9 Apr 2024

The billionaire looking to fix the 'broken' internet

From Afternoons, 3:10 pm on 9 April 2024

The internet is broken. 

Big tech companies mine data about us and tweak algorithms that can often result in the spread of  misinformation, cyberbullying and social division.

Billionaire American Businessman Frank McCourt Jr doesn't want to just complain about it, he wants to fix it. 

He's putting millions of dollars towards Project Liberty, working towards developing a better web for a better world.

He lays out his vision in his new book, Our Biggest Fight: Reclaiming Liberty, Humanity, and Dignity in the Digital Age. 

Frank McCourt Jr.

Frank McCourt Jr. Photo: supplied via McCourt Global communications associate

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