Jan Gerlach on the openness on the Internet
“The Internet has this quality for amplification for user engagement, for reach of content and information that we have not seen before.” This is how Jan Gerlach (Senior Public Policy Manager, Fundacija Wikimedia) commented the internet in an interview with Domen Savič (Citizen D) on the podcast Fahrenheit 77.
Author: Myleen Hollero, Wikimedia Foundation / CC BY-SA-3.0
They discussed the ever-changing face of the digital environment, the role different actors play in different scenarios and the current developments related to the copyright directive will have on the future of the internet.
You are invited to listen to the podcast on this link.
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