Mastodawn

Most digital platforms are designed to scale.
But not necessarily to create social or environmental value.

In our study, we revisit platform business models through the lens of Innovation 5.0.

💡 Our main takeaway: platforms have the potential to support sustainable and inclusive ecosystems — but this depends on how they are designed.
The challenge is not technological. It’s conceptual.

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-78623-5_52

#BusinessModels #PlatformEconomy #Innovation5 #Sustainability #ASO_URV #URV

Tim Green 5d ago

Algorithmic management often neglects workers' dignity and rights, especially for marginalised groups like women and those with domestic responsibilities. Legal reforms are emerging but much remains to be done to ensure accountability, transparency, and fairness.
Discover more at https://smarterarticles.co.uk/the-boss-in-the-code-labour-rights-when-machines-manage-you?pk_campaign=rss-feed
#HumanInTheLoop #AIinWork #LabourRights #PlatformEconomy

The Boss in the Code: Labour Rights When Machines Manage You

On a morning in Yogyakarta in early 2026, a food delivery rider named Lia was up before sunrise. She is 33, a mother of two, and the da...

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sayzard May 7

The Second Wave of the API-First Economy

2010년대 초반에는 페이스북, 트위터, 깃허브 등 주요 플랫폼들이 개방형 API를 통해 개발자 생태계를 활성화하며 API 퍼스트 경제의 첫 물결을 이끌었다. 그러나 이후 수익화, 보안, 경쟁 등의 이유로 API 접근성이 제한되고 폐쇄적인 방향으로 전환되면서 API 겨울기가 찾아왔다. 2025년 이후 강력한 대형 언어 모델(LLM)의 등장과 함께 API가 다시 중요해지고 있으며, LLM 에이전트가 사용자 대신 작업을 수행하려면 API가 필수적이어서 API 퍼스트 경제의 두 번째 물결이 도래하고 있다. 특히 금융, 온라인 마켓플레이스, 예약 서비스 등 다양한 분야에서 API 제공이 경쟁력의 핵심 요소가 될 전망이다.

https://brandur.org/second-wave-api-first

#api #llm #developertools #platformeconomy #automation

The Second Wave of the API-first Economy

APIs were meant to make the web programmable and interoperable. A combination of revenue chasing, security concern, and abuse reversed the trend for a decade as walls went up instead of down. Today, LLMs are changing the equation. People want agents that act on their behalf, and the services that ship APIs will have a decisive edge over those that don’t.

TEDIC Apr 29

Envisioning the Future of Work: Experiences and Perspectives from Paraguay’s Digital Periphery

General Context

In line with global trends related to the technological disruption of the labor market, the platform economy is a constantly growing and evolving reality in Paraguay. Since the launch of th

https://www.tedic.org/en/envisioning-the-future-of-work-experiences-and-perspectives-from-paraguays-digital-periphery/

#Blog #DigitalEconomy #Research #HumanRights #PlatformEconomy

The-14 Feb 3

Gig-work delivery jobs are getting more dangerous
#GigWork #DeliveryWorkers #WorkersRights #LabourJustice #PrecariousWork #PlatformEconomy #Unionize #RoadSafety #BikeInfrastructure #MigrantWorkers #AlgorithmicControl #Canada #PublicPolicy #SocialJustice
https://the-14.com/gig-work-delivery-jobs-are-getting-more-dangerous/

Gig-work delivery jobs are getting more dangerous | The-14

Delivery gig jobs promise flexibility but expose workers to danger. Weak labour rights, unsafe streets and algorithmic pressure put lives at risk globally now!

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Harald Klinke Feb 2

Sovereignty is not created by better apps, but by control over defaults, interfaces, and operating models: those who set the defaults shape the market. #DigitalSovereignty 🇪🇺 #PlatformEconomy #TechGovernance

jaimedavid327 Jan 26

YouTube’s Appeal Decision Is In: My Inactive Manager Channel Stays Banned—And It’s Complete Bullshit

It's been less than five hours since I woke up to discover my YouTube channels had been terminated overnight, and I've already received YouTube's appeal decision. Spoiler alert: it's not good news. In fact, it's exactly the kind of generic, nonsensical response that proves YouTube's moderation system is running on autopilot with zero human oversight. Let me walk you through what happened today, because the timeline alone shows how broken this entire process is. The Timeline of This […]

https://jaimedavid.blog/2026/01/26/16/04/13/analysis/jaimedavid327/9438/youtubes-appeal-decision-is-in-my-inactive-manager-channel-stays-banned-and-its-complete-bullshit/