I've just published my first ever blog: "The Tragedy of the Non-Commons"
I wrote it in July, frustrated by a Twitter thread about how the Tragedy of the #Commons continues to be taught at universities. I then left it (it's somewhat experiemental) but with #COP27 and #Twittermigration coinciding this week, I just wanted it to be out there. Would love for it to be shared here on our #digitalcommons and grateful for any comments
#Introduction
We are Open Terms Archive.
We publicly record every version of the terms of digital services to enable democratic oversight on #BigTech (and any digital service). https://opentermsarchive.org
As a decentralised #DigitalCommons working towards better #InternetGovernance, we are thrilled to be on the fediverse 😃
We will share here regular product updates, and sometimes interesting changes to terms with the hashtag #TermsSpotting —and encourage you to do the same!
Do you agree that the internet should be improved in terms of trustworthiness/security/user autonomy/decentralization/openness/.../?
Are you working on a project to get us there?
Would it help to receive funding and practical support to realize that project?
Well, there are 7 open calls right now within the @EC_NGI's #NextGenerationInternet initiative.
There is 1 for #DigitalCurrency, 1 for #mobile, 3 for #search, 1 for #InternetArchitecture & 1 for #DigitalCommons. https://www.ngi.eu/opencalls/
🌎 Welcome to the inaugural members of the Digital Commons Task Force (DCTF).
Researchers, policy and technology experts with a strategic outlook will help consortium partners of the NGI Commons initiative to provide strategic input on several aspects of the NGI Commons work.
We experienced the #RedditBlackOut and we want to give the power back to the users.
We just granted €3000 to @LemmyDev and €333 to @ernest to support the new #threadiverse who already has hundreds of "subs" and thousands of users.
This grant is part of our engagement with the @copiepublique initiative that gathers companies who pledged to share profits to grant #FLOSS and #digitalCommons.
"In the run-up to the European elections in the summer of 2024, we offer seven proposals for policy interventions in support of the #DigitalCommons. Building on the foundations laid by the regulation of commercial platforms over the past five years, the policies presented below aim to strengthen different forms of Digital Commons as building blocks of the European #DigitalPublicSpace."