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docs: update README to reference web mesh article

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@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Open https://chitchatter.im/ and join a room to start chatting with anyone else
There is no shortage of user-friendly chat apps available, but most of them rely on a central service to facilitate communication. It is difficult to trust these central services, as commercial interests and [government pressure](https://www.npr.org/2022/08/12/1117092169/nebraska-cops-used-facebook-messages-to-investigate-an-alleged-illegal-abortion) can compel service operators to work against the best interest of the users. Even when when user data is handled in good faith by service operators, the possibility remains that [encrypted data held at rest may be decrypted](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-may-have-found-way-to-unlock-san-bernardino-shooters-iphone/) against the user's will.
Chitchatter designs around these concerns by not having a central service operator and never storing communication data. Some services are required to establish an initial connection between peers, but the app uses direct peer-to-peer communication as much as possible. Any services that are used by the app have no association with Chitchatter project and are publicly available for all to use.
Chitchatter designs around these risks with [web meshes](https://dev.to/jeremyckahn/taking-the-power-back-with-web-meshes-omg). There is no central service operator that stores or potentially mishandles communication data. Some services are required to establish an initial connection between peers, but the app uses direct peer-to-peer communication as much as possible. Any services that are used by the app have no association with the Chitchatter project and are publicly available for all to use.
## Use cases
@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ When hosted on GitHub Pages and the configuration above has been done, the Produ
##### On non-GitHub hosts
Build the app with `npm run build`, and then serve the `build` directory. Any static file serving solution should work.
Build the app with `npm run build`, and then serve the `build` directory. Any static file serving solution should work provided it is using a [secure context](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Security/Secure_Contexts).
#### Runtime configuration