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Out today: OUR BIGGEST FIGHT

OUR BIGGEST FIGHT: Reclaiming Liberty, Humanity, and Dignity in the Digital Age ([link removed] ) is out today!

From Project Liberty Founder Frank McCourt, OUR BIGGEST FIGHT addresses the urgent, growing threat that today's centralized internet infrastructure presents to society—from democracy to youth mental health to individual data rights.

The book, co-written by Michael Casey, is a call to action and game-plan for building a better web.

It highlights the four Rs that define the next generation of the internet:

- Rights: Personhood, data rights, and the new protocols needed in the internet age
- Responsibilities: The social contract and dynamics of today’s digital spaces and how to reclaim our social graphs in the internet’s next chapter
- Rewards: The market economy and profit motives of today’s internet and the economic models needed for the future
- Rules: The democratic governance and accountability models that will shift the balance of power on the web

For a sneak peek into the book, check out our recent newsletter ([link removed] ) by McCourt on the book’s five key insights.

To claim a free copy of OUR BIGGEST FIGHT while supplies last, please send your preferred email address to [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) .

Net proceeds from the book will go to Project Liberty Foundation ([link removed] ) to strengthen the critical work of the Foundation and its growing alliance of partners worldwide.

OUR BIGGEST FIGHT at SXSW

Project Liberty founder Frank McCourt was joined by OUR BIGGEST FIGHT co-author Michael Casey at SXSW this past weekend in Austin, TX, where they discussed America’s biggest challenge yet—the impact of big tech and social media on society. Frank also joined Axios Publisher Nick Johnston in his "A View from the Top" segment at the Axios House event, Reimagining the Internet Experience, at SXSW.

Other notable headlines

// 🇪🇺 The EU Digital Markets Act is here, and six tech giants have made changes to comply with EU rules. An article in The Washington Post ([link removed] ) explains what it means for you.

// 📱 The New York Times featured the obituary ([link removed] ) of Shafiqah Hudson, a social media activist who fought trolls and disinformation on social media, but received little credit and no compensation.

// 🤖 An article in MIT Technology Review ([link removed] ) argued that we shouldn’t be worried that robots will take over. Instead, robots and humans will partner to achieve what neither could do alone.

// 🛡 An article in WIRED ([link removed] ) reported that 41 state attorneys general said Meta is failing to assist Facebook and Instagram users whose accounts have been hacked.

// 👩‍💻 We’ve entered the age of do-it-yourself social-media moderation, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal ([link removed] ) . Anti-censorship laws won’t stop users from forming and policing their own groups.

// 🌧 Services like iCloud and Google Photos are holding memories hostage. An article in The Atlantic ([link removed] ) explored cloud-storage hell.

// 🗳 Open-source voting machines that publish every line of code could boost trust in US elections, according to an article in MIT Technology Review ([link removed] ) .

// 🚺 For decades, women have contributed to the future of AI, but are more likely than men to lose their jobs to it, according to an article in Fast Company ([link removed] ) .

// 🧑‍🏫 An article in The Markup ([link removed] ) profiled teachers around the world who are making AI work for them and their students.

Partner news & opportunities

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Young Futures ([link removed] ) has announced a $1 million fund and open call for early-stage organizations and solutions fostering meaningful social connection, youth belonging, and wellbeing in a tech-driven world. Apply until April 5th ([link removed] ) .

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