diff --git a/content.py b/content.py
index be1c7d39..37bfa0e9 100644
--- a/content.py
+++ b/content.py
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ def addWebLinks(content: str) -> str:
            w.startswith('i2p://') or \
            w.startswith('gemini://') or \
            w.startswith('gopher://') or \
+           w.startswith('hyper://') or \
            w.startswith('dat://'):
             if w.endswith('.') or w.endswith(';'):
                 w = w[:-1]
@@ -151,12 +152,15 @@ def addWebLinks(content: str) -> str:
                 markup += '<span class="invisible">i2p://</span>'
             elif w.startswith('dat://'):
                 markup += '<span class="invisible">dat://</span>'
+            elif w.startswith('hyper://'):
+                markup += '<span class="invisible">hyper://</span>'
             elif w.startswith('gemini://'):
                 markup += '<span class="invisible">gemini://</span>'
             elif w.startswith('gopher://'):
                 markup += '<span class="invisible">gopher://</span>'
             linkText = w.replace('https://', '').replace('http://', '')
             linkText = linkText.replace('dat://', '').replace('i2p://', '')
+            linkText = linkText.replace('hyper://', '')
             linkText = linkText.replace('gemini://', '')
             linkText = linkText.replace('gopher://', '')
             # prevent links from becoming too long
@@ -415,6 +419,10 @@ def removeLongWords(content: str, maxWordLength: int,
             continue
         elif 'dat:' in wordStr:
             continue
+        elif 'hyper:' in wordStr:
+            continue
+        elif 'briar:' in wordStr:
+            continue
         if '<' in wordStr:
             replaceWord = wordStr.split('<', 1)[0]
             content = content.replace(wordStr, replaceWord)
@@ -540,6 +548,7 @@ def getMentionsFromHtml(htmlText: str,
         actorStr = mentionStr.split('"')[0]
         if actorStr.startswith('http') or \
            actorStr.startswith('i2p') or \
+           actorStr.startswith('hyper') or \
            actorStr.startswith('dat:'):
             if actorStr not in mentions:
                 mentions.append(actorStr)
diff --git a/epicyon.py b/epicyon.py
index a2f305b8..ad3ef1ac 100644
--- a/epicyon.py
+++ b/epicyon.py
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@ parser.add_argument("--http", type=str2bool, nargs='?',
 parser.add_argument("--dat", type=str2bool, nargs='?',
                     const=True, default=False,
                     help="Use dat protocol only")
+parser.add_argument("--hyper", type=str2bool, nargs='?',
+                    const=True, default=False,
+                    help="Use hypercore protocol only")
 parser.add_argument("--i2p", type=str2bool, nargs='?',
                     const=True, default=False,
                     help="Use i2p protocol only")
@@ -977,6 +980,8 @@ if args.ocap:
     ocapAlways = args.ocap
 if args.dat:
     httpPrefix = 'dat'
+if args.hyper:
+    httpPrefix = 'hyper'
 if args.i2p:
     httpPrefix = 'i2p'
 
@@ -990,6 +995,7 @@ if args.actor:
         args.actor = args.actor.replace('https://', '')
         args.actor = args.actor.replace('http://', '')
         args.actor = args.actor.replace('dat://', '')
+        args.actor = args.actor.replace('hyper://', '')
         args.actor = args.actor.replace('i2p://', '')
         args.actor = args.actor.replace('/@', '/users/')
         if '/users/' not in args.actor and \
diff --git a/follow.py b/follow.py
index 4cbf3d17..dc9bebd5 100644
--- a/follow.py
+++ b/follow.py
@@ -461,8 +461,8 @@ def noOfFollowRequests(baseDir: str,
         lines = f.readlines()
         if followType != "onion":
             return len(lines)
-        for l in lines:
-            if '.onion' in l:
+        for fileLine in lines:
+            if '.onion' in fileLine:
                 ctr += 1
     return ctr
 
