DP Studio landing pads / Project Liberty Alliance
Invitation to weigh in
Heat Initiative
We opened a landing pad for Heat Initiative from public work, not a mission paraphrase.
Heat Initiative publishes citable work we could quote (Research – Heat Initiative). This briefing is a hypothesis built from those sources. Tell us if we misread the research, add papers we missed, and weigh in on Desirable Properties tied to that work.
If you represent Heat Initiative, confirm the source URLs, then open the Desirable Properties tab and leave a patch idea where the property text misses what your public work already argues.
Research and policy only change the rule-set when it is linked to original sources. Help us keep this pad tied to your papers and reports, not a press-release summary.
Public packet only. