ForestVPN is a verifiable, operational product with over 100,000 installations and a genuine technical differentiator in its P2P/battery-saving architecture (DePIN). However, the submission quality was extremely poor, containing hyperbolic falsehoods (claiming 'most people' have used it) and empty data fields. While the project fits the 'Small but Promising' category based on external verification of its 100K+ user base, the score is heavily penalized due to the lack of serious evidence provided by the submitter.
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