Radiopaper – Troll-resistant public conversations
Hi HN! We're a bootstrapped team of 4 and have been building Radiopaper for around 16 months alongside other full-time, part-time, and consulting jobs. I wanted to highlight a couple of the unique characteristics of Radiopaper that may not be immediately apparent when browsing https://radiopaper.com/explore * It's possible to interact with Radiopaper entirely by email, and never log-in interactively. The notification emails contain context that explains that if you reply to the email, your message will be published on https://radiopaper.com * The key mechanism that…
Radiopaper – Troll-resistant public conversations launched on April 29, 2022 with 346 votes, #29 of 2,974 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 4 years on.
In plain words
Radiopaper is a public conversation platform designed to reduce trolling and abuse through a two-sided approval system where messages remain unpublished until the other party responds or accepts them. Users can participate entirely through email without logging in, with notifications containing context and publishing options. The bootstrapped platform targets people seeking constructive online discussions with built-in friction against bad-faith interactions.
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Hi HN! We're a bootstrapped team of 4 and have been building Radiopaper for around 16 months alongside other full-time, part-time, and consulting jobs. I wanted to highlight a couple of the unique characteristics of Radiopaper that may not be immediately apparent when browsing…
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