{"id":62590,"date":"2020-03-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foxtail\/2020\/03\/30\/were-fixing-the-internet-join-us\/"},"modified":"2021-02-08T20:14:50","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T20:14:50","slug":"were-fixing-the-internet-join-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/mozilla\/were-fixing-the-internet-join-us\/","title":{"rendered":"We\u2019re Fixing the Internet. Join Us."},"content":{"rendered":"

For over two decades, Mozilla has worked to build the internet into a global public resource that is open and accessible to all. As the internet has grown, it has brought wonder and utility to our lives, connecting people in times of joy and crisis like the one being faced today.<\/p>\n

But that growth hasn\u2019t come without challenges. In order for the internet and Mozilla to well serve people into the future, we need to keep innovating and making improvements that put the interests of people back at the center of online life.<\/p>\n

To help achieve this, Mozilla is launching the Fix-the-Internet Spring MVP Lab<\/a> and inviting coders, creators and technologists from around the world to join us in developing the distributed Web 3.0.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe health of the internet and online life is why we exist, and this is a first step toward ensuring that Mozilla and the web are here to benefit society for generations to come,\u201d said Mozilla Co-Founder and Interim CEO Mitchell Baker.<\/p>\n

Mozilla’s Fix-the-Internet Spring MVP Lab is a day one, start from scratch program to build and test new products quickly. By energizing a community of creators who bring a hacker\u2019s approach to vibrant experimentation, Mozilla aims to help find sustainable solutions and startup ideas around several key themes designed to fix the internet:<\/p>\n

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  1. Collaboration & Society<\/em><\/strong>: particularly in view of the current global crisis: (i) Foster better collaboration online, (ii) Grassroots collaboration around issues & emergencies, (iii) Local & neighborhood support networks, (iv) Supporting small businesses, (v) Social money-pooling for issues, people & businesses.<\/li>\n
  2. Decentralized Web<\/em><\/strong>: build a new, decentralized architecture for the internet from infrastructure, communications, media & money, using the blockchain and peer-to-peer technologies.<\/li>\n
  3. Messaging & Social Networking<\/em><\/strong>: can we build a new way to communicate online that favors privacy, people, and users’ interests? What needs to evolve?<\/li>\n
  4. Misinformation & Content<\/em><\/strong>: ideas for services that help us get beyond polarization, filter bubbles and fake news.<\/li>\n
  5. Surveillance Capitalism<\/em><\/strong>: whether it\u2019s big tech or governments, everyone\u2019s collecting your data. How do we put the user back in control of their data?<\/li>\n
  6. Artificial Intelligence<\/em><\/strong> that works to benefit communities and citizens.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Participants in the Fix-the-Internet Spring MVP Lab will<\/strong>:<\/p>\n