Towards an internet you can trust
The internet promised so much. But now it's drowning in misinformation, scams, malicious attacks, social media abuse and AI "slop".
Increasingly, it feels like you can't trust anything you watch or read on it.
Just as damagingly, the institutions whose responsibility it is to provide clear, unbiased, legitimate information to the public are themselves operating in the same exploitative, data-mining ways and on the same "surveillance capitalism" platforms as those they should be seeking to challenge.
Regulation has not and cannot solve these problems, and they are getting worse.
dotPublic is the alternative.
dotPublic is developing a public digital infrastructure that will deliver the highest standards of trust, permanence and accountability.
What will be the benefits for you?
You will be able to trust that the information you are being given is truthful, accurate, unbiased, and from legitimate sources.
You will be confident that you are not being manipulated nor exploited, and that your interests and behaviour are not being tracked across the internet.
You will be certain that all essential information will be permanently and freely accessible to everyone, regardless of income, geography, or device.
How will this be achieved?
dotPublic is setting rigorous standards in five categories for its partner organisations and contributors. These five categories are:
- Privacy. We will respect your privacy, wait for your consent, and protect what we learn about you and your family.
- Universality. We will remove barriers to safe and equal access, whatever someone’s income, ability, personal situation, or use of technology.
- Transparency. We will be open about our funding, decisions, sources, partners, use of AI, and every change we make or undergo.
- Accountability. We will answer for what we do and publish, respond to every challenge, and openly correct what we get wrong.
- Stewardship. Everything we do, manage, and hold is for the people we serve. We will care for it, for them, the planet, and the future.
We would like you to be involved
We invite you to join us in our mission to build a new digital infrastructure and change the world for the better.
Please contact us to get involved.