This paper asks: what are the democratic potentials of the digital commons and the digital public sphere? First, the article identifies ten problems of digital capitalism. Second, it engages with the notion of the digital public sphere. Third, it outlines the concept of the digital commons. Fourth, some conclusions are drawn and ten suggestions for advancing digital democracy are presented.This article contributes to theorising and the analysis of digital capitalism, Internet platforms, the digital public sphere, the digital commons, digital democracy, public service Internet platforms, civil society/community Internet platforms, platform co-operatives, open access, corporate/capitalist open access, and diamond open access.This work also outlines ten problems of digital capitalism as well as ten principles of digital progressivism, a politics that advances the public sphere and the commons and thereby (digital) democracy in society.There are natural, economic, political, and cultural dimensions of the commons and the digital commons. Capitalism, public service, and civil society media/community media/cooperatives are three forms of organisation and governing the Internet and digital media/technologies. Capitalism colonises and commodifies the (digital) commons and the (digital) public sphere. Alternative models are located outside of capitalism in the realms of the public sphere and civil society as well as their interactions.

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数字共享和数字公共领域 如何推进当今的数字民主

本文提出：数字公共和数字公共领域的民主潜力是什么？首先，本文确定了数字资本主义的十个问题。其次，它涉及数字公共领域的概念。第三，它概述了数字公地的概念。第四，得出一些结论并提出推进数字民主的十项建议。本文有助于对数字资本主义、互联网平台、数字公共领域、数字公地、数字民主、公共服务互联网平台、公民社会进行理论分析和分析。 /社区互联网平台、平台合作社、开放获取、企业/资本主义开放获取、钻石开放获取。本作品还概述了数字资本主义的十个问题以及数字进步主义的十个原则，一种促进公共领域和公地的政治，从而推动社会中的（数字）民主。公地和数字公地有自然、经济、政治和文化方面的内容。资本主义、公共服务和公民社会媒体/社区媒体/合作社是互联网和数字媒体/技术的三种组织和管理形式。资本主义殖民化和商品化（数字）公地和（数字）公共领域。替代模式位于资本主义之外的公共领域和公民社会及其相互作用领域。和民间社会媒体/社区媒体/合作社是三种组织形式，管理互联网和数字媒体/技术。资本主义殖民化和商品化（数字）公地和（数字）公共领域。替代模式位于资本主义之外的公共领域和公民社会及其相互作用领域。和民间社会媒体/社区媒体/合作社是三种组织形式，管理互联网和数字媒体/技术。资本主义殖民化和商品化（数字）公地和（数字）公共领域。替代模式位于资本主义之外的公共领域和公民社会及其相互作用领域。