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In our new #DigitalPublicSpace Primer, @paulk and Zuzanna Warso define and explain the need for digital public spaces and why funding the infrastructure that supports them is the way to secure #DigitalRights #DemocraticInfrastructure https://openfuture.eu/publication/digital-public-space-primer/ 
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Digital platforms are no longer an innovation but an essential resource for public, civic, and commercial organizations. The European digital public arena is dominated by a small number of commercial platforms, most of which are based outside of Europe (...just like this one). 2/6
As a result, an enormous wealth from the public sector has been transferred to the privately owned platforms. It has allowed them to wield extensive power over our media landscape and public discourse with little or no accountability 3/6
Policymakers across Europe have recently started to realize that this status quo must be changed and that they need to take action to uphold the #OpenInternet, our democratic values, and the health of our societies 4/6
Given the prevalence of extractive business models in the digital platform landscape, creating digital public spaces is just as crucial as platform regulation and the defense of rights within the current online ecosystems 5/6
Read the primer to learn more about the key characteristics of digital public spaces and conditions that need to be met for them to thrive 6/6