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Dana McKay, Associate Dean, Interaction, Technology and Information, RMIT University

Have you heard of the open source internet? The antidote to a capitalist web already exists

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In the early days of the internet, famously, no one knew if you were a dog. The internet was a place where you could be anyone.

More importantly, it was also a place where you could find anything: that rare book, or the perfect pair of neon-pink tights, or a community for your unusual health condition. The underlying model of the internet was that it was decentralised, and everyone had the right to have a voice – even dogs.

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