Internet 4.0

Open internet for everyone

A movement for digital ownership, protocols over platforms, and sovereignty over your data and devices.

This is not a startup or a token. It is a movement and a technical doctrine: a manifesto, architectural principles, and public use cases for those who want an internet without remote kill switches and walled ecosystems.

Manifesto of the Open Internet 4.0

  1. Digital Ownership Is Real Ownership. If you buy it, you own it. No remote revocation. No hidden kill switches.
  2. Devices Must Work Without Permission. Hardware must not depend on continuous corporate authorization to function.
  3. Software Is Infrastructure. Critical digital services must rely on open standards and auditable protocols.
  4. Data Belongs to the Individual. User data must be exportable, portable, and locally accessible.
  5. Offline First. Every essential system must degrade gracefully and function without central servers.
  6. Interoperability Is a Right. No artificial lock-ins. No forced ecosystems.
  7. Transparency Over Trust. Trust must be replaced by verifiable architecture.
  8. Repair, Modify, Fork. Users must have the legal and technical right to repair and modify their digital tools.
  9. Protocols Over Platforms. The internet should be built on open protocols, not corporate walled gardens.
  10. Digital Sovereignty Is Civil Sovereignty. Control over digital infrastructure equals political autonomy.

OwnNet Source License 1.0

Our software is open — but not unconditional. The license is a direct extension of the manifesto: source code is available for study, improvement, and sharing, but may not be used to build systems that contradict what we stand for.

Permitted

  • Study, fork, and contribute to the code
  • Personal and educational use
  • Derivative works — under the same license (ShareAlike)

Prohibited

  • Use in Closed Systems: remote kill switches, forced lock-in, blocked modification
  • Surveillance or data collection without explicit user consent
  • Commercial use without prior written permission

Full license text is included as a LICENSE file in every repository. © 2026 Serhii Merenkov / Technologies LLC.

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In practice

If these principles resonate with you — share the manifesto and be part of the movement.