How do you spend your time online? Many of our online platforms are designed to encourage scrolling, and to benefit advertisers and algorithms. assn.org/article/internet-and-loneliness/2023-11#:~:text=An%20early%20study%20of%20the,increase%20in%20depression%20and%20loneliness.&text=Subsequent%20studies%20have%20reported%20similar%20results.">Platforms built to connect us have left us more disconnected than ever.

But it doesn’t have to be this way. Technologists say that a better internet is possible. Today, we talk about the changing architecture of the internet to serve the public interest.

Later, we take a look at one of the largest libraries of online culture: The Internet Archive. It came under attack this month. We learn how this resource is being preserved for future generations.

GUESTS:

• Dan York: Senior Advisor at the Internet Society
• Andrew White: Caleb T. Winchester University Librarian at Wesleyan University

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