Lights in the Dark — A surveillance-resistant network for collective intelligence.
Verified Humans. Optional Identity. Evidence-Based Truth. Collective Memory.
What is This?
Cocuyo ("firefly") is a Web 2.5 social network built for the free-press and civic information ecosystem.
It aims to feel as fast and expressive as Web2 social platforms, while preserving Web3-grade integrity through the Polkadot stack: proof-of-personhood, auditable verification, decentralized governance, and censorship-resistant commitments.
Cocuyo is designed around a simple idea:
- People communicate through Posts (opinions, reporting, commentary).
- Truth is evaluated through Claims and Signals (evidence), reviewed by Collectives.
- Over time, the network of posts, claims, and signals becomes a durable collective memory.
Status
This repository contains a first-version demo with mocked data.
The UI and domain model are the focus: Posts, Claims, Signals, Collectives, verification workflows, and fact-checking campaigns (bounties). Blockchain integrations are represented conceptually and/or as early scaffolding.
Core Concepts
- Fireflies: verified human participants (via DIM proof-of-personhood)
- Posts: the central communication object (opinions, narratives, reporting, questions)
- Claims: explicit truth targets extracted from posts/stories (what gets fact-checked)
- Signals: evidence contributions that support or confront a claim (sources, media, observations, documents)
- Stories / Story Chains: long-horizon case files where truth can evolve over time; the structure of collective memory
- Collectives: fact-checking groups with transparent methodologies that review claims and issue verdicts
- Campaign Bounties: sponsored fact-checking campaigns (by news outlets or collectives) that fund investigation and verification work