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A small number of individuals are responsible for maintaining the code that powers billions of phones and internet infrastructure.

TechnologyInfrastructureControlOct 8, 2026score 0.402 posts · 0 replies across 2 instances
The thread discusses the concentration of control over internet infrastructure and code by a small group of people, highlighting concerns about the dependency of billions of devices on this limited number of individuals. This raises questions about the security, reliability, and accountability of critical digital systems.

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A small number of individuals are responsible for maintaining the code that powers billions of phones and internet infrastructure.
Parent: Digital InfrastructureEntity: Internet CodeImpact: negativeDate: Oct 8, 2026 - Oct 9, 2026Target: The concentration of control over critical digital systems

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I think most of us are "aware" of this, but it's still certainly worth a read. > Billions of phones run on code looked after by a handful of people. We counted them from the code itself. https://sheets.works/data-viz/holding-up-the-internet
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The people holding up the internet https://sheets.works/data-viz/holding-up-the-internet Billions of phones run on code looked after by a handful of people. We counted them from the code itself.
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The people holding up the internet https://sheets.works/data-viz/holding-up-the-internet > Billions of phones run on code looked after by a handful of people. We counted them from the code itself. #OpenSource
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#opensource