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The decentralization movement aims to limit the increasing centralization of the internet and digital resources into a small number of powerful platform companies. In doing so, they hope to promote free expression and resilience.

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Accelerating Makers

Accelerating Makers

Global

TechSoup project: We aim to increase the number of mission-specific tools that can be effectively used by civil society organizations, starting with DWeb solutions.

https://github.com/CaravanStudios/PublicGoodAppHouse/tree/main/AcceleratingMakers
Matrix

Matrix

An open network for secure, decentralised communication

https://matrix.org/
Tools for Thought Map

Tools for Thought Map

Mapping the thinking tool landscape with collective intelligence.

https://tftmap.massive.wiki/
Simple Search

Simple Search

The Markup made a browser extension that restores search result pages to organic results.

https://themarkup.org/google-the-giant/2020/11/10/introducing-simple-search
Reset

Reset

We want to change the way the internet enables the spread of news and information so it serves the public good over corporate and political interests.

https://www.reset.tech/
The Metagovernance Seminar

The Metagovernance Seminar

The Metagovernance Seminar invites individuals working in online governance to present their work to a community of other researchers and practitioners.

https://metagov.org/seminar/
Govbase

Govbase

Govbase is an open, crowdsourced database of projects and tools in online governance.

https://airtable.com/shrgnUrj0dqzZDsOd/tblvk3EFzcoCFvXXi/viwTisATNcua7os4y
The Metagovernance Project

The Metagovernance Project

The Metagovernance Project is an interdisciplinary research collective. We build standards and infrastructure for digital self-governance. Our

https://metagov.org/
Digital Infrastructure Incubator

Digital Infrastructure Incubator

Supporting open source project leaders implementing best practices in sustainability, governance, and community health.

https://incubator.codeforscience.org/?ref=Blogpost
Unfinished

Unfinished

Founded by billionaire Frank McCourt, Unfinished "works to strengthen our civic life in the digital age."

https://unfinished.com/
Civic Data Library of Context

Civic Data Library of Context

A collaborative platform for open metadata built on intersectional and inclusive practices of ethical data governance.

https://www.civicdatalibrary.org/
The Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI)

The Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI)

The Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) is a free software project that aims to empower decentralized efforts in increasing transparency of internet censorship around the world. You can run OONI Probe to collect evidence of internet censorship.

https://ooni.org/