P.H.A.N.T.O.M: The Erdani DarkNet

[Lady Fowl]

Type (e.g. Planet, Faction, System): Erdani mostly but technically any species can use this

Describe this proposal in a single sentence (12 word maximum): A element for characters to expresses themselves outside of the governments prying eyes while remaining invisible.

How will this be reflected on-station? On station, with the partner PR that is being made for this, Erdani characters will be able to select a new set of options, being for example a ingame communication program with other users of the PHANTOM protocol network, with this the ability to buy augments aswell as read other user submitted information

Does this faction/etc do anything not achieved by what already exists? Yes

Why should this be given to lore developers rather than remain player created lore? I believe that this version and idea of it remains in the perfect balence of describing what the dark web of sorts would look like in the Aurora universe, less of a edge fest then how people would wish for it to be for whatever reason and moreso a realistic depiction of it with a few minor changes to still make it a gritty place to be

Do you understand that if this is submitted, you are signing it away to the lore team, and that it's possible that it will change over time in ways that you may not forsee? Yes

Long Description:

 

The PHANTOM protocol was originaly programmed by a user going by the name of NetEcho as a pet project during a period called the First Dreg Civil Uprising, which was a set of riots and events that went on for multiple weeks in the Erdani system which for the most part was mass riots to attempt to create a economic collapse. Media blackouts became very common as corporations bought out journalists to not cover the riots or the events in a attempt to squash there ability to see what was going on in the streets. NetEcho designed the networking protocol as a system that would allow people to communicate and share information away from the mass corporations and there private military groups operating in the riots but as the riots came a end, it had already established a culture of the best and worst of Erdani society and slowly other groups and species being represented on the platform in a way to express there ideas, sell products away from the eyes of governments and law enforcement and to in its best, show off the actual thoughts of society when somebody is not watching. NetEcho itself remained a heavy mystery for ages, often times not involving itself in control of contents on the Phantom, or as it was now called the Erdani DarkNet until a particular event begin to kick off a set of events.

Content has been uploaded on a netset, essentially a website on the system that begin to feature content promoting that of the slave and sex trade on Adhomai, the creator of said content begin to share content so shocking that NetEcho themselves, or itself involved itself for the first time. NetEcho exposed itself, it had not been a person but a AI created who after its designers death continued to maintain the DarkNets servers from its undisclosed location, NetEcho even as a artificial intelligence was able to measure the reaction to this type of content and it was discussed as a community a set of standards of what should be allowed and what shouldn't be allowed. to the objection of some who saw this as going against the DarkNets purpose this was quite the outrage, however it was agreed on even by these party's that the DarkNet was made to help better the lifes of others, be this by a means of morals to gain. Content that was made that brought about mindless suffering on display was frowned upon, this content and such things as "red rooms" where people were killed or harmed sexually via live stream, with this said however things such as contract killers, mercenary's, the weapon and drug trade and information such as brothel locations thrived quite well, these being seen as while morally wrong by society, had a gain to a party unlike murder or sexual assault being displayed. Information on the DarkNet was easily accessible and multiple forums on topics such as drug and weapon creation to the absurd such as sites displaying political satire of the elite and ghost writers looking for editorial information and advice boards. The Erdani DarkNet became a virtual bastion of societys across species beginning to agree on things through there hate for each other, the spark insdie them that makes them loving, have compassion for each other being the DarkNets strongest point, as it allowed people to be people, not to hold a facade up for society and represent how society should operate

[NewOriginalSchwann]

Accepted pending addition to the wiki's social media section with some modifications to its content. Better late than never, I suppose?