Rebalancing The Internet Economy Report Launch
Channel: Digital Rights Watch
Date: 2022-08-11

​In the early days of the internet economy, there was a widespread sense of optimism. The internet was supposed to liberate musicians from the major label system, allow writers to easily self-publish and let content creators connect directly to their audience. But as the internet economy has matured, the reality has been vastly different.  

To understand how the internet economy could work better for the local communities, we spoke to hundreds of people who rely on the internet to do their work. This included sex workers, artists, musicians, writers, community organisers and people who work in the industries that support and distribute these creative workers. They have all experienced big shifts in the way they work and make an income as digital platforms have disrupted their industries.

In this this 45-minute session Digital Rights Watch presents the key findings and recommendations that have emerged as a result of this community-based research project.  

You can find the full report here: https://digitalrightswatch.org.au/internet-economy-report/ 

A huge thank you to the Internet Society Foundation for funding this project.