payments in Monero, which is completely private.

    Other than that - good luck.

  • hirihit640@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    2·
    23 days ago

    If your intent is just to put your writing out there, I’ve heard Mastodon and Nostr can be used over Tor? Not sure about the character limits though, those might be annoying.