Alternatives for the Internet: A Journey into Decentralised Network Architectures and Information Commons
Mélanie Dulong de Rosnay, Francesca Musiani
2020tripleC Communication Capitalism & Critique Open Access Journal for a Global Sustainable Information Society16 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF
Abstract
For over twenty years, alternative forms of organising and networking – fuelled by the Internet but sometimes pre-dating it – have been discussed as possible responses to the dynamics of concentration, centralisation and capture exemplified in the current pervasively digital world by Internet giants such as Google and Facebook. This article takes stock of the lessons learned by the authors in over a decade of research on decentralised/P2P network architectures and on information commons, to suggest some ‘ways forward’ for these alternatives for the Internet.
Topics & Concepts
The InternetCentralisationCommonsWorld Wide WebInternet privacyComputer scienceBusinessPolitical scienceLawCaching and Content DeliveryPeer-to-Peer Network TechnologiesOpportunistic and Delay-Tolerant Networks