With billionaires capitalising on data ownership, it's important to find a way to curb the inequality in power while at the same time, avoiding colonisation of the internet.

Meta, Alphabet, and Amazon are some of the largest and most powerful firms in the global economy. Their size, value and the wealth of their founders raise serious concerns for distributive justice. To address these concerns, as well as the threats these firms pose to political liberties, perhaps we need to change how data is ‘owned’.