Public Service Internet

"Make all the articles you consume count We're restoring sanity to the world by making how you inform yourself count for something. Troll-free, bot-free, ad-free."

Pay as you play, No monthly fees, Own music again

The Dark Pattern Detection Project (Dapde) investigates how "dark patterns" control consumers in digital environments.

"A quick and easy way to make and share events which respects your privacy."

Alex Najibi's research into racial discrimination within facial recognition technology

"Individuals should not have to rely on whisper networks for justice. The Tech Worker Handbook is a collection of resources for tech workers who are looking to make more informed decisions about whether to speak out on issues that are in the public interest. Aiming to improve working conditions, direct attention to consumer harms, or otherwise address wrongdoing and abuse should not be a solo or poorly resourced endeavor."

Build your own smart speaker and learn AI literacy at the same time

Podcasting service using open source software and Fediverse support

"Self-host your online community and shape your experience at the most granular level: add and remove features, change behaviours and appearance, tune, swap or turn off algorithms. You are in total control."

Selfhosted we-transfer dropbox

Correcting the myth of where IOT came from

"Have you noticed that news stories and marketing material about Artificial Intelligence are typically illustrated with clichéd and misleading images ?"

Updated guide on alternatives to Facebook and their services

"The Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA) addresses the prevalence of misleading information online through the development of technical standards for certifying the source and history (or provenance) of media content. C2PA is a Joint Development Foundation project, formed through an alliance between Adobe, Arm, Intel, Microsoft and Truepic. "

"Personalisation is no longer reserved for commercial parties like Spotify and Netflix. For the last few years public services have hopped on this trend, but the BBC is now taking the lead by creating a central open-source recommendation and data control service called My PDS. "

"A proposed standard which allows websites and services to disclose information about their usage of analytics software and user tracking. "

EU funded Trusted Secure Data Sharing Space

Are.na is a platform for connecting ideas and building knowledge.

BBC development of a personal data store