noswot - notes and other stuff web of trust

Welcome to noswot. The vision here is to see what becomes possible when we can trust strangers on the internet.

Hypothesis: A web of trust algorithm that is comprehensive, and can run entirely client-side, will enable a range and volume of activity that the world has never seen.

This trial tests the algorithm in a database web application that gathers follows and reports, then calculates trust scorings from every known perspective every 24-48 hours.

How to use:

• 1. Enter an npub or hex pubkey to view scores from an account's perspective.
• 2. Click Your network to view scores under your perspective.
• 3. Click Pleb mode to find accounts many pages into the ranking. These accounts may not be frequent posters but they will have many follows from accounts in your network.
• 4. Click Random to view scores from a random perspective.

Noswot's algorithm is based on a version of Freenet's web of trust. We score each perspective from scratch every 24-48 hours. In this algorithm, influence falls-off exponentially with distance. Follows and reports from accounts with negative scores have no influence. We score a follow as +100 and a report as -100.

Why use noswot:

• 1. Find interesting accounts.
• 2. Test to uncover problems with this algorithm.
• 3. Decide whether to contribute or integrate the algorithm into your project.