The open, decentralized platform for news, truth, and collective intelligence.
Nous is a global, community-powered project building the future of news.
We unite engineers, journalists, analysts, designers, researchers, and citizens to create a platform that promotes transparency, accountability, and open access to information.
Our mission:
Build the most trustworthy, intelligent, and participatory news ecosystem in the world.
Modern news is broken:
- centralized
- biased
- algorithmically manipulated
- ad-driven
- controlled by a few
Nous flips that structure:
- Decentralized data
- Open-source analysis tools
- Community-driven verification
- Transparent algorithms
- No ads. No tracking. No paywalls.
| Project | Description |
|---|---|
| Nous App | The core app for decentralized news distribution + identity. |
| Nous Frontend | Web app + mobile interface for reading, contributing, and community participation. |
| Nous Analyzer | Pipelines for AI-assisted verification, cognitive bias detection, and fact scoring. |
| Nous Journal | Tools for contributors, reporters, and observers to publish verifiable stories. |
| Nous Data Lake | Open data for world events, news, claims, and cross-media analysis. |
We welcome contributors of all backgrounds:
- Typescript / Next.js
- P2P / libp2p
- OrbitDB / IPFS
- Rust / Go
- Distributed systems
- AI + NLP
- Reporters
- Analysts
- Curators
- Regional correspondents
- UI/UX
- Animators
- Product thinkers
- Community moderators
If you want to help shape the platform:
Nous is structured as:
- A public-benefit open-source project
- A global network of volunteers & contributors
- A future nonprofit/collective arm for governance
We expect contributors to uphold:
- Respect
- Transparency
- Good-faith debate
- Zero tolerance for harassment or disinformation campaigns
Read the full CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
To build a news system:
- owned by the people
- powered by collective intelligence
- resistant to manipulation
- globally accessible
- and forever open
Whether you're an engineer, journalist, designer, or simply curious:
We want you here.
Let’s build the most intelligent news platform in the world — together.