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Reporters Without Borders

2022

The Truth Wins

Blockchain for press freedom

The Truth Wins

Censored journalism, made permanent and uncensorable.

Year
2022
Client
Reporters Without Borders
Role
Digital Lead · Blockchain Concept · Digital Design
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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.

The Truth Wins

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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)

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