Reporters Without Borders
2022
The Truth Wins
Blockchain for press freedom

Censored journalism, made permanent and uncensorable.
- Year
- 2022
- Client
- Reporters Without Borders
- Role
- Digital Lead · Blockchain Concept · Digital Design
- Live
- Visit project ↗
01
Problem
Authoritarian regimes routinely scrub journalism from the public record. By the time a censored article is widely shared, the source is already gone.
02
Idea
Use the immutability of public blockchains as a safe house for journalism. Once a story is on-chain, it can't be deleted by any actor — including the platform that hosts it.
03
Execution
Built with DDB Germany and Reporters Without Borders. Launched on World Day Against Cyber Censorship. National lottery numbers from Russia, Turkey, and Brazil were repurposed as access codes — typed into Twitter's search to surface accounts archiving censored articles on Ethereum and IPFS. Permanent. Uncensorable.
04
Impact
Featured in The New York Times, Adweek, Campaign US, The Drum, LBB, and Shots. Recognized at Cannes Lions, Clio, One Show, D&AD, and ADC. Used as an architectural reference for subsequent press-freedom projects.

Film
Recognition
Cannes Lions
Bronze · SDG Lions (2023)
Clio
Silver · Public Relations — Cause Related (2023)
One Show
Silver Pencil · Social Media (2023)
ADC
Bronze Cube · Design for Good (2023)
D&AD
Shortlist · PR / Digital & Social (2023)
Press
- The New York Times
- Adweek ↗
- Campaign US ↗
- The Drum ↗
- LBB ↗
- Shots ↗
- AdForum ↗