Agora Protocol: Secure, Anonymous National Deliberation

This paper proposes the Agora Protocol, a technological solution to the problem of societal division created by authoritarian regimes. Leveraging Telegram, the protocol establishes a secure, anonymous, multi-stage deliberation process allowing citizens to discuss and vote on national issues. A meritocratic filtering system ensures the most resonant ideas rise, culminating in a transparent national consensus visible to all participants. Remarkably efficient, it can distill the views of 100 million people into a core group of 100 within six weeks.