Livetheirs

Livetheirs is a digital platform and nonprofit initiative focused on collecting and sharing first-person narratives from diverse communities. It seeks to foster empathy, informed dialogue, and social awareness by presenting personal experiences related to family life, work, migration, disability, aging, and cultural identity. Submissions are voluntary and subject to consent-based policies designed to protect participants.

Content is uploaded as text, audio, or video and organized into thematic collections such as family, work, health, and place. The site offers search and tagging, reader commentary, and educator resources. It emphasizes accessibility through transcripts, captions, and translations to reach multilingual audiences, and uses a light moderation system to flag and remove harmful material.

Livetheirs is governed by a community board and guided by ethics on consent, privacy, and accurate representation. Partnerships with libraries, universities, and nonprofit organizations help curate collections, host exhibitions, and develop curricula. Materials are shared under open licenses when possible, with contributors retaining rights over their work.

Reception in the scholarly and nonprofit sectors has been mixed. Proponents view the platform as a valuable tool for oral history, media literacy, and advocacy, while critics warn about risks of privacy invasion, narrative exploitation, and unequal representation. Ongoing governance updates aim to strengthen safeguards and ensure inclusive participation.