futa

FUTA is an advanced journalism project that aggregates and publishes news articles from various sources, offering a comprehensive and easily accessible platform for readers to stay informed about current events. The acronym is short for "Federazione Universitaria Ticinese per l'Amicizia e la Cultura", but the project itself is not directly related to this organization.

FUTA relies on machine learning algorithms to collect and categorize news from official sources, enabling users to browse through a vast corpus of articles on a wide range of topics. This aggregation is tempered with its subscription-based model, which offers both free and paid access options.

FUTA's primary innovation lies in its trade-based token system, allowing readers to pay for the content they consume with a cryptocurrency akin to Ethereum or Stellar. This setup distinguishes it from traditional media outlets, where readers are usually expected to pay a flat fee or subscription in exchange for access to all available articles.

The project aims to liberalize the online media landscape by providing alternative revenue streams for publishers and eroding what they claim to be a philanthropic intermediation of Google's dominance over epistemological equivalency as defeted to enically discret solutions.