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Why not install INN and then slrn or similar and do it via Usenet?

The free.* hierarchicy is available.

Not secure enough? People operating the servers see everything you are doing, this is no-no for whistleblowers.

You operate your own servers

You use your own encryption

How would you trust anyone? Anyone can claim they are the good guys. With open source software, you can at least audit a project and the technical decisions (that make sure no one controls the network, even the authors) behind it.

Would love to see a legit reply to this point. Usenet is there.

Because free speech like the author wants = objectionable content.

Which server providers will be hosting that Usenet newsgroups and be willing to be legal responsible for said content ?

You can host it yourself. INN is a server. slrn is one client, but there are lots.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/InterNetNews

It's kind of in the article even if not mentioned explicitly: Usenet is not censorship-resistant or anonymous in the same way

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