Digitisation of the physical public space
17-05-2021 By Marit Hoefsloot When talking about public spaces, we distinguish the physical public space from the digital public space. For example, during the opening session of the Public Spaces conference on 12 March, a clip was shown that described why digital public spaces are important (watch the clip at 5:25). In the current system of public platforms on the internet, these platforms are under the control of commercial companies that see citizens as objects, rather than subjects. The clip continues to tell us that the commercial nature of the digital spaces ‘is like having your passp...
Source: waag.org