14 DAY TRIAL // Mozilla has announced a new event whose purpose is to help the organization “fix the Internet” and develop the distributed Web 3.0, as the official announcement reads.
Called Fix-the-Internet Spring MVP Lab, the event is a one-day effort that will allow coders, creators, and people committed to improving technologies to work together on building and testing new products.
“By energizing a community of creators who bring a hacker’s approach to vibrant experimentation, Mozilla aims to help find sustainable solutions and startup ideas around several key themes designed to fix the internet,” the announcement reads.
According to the official rules of the event, participants will have to work in teams of two to four people and will be allowed to retain the ownership of their projects and intellectual property.
$25,000 prizes
Mozilla says the event is specifically focused on several key themes, including fighting misinformation and fake news and abusive data collection. Of course, the world of AI is also getting particular attention at the show, and so is the social networking concept, as Mozilla says we need to build a more efficient way to communicate online.
“The health of the internet and online life is why we exist, and this is a first step toward ensuring that Mozilla and the web are here to benefit society for generations to come,” said Mozilla Co-Founder and Interim CEO Mitchell Baker.
Participants can win prizes of up to $25,000, while also getting the chance to be promoted by Mozilla itself, which obviously opens the door to more exposure, which would eventually mean they’re getting more users for their projects.
The registration is open until April 6, Mozilla says, and you can submit your application and check full details about the event here.