What Happened to the Fight for the Internet?
The article examines how early internet activism for an open, decentralized web was co-opted by large tech platforms, leading to centralized, corporate-controlled services. It argues that rebuilding the movement requires a renewed focus on community-owned infrastructure and protocol-based solutions.
Background
- The article traces the shift from 2010s "Internet Freedom" activism (SOPA/PIPA protests, net neutrality battles) to today's fragmented landscape, arguing the movement lost because it won on narrow issues while losing the broader war.