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The internet belongs to all of us. Today, we prove it.
Code for the People, a documentary short about the open web from the people who built it, is now available.
Stream it for free. For freedom. For the future.
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Code for the People is playing all day today at #WCUS!
Watch our 20-minute documentary short from director @baomnguyen about the open web, open source, and what it actually means to own your corner of the internet.
Screenings every 30 minutes from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.! 🧵
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🧵 We’re screening right next to the @Automattic booth here at @wordcampus, so no need to plan your day around it. Duck in between sessions, watch it, and get back out there.
More on the film at codeforthepeople.com.
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Digital ownership starts with open source.
Hear legendary technologist and blogger Anil Dash explain why it's time to become a landowner, not a tenant.
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WordPress is proof of what's possible when people build together.
This clip from Code For The People explores how the open web made @WordPress, one of the internet's most influential platforms, possible.
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What should viewers take away from Code for the People?
We asked the filmmakers and those featured in the documentary at our @Variety NYC screening. Their answers say it all.
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Communities shape our stories. The open web helps preserve them.
This powerful moment from @WordPress co-founder @photomatt in Code for the People is a reminder of why both are worth protecting.
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Pull up a chair. Our SF @codefortheppl panel is live.
@photomatt, Michael Dinh, @Ethan_Lindsey, and Paula Smith Arrigoni went deep on open source, ownership, and keeping the web open.
Watch it now.
piped.video/watch?v=WUdAg47Z…
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We wanted to make something to help people understand what open source actually is.
At our SF screening and panel at @KQED, we talked about why that matters with @photomatt, Michael Dinh, @Ethan_Lindsey, and Paula Smith Arrigoni.
Here are some highlights!
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#Software | ‘Code for the People’ confronts #web crisis
A new documentary warns that growing control by major platforms and closed #AI systems could undermine the open internet.
@automattic @codefortheppl
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You probably use open source every single day, whether you realize it or not.
The open web powers more of your digital life than you might think. Code for the People explores why that's worth protecting.
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Automattic is proud to have co-signed the Open Weights and American AI Leadership letter.
Open source and open weight models are more crucial than ever. This co-sign was a natural fit for our mission to make the web a better place.
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