rip social

Real Identity. Real Issues. Real Solutions.

An open-source civic engagement platform where verified citizens discuss real issues, moderated by AI, with direct routes to government action.

Problem • Solution • How It Works • Tech Stack • Contributing

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The Problem

Social media today is fundamentally broken:

• Anonymous accounts enable abuse without accountability
• Heated discussions lead to bans instead of resolution
• Real issues get drowned in noise and outrage
• No bridge between public discourse and government action
• Echo chambers prevent meaningful dialogue

Our Solution

RIP Social is a civic engagement platform where:

1. Real people discuss real issues with verified identities
2. AI moderates content pre-publish — no nudity, abuse, or spam ever reaches the platform
3. Solutions emerge from community discussion, summarized by AI
4. Authorities receive structured, actionable petitions with verified citizen signatures

Core Principles

Principle	Implementation
No Anonymity	Phone/ID verification required
No Blocking	Reputation system instead of bans
No Abuse	AI pre-filters all content before posting
Full Transparency	All threads are evidence, permanently archived
Civic Action	Issues route to relevant government authorities

How It Works

User posts issue → AI validates (no abuse/spam) → Community discusses
                                                         ↓
                                        AI summarizes actionable solution
                                                         ↓
                                    Routes to relevant Govt/Authority
                                                         ↓
                                    Public tracking until resolved

Issue Routing

Category	Routes To
Infrastructure	Municipal Corp, PWD
Crime/Safety	Police, Cyber Cell
Education	State Education Dept
Environment	Pollution Board
Corruption	Vigilance, Lokayukta
Consumer	Consumer Forum

AI Moderation Layer

Content passes through AI before publishing with zero tolerance:

Layer	Technology	Purpose
Vision Models	NudeNet, CLIP	Detect and block nudity/NSFW
Text Models	Llama Guard, Detoxify	Block abuse, threats, hate speech
Spam Detection	Rate limiting + pattern analysis	Block spam and bot activity

Zero tolerance — blocked content never reaches the platform.

Legal Framework & Government Integration

Why Government Must Respond

RIP Social ensures petitions carry legal weight through official channels:

Channel	Description	Legal Standing
CPGRAMS	Central govt grievance portal - mandatory 30-day response	Official
State Portals	CM Helpline, Samadhan, IGRS portals	Official
RTI Act 2005	Right to Information - govt must respond in 30 days	Legal Right
Aadhaar eSign	Digital signatures legally valid under IT Act 2000	Legally Binding
PIL Route	Public Interest Litigation for systemic issues	Court Enforceable

Petition Flow

Issue reaches threshold (verified signatures)
            ↓
    AI generates formal petition
            ↓
    Users eSign via Aadhaar (legally binding)
            ↓
    Auto-submit to official portals (CPGRAMS, State)
            ↓
    Complaint number issued → Public tracking
            ↓
    CC to MP/MLA + Media partners
            ↓
    RTI filed if no response in 30 days
            ↓
    PIL escalation for ignored systemic issues

Integration Points

System	Integration Method
CPGRAMS	API / Automated form submission
State Portals	API where available, else RPA
Aadhaar eSign	UIDAI eSign API (legally valid)
DigiLocker	Identity verification
RTI Online	Auto-generate RTI applications
MP/MLA Directory	Auto-email to elected representatives

Legal Compliance

• IT Act 2000: Digital signatures are legally valid
• RTI Act 2005: Citizens' right to government information
• Grievance Redressal: CPGRAMS mandates 30-day response
• Data Protection: Compliant with DPDP Act 2023
• Evidence Preservation: All threads timestamped and archived

Tech Stack

Frontend

Layer	Technology	Purpose
Web App	Next.js 15 (TypeScript)	Server-side rendering, SEO
Mobile	PWA + Capacitor	Cross-platform mobile apps
UI	Tailwind CSS + shadcn/ui	Modern, accessible components
State	Zustand + TanStack Query	Client state & data fetching

Backend

Layer	Technology	Purpose
Runtime	Bun	Ultra-fast JavaScript runtime
Framework	Hono / Elysia	High-performance API framework
API	tRPC	End-to-end type safety
Real-time	WebSockets	Live updates & notifications

AI & Moderation

Layer	Technology	Purpose
LLM	Llama 3.1 (self-hosted)	Content summarization
Content Safety	Llama Guard 3	Text abuse detection
Image Safety	NudeNet + CLIP	NSFW image detection
Hosting	AWS SageMaker / EC2	GPU inference

