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Link Taxes and Upload Filters Will Not Fix the Internet

January 22, 2019 · Adam Ostolski & Julia Reda ·

Big technology companies are not particularly worried about the link tax. YouTube and Facebook are the only companies in the position to use upload filters and they could start selling them to other smaller European platforms.

Tagged With: commons, democracy, link tax, upload filters

Valletta and Our Common Good: Biċċerija, Valletta Design Cluster A Series about the City and Good Neighbourliness

January 20, 2019 · Josephine Burden ·

Unlike Is-Suq, immediate neighbours of Valletta Design Cluster appear to be on-side and look forward to the proposed open access roof garden and possibility of finding artists on their doorsteps.

Tagged With: commons, European Capital Of Culture, Valletta

Valletta and Our Common Good: City Lounge vs Residents’ Resistance A Series about the City and Good Neighbourliness

January 6, 2019 · Josephine Burden ·

For well over a year, City Lounge has abused our common good in order to increase their own commercial activity. However, citizens have not become used to the realization that one of our fellows is abusing the common good for their own enrichment.

Tagged With: commons, European Capital Of Culture, resistance, Valletta

Valletta and Our Common Good: MUŻA A Series about the City and Good Neighbourliness

December 21, 2018 · Josephine Burden ·

Sandro Debono talked about the significance of story in curating and of community engagement. I’m hopeful that MUŻA will enable a legacy of community engagement through pedestrian access that the University and Is-Suq alike have been unable to realize.

Tagged With: commons, community, European Capital Of Culture, Valletta

Valletta and Our Common Good: is-Suq tal-Belt A Series about the City and Good Neighbourliness

December 15, 2018 · Josephine Burden ·

How does Is-Suq tal-Belt, the restored old market that covers a block linking Merchant St with St Paul’s St, shape up on good neighbourliness and enabling human interaction?

Tagged With: commons, European Capital Of Culture, Valletta

Valletta and Our Common Good: Strada Stretta A Series about the City and Good Neighbourliness

December 6, 2018 · Josephine Burden ·

After having been involved into the community consultation processes in preparation for Valletta’s bid to become European Capital of Culture, I’ve started to think about the things that we all share as humans—the commons or the common good.

Tagged With: commons, European Capital Of Culture, Valletta

The Benefit of the Commons: Strategies for a Brighter Future

November 10, 2018 · Raisa Galea ·

“The commons could be a means of breaking away from the reign of global markets.” Isles of the Left speaks with Massimo De Angelis about the inspiring experiences of commons in South America and Europe.  

Tagged With: commons, radical democracy

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