Reflecting on the Public Spaces Conference: Taking Back the Internet
12 Jun 2024
On June 6-7, 2024, PublicSpaces and Waag Futurelab hosted the fourth PublicSpaces conference, themed ‘Taking Back the Internet’. This event addressed critical issues stemming from Big Tech’s dominance, such as privacy violations, election influence, and algorithmic bias.
A highlight was the session ‘A Sovereign Media Dataspace in Europe’, featuring our innovative platform, Display Europe. This session explored the creation of a decentralized media space, emphasizing efforts like the European Cultural Backbone and the Display Europe cooperative. Key speakers, including our Programme Manager, Menno Weijs, discussed how cooperative media networks can foster a fair, inclusive, and open European media landscape.
Watch the recording of this enlightening discussion, click here.