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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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.
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.
The Metagovernance Seminar invites individuals working in online governance to present their work to a community of other researchers and practitioners.
The Metagovernance Project is an interdisciplinary research collective. We build standards and infrastructure for digital self-governance. Our
Supporting open source project leaders implementing best practices in sustainability, governance, and community health.
Founded by billionaire Frank McCourt, Unfinished "works to strengthen our civic life in the digital age."
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.