Frank McCourt wants to rebuild social media to give everyday people more control. It may be our best shot at a new digital revolution.
In May, billionaire Frank McCourt announced that Project Liberty, an organization he founded in 2019, would bid to acquire TikTok. Unlike other potential buyers who put their names forward, McCourt declared that he didn’t want or need TikTok’s video-recommendation algorithm. He’d rebuild the app using open-source technology and give people control of their data. Appropriately, Project Liberty’s proposed acquisition is called “The People’s Bid for TikTok.”
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