Future Tools: pol.is
In this issue let’s take a look at the platform pol.is and the growing role it is playing in changing politics and legitimizing the use of digital tools for democracy.
Open Source
Internet as paradox
The Internet is impossible to understand. As a subjective medium it is experienced differently by each person that uses it.
Future Tools: Rocket Chat
Rocket Chat is developed out of Porto Allegre in Brazil. Like our past issue on Matrix and Riot, it is an alternative to Slack, and has apps for every platform.
Future Tools: Brave Browser
Historically, strong encryption has remained out of reach for the average user. Is that changing now that tools like the Brave browser are making encryption accessible, while also enabling web access to be safer and faster?
Future Tools: democracy.earth
What if democracy was translated from an idealized metaphor into a technical tool that made voting and decision making easier? That is the hope of democracy.earth, an organization, philosophy, and suite of (blockchain based) software.