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Regulating Decentralized Speech: Content Policy on the Decentralized Web

March 7
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Scott Babwah Brennen

Conducting first-of-its-kind research, this report discusses the challenges of user-generated content in decentralized applications (dApps), including illegal content such as CSAM and terrorism, as well as lawful but awful content like hate speech or misinformation. Web 2’s blueprint of handling these issues is unlikely to translate into this new space and large platforms are facing new challenges of their own. How can dApp developers enforce content standards while maintaining decentralization?

Announcing Our New DFC Fellow

February 15
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DFC Team

The Decentralized Future Council is pleased to announce that Julia Benz will join the organization as our new Sustainability Web3 Fellow.

The Rise of Privacy in Web3 and Beyond

December 6
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Gabrielle Hibbert

What are the technologies that are used in web3 to provide privacy and pseudonymity for users? Gabrielle breaks down PET's, or Privacy Enhancing Technologies such as zk-SNARKs in the final part of her three part privacy series.

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Web 3 & IP: Understanding the NFT and IP Connection

January 25
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Hillary Brill

New decentralized technologies are challenging the definition and scope of IP protections while empowering and inspiring small and large creators alike. What does this mean for intellectual property policy? The Decentralized Future Council, FIlecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web, and Internet Education Foundation present this panel of experts to discuss NFT connection to IP and its impact on technological innovation and civil society. Hear thought leaders discuss what rights NFTs provide and how NFTs may impact IP and tech policy.

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Podcast

Deep Dive into Web3

November 15
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Gabrielle Hibbert

In this episode of Debugged, Medha Gupta sits down with Gabrielle Hibbert, security auditor and researcher at Least Authority, co-founder of Web3 native startup Future Proof Collective, and Fellow at the Decentralized Future Council, to discuss what Web3 is and how both governance and policy play a huge role in this space. Hibbert shares her unique journey in the technology sector and how she was able to leverage her background in public policy and economics to build an impactful career as a researcher, an educator, and an advocate for Web3 and blockchain.

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Video

Decentralized Domain Names: What does DNS look like in Web3?

November 10
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Tim Lordan

For over 50 years the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS) has enabled users to seamlessly connect with servers on the Internet by using human-friendly names like example.com. International governments, industry, and internet stakeholders have worked together to ensure that the DNS works. Yet, this system is not extending directly into web3. Several blockchain-based naming systems are popping up on the decentralized web. From .eth to Unstoppable Domains, there are millions of registered domains on web3 and none of them interact with the Internet's DNS. Our panelists will discuss whether the emergence of DWeb domains will result in disaster for the internet or some welcome change.

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