diff --git a/inbox.py b/inbox.py
index be4bffad..b0f1ab0f 100644
--- a/inbox.py
+++ b/inbox.py
@@ -1361,6 +1361,7 @@ def receiveAnnounce(recentPostsCache: {},
     objectDomain = objectDomain.replace('http://', '')
     objectDomain = objectDomain.replace('i2p://', '')
     objectDomain = objectDomain.replace('dat://', '')
+    objectDomain = objectDomain.replace('hyper://', '')
     if '/' in objectDomain:
         objectDomain = objectDomain.split('/')[0]
     if isBlockedDomain(baseDir, objectDomain):
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index 31d419ba..732eafec 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -230,22 +230,23 @@ def getDomainFromActor(actor: str) -> (str, int):
     if '/profile/' in actor:
         domain = actor.split('/profile/')[0].replace('https://', '')
         domain = domain.replace('http://', '').replace('i2p://', '')
-        domain = domain.replace('dat://', '')
+        domain = domain.replace('dat://', '').replace('hyper://', '')
     else:
         if '/channel/' in actor:
             domain = actor.split('/channel/')[0].replace('https://', '')
             domain = domain.replace('http://', '').replace('i2p://', '')
-            domain = domain.replace('dat://', '')
+            domain = domain.replace('dat://', '').replace('hyper://', '')
         else:
             if '/users/' not in actor:
                 domain = actor.replace('https://', '').replace('http://', '')
-                domain = domain.replace('i2p://', '').replace('dat://', '')
+                domain = domain.replace('i2p://', '')
+                domain = domain.replace('dat://', '').replace('hyper://', '')
                 if '/' in actor:
                     domain = domain.split('/')[0]
             else:
                 domain = actor.split('/users/')[0].replace('https://', '')
                 domain = domain.replace('http://', '').replace('i2p://', '')
-                domain = domain.replace('dat://',  '')
+                domain = domain.replace('dat://',  '').replace('hyper://', '')
     if ':' in domain:
         portStr = domain.split(':')[1]
         if not portStr.isdigit():
@@ -481,10 +482,10 @@ def deletePost(baseDir: str, httpPrefix: str,
                         lines = f.readlines()
                     if lines:
                         newlines = ''
-                        for l in lines:
-                            if postId in l:
+                        for fileLine in lines:
+                            if postId in fileLine:
                                 continue
-                            newlines += l
+                            newlines += fileLine
                         if not newlines.strip():
                             # if there are no lines then remove the
                             # hashtag file
diff --git a/webfinger.py b/webfinger.py
index 0710cbd1..02310a3a 100644
--- a/webfinger.py
+++ b/webfinger.py
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ def parseHandle(handle: str) -> (str, str):
     if '.' not in handle:
         return None, None
     handleStr = handle.replace('https://', '').replace('http://', '')
-    handleStr = handleStr.replace('dat://', '').replace('i2p://', '')
+    handleStr = handleStr.replace('dat://', '').replace('hyper://', '')
+    handleStr = handleStr.replace('i2p://', '')
     if '/@' in handle:
         domain, nickname = handleStr.split('/@')
     else:
diff --git a/webinterface.py b/webinterface.py
index 2ee23b6f..8fcc9ca9 100644
--- a/webinterface.py
+++ b/webinterface.py
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ def getBlogAddress(actorJson: {}) -> str:
         if not (propertyValue['value'].startswith('https://') or
                 propertyValue['value'].startswith('http://') or
                 propertyValue['value'].startswith('dat://') or
+                propertyValue['value'].startswith('hyper://') or
                 propertyValue['value'].startswith('i2p://')):
             continue
         if '.' not in propertyValue['value']:
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ def setBlogAddress(actorJson: {}, blogAddress: str) -> None:
     if not (blogAddress.startswith('https://') or
             blogAddress.startswith('http://') or
             blogAddress.startswith('dat://') or
+            blogAddress.startswith('hyper://') or
             blogAddress.startswith('i2p://')):
         return
     if '.' not in blogAddress:
@@ -2764,7 +2766,8 @@ def addEmbeddedAudio(translate: {}, content: str) -> str:
             continue
 
         if not (w.startswith('http') or w.startswith('dat:') or
-                w.startswith('i2p:') or '/' in w):
+                w.startswith('hyper:') or w.startswith('i2p:') or
+                '/' in w):
             continue
         url = w
         content += '<center><audio controls>'
@@ -2809,7 +2812,8 @@ def addEmbeddedVideo(translate: {}, content: str,
         if not w.endswith(extension):
             continue
         if not (w.startswith('http') or w.startswith('dat:') or
-                w.startswith('i2p:') or '/' in w):
+                w.startswith('hyper:') or w.startswith('i2p:') or
+                '/' in w):
             continue
         url = w
         content += \
@@ -3945,6 +3949,7 @@ def individualPostAsHtml(recentPostsCache: {}, maxRecentPosts: int,
                             postJsonObject['object']['inReplyTo']
                         postDomain = postDomain.replace('https://', '')
                         postDomain = postDomain.replace('http://', '')
+                        postDomain = postDomain.replace('hyper://', '')
                         postDomain = postDomain.replace('dat://', '')
                         postDomain = postDomain.replace('i2p://', '')
                         if '/' in postDomain:
@@ -4099,7 +4104,7 @@ def individualPostAsHtml(recentPostsCache: {}, maxRecentPosts: int,
         postHtml = galleryStr
 
     if not showPublicOnly and storeToCache and \
-       boxName != 'tlmedia'and boxName != 'tlbookmarks':
+       boxName != 'tlmedia' and boxName != 'tlbookmarks':
         saveIndividualPostAsHtmlToCache(baseDir, nickname, domain,
                                         postJsonObject, postHtml)
         updateRecentPostsCache(recentPostsCache, maxRecentPosts,