The Digital Commons and the Digital Public Sphere How to Advance Digital Democracy Today

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