Critics say activities on social media platforms are damaging democracy and the fabric of society. Can these digital spaces be improved to better serve the public good by ? If not, why not? Researchers at Elon University and the Pew Research Internet and Technology Project asked technology innovators, entrepreneurs, analysts, academics and digital professionals to examine the forces at play and suggest solutions. They were invited to share their insights via a web-based instrument that was open to them from June Aug.
The responses on this page are all from experts who were willing to take credit for their comments. The report with full analysis is here. This long-scroll page has a brief outline of major findings of the report, followed by all of the for-credit responses with no analysis, just the comments.
Today people are debating big ideas: How much harm does the current online environment cause? What kinds of changes in digital spaces might have an impact for the better? Will technology developers, civil society, and government and business leaders find ways to create better, safer, more-equitable digital public spaces?
Yes, or No? What could be improved about digital life for the average user in ? What current problems do you see being diminished? Which will persist and continue to raise major concerns? What aspects of human nature, internet governance, laws and regulations, technology tools and digital spaces may not much change?
Click here to download the print report. The full report with organized analysis of responses is online here. To read or download a news release with a summary of the findings, click here. These experts argued that surveillance capitalism is not the only way to organize digital spaces.