Database & Storage

Layer	Technology	Purpose
Primary DB	PostgreSQL (AWS RDS)	Relational data
Cache	Redis (AWS ElastiCache)	Session, rate limiting
Search	OpenSearch (AWS)	Full-text search
File Storage	AWS S3	Media uploads
CDN	AWS CloudFront	Global content delivery

AWS Infrastructure

Service	Purpose
ECS Fargate	Containerized backend deployment
Lambda	Serverless functions (webhooks, cron)
API Gateway	API management & throttling
Cognito	User authentication
SNS + SES	Push notifications & email
CloudWatch	Monitoring & logging
WAF	Security & DDoS protection

Identity & Security

Layer	Technology	Purpose
Auth	AWS Cognito + NextAuth	Secure authentication
Phone Verify	AWS SNS / Twilio	OTP verification
ID Verify	DigiLocker API (India)	Aadhaar/PAN verification
Encryption	AWS KMS	Data encryption at rest

Project Structure

This project uses a Turborepo monorepo with Bun as the package manager for optimal performance and type safety across all packages.

rip_social/
├── apps/
│   ├── web/                  # Next.js 15 frontend
│   │   ├── src/
│   │   │   ├── app/          # App router pages
│   │   │   ├── components/   # React components
│   │   │   └── lib/          # Utilities & hooks
│   │   └── package.json
│   │
│   └── api/                  # Hono backend (Bun runtime)
│       ├── src/
│       │   ├── routes/       # API routes
│       │   ├── services/     # Business logic
│       │   └── middleware/   # Auth, rate limiting
│       └── package.json
│
├── packages/
│   ├── db/                   # Drizzle ORM
│   │   ├── schema/           # Database schema
│   │   ├── migrations/       # SQL migrations
│   │   └── seed/             # Seed data
│   │
│   ├── ai/                   # AI moderation services
│   │   ├── moderation/       # Content filtering
│   │   ├── summarization/    # Thread summarization
│   │   └── routing/          # Issue classification
│   │
│   ├── ui/                   # Shared UI components
│   │   └── components/       # shadcn/ui components
│   │
│   ├── types/                # Shared TypeScript types
│   │   └── src/              # Type definitions
│   │
│   └── config/               # Shared configurations
│       ├── eslint/           # ESLint config
│       ├── typescript/       # TSConfig base
│       └── tailwind/         # Tailwind config
│
├── infrastructure/           # AWS CDK / Terraform
│   ├── cdk/                  # AWS CDK stacks
│   └── docker/               # Docker configurations
│
├── docs/                     # Documentation
├── turbo.json                # Turborepo configuration
├── package.json              # Root package.json
└── bun.lockb                 # Bun lockfile

Why Turborepo + Bun?

Benefit	Description
End-to-end type safety	Share types between frontend & backend via tRPC
Cached builds	Only rebuilds what changed, significantly faster CI/CD
Bun performance	Ultra-fast installs and runtime for the API
Atomic deploys	Single PR updates both frontend and backend together
Shared packages	Reuse UI components, configs, and utilities

Getting Started

Note: This project is currently in the planning phase.

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/akshayaparida/rip_social.git
cd rip_social

# Install dependencies (coming soon)
bun install

# Start development server (coming soon)
bun dev

Contributing

This project is 100% Open Source and welcomes contributions!

Ways to Contribute

• Report bugs and issues
• Suggest features and improvements
• Submit pull requests with code changes
• Improve documentation
• Audit algorithms to ensure AI neutrality

Development Guidelines

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

Open Source & Funding

• Fully open source (MIT License)
• Run on community donations and minimal, ethical ads
• No data selling — ever
• Transparent governance with community oversight

Roadmap

• Phase 1: Foundation (Current)

  • Monorepo setup (Turborepo + Bun)
  • Database schema design (Postgres + Drizzle)
  • Auth & Identity verification prototypes

• Phase 2: MVP

  • AI Moderation Pipeline (Llama Guard + NudeNet)
  • Basic Issue Posting & Commenting
  • Government Agency Directory

• Phase 3: Beta

  • Petition Generation Engine
  • Aadhaar eSign Integration
  • Public Beta Launch

Community & Governance

We believe in open, transparent governance.

• Code of Conduct - Our standards for participation
• Contributing Guide - How to get started
• Security Policy - How to report vulnerabilities
• Governance - How decisions are made
• Architecture - System architecture overview
• DevOps Guide - Git strategy, CI/CD, and deployment

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License — free for everyone.

See LICENSE for more details.

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Currently in planning phase

Created by Akshaya Parida

_{Building a better internet, one verified conversation at a time.}