Public Service Internet

"The BBC's R&D team has built experimental systems that pull in data from Netflix and Spotify. The goal? More personalisation "

Blogging platform which uses the blockchain to distribute posts

"Arweave enables you to store documents and applications forever."

Social media apps, designed to be addictive, are playing an increasingly large role in the lives of young people (or 'Gen Z').

"Croquet eliminates dedicated servers and server-side code from online multiuser apps. Instead, users connect through our worldwide network of public reflectors. Every input is mirrored by the reflector to a shared virtual computer that runs bit-identical across every client, so everyone stays perfectly in sync"

"DSNP.org is an independent non-profit organization, focused on stewardship of the Decentralized Social Networking Protocol (DSNP). The organization fits within the umbrella of Project Liberty as the provider of one core component (the social graph protocol) that connects the many different technologies that make up a decentralized social network. "

Project Liberty seeks to accelerate the world's transition to an open, inclusive data economy that puts citizens in control. At the core is a shift from centralized to decentralized-a future in which all people, not just the few, directly benefit from their participation and contribution.

DIY right to repair laptop

"Liberapay is a recurrent donations platform. We help you fund the creators and projects you appreciate."

Keyoxide allows you to prove "ownership" of accounts on websites, domain names, IM, etc., regardless of your username.

"rather than try to build the next Google, should we not focus on building the infrastructures that prevent the next Google instead?"

The push for a "PBS for the internet"

"The United States needs to invest in a new digital public sphere-a new civic infrastructure-if it hopes to sustain democratic practice and informed participation."

"Rachel Coldicutt;s talk at the 2019 publicspaces/BBC conference"

"Physical public spaces are increasingly being digitised through technologies such as surveillance cameras and facial recognition."

An essay, in the form of an FAQ, about the possibility of digital social spaces built with taxpayer dollars.

Fair and secure google docs

"Solar Protocol is a web platform hosted across a network of solar-powered servers set up in different locations around the world. A solar-powered server is a computer that is powered by a solar panel and a small battery."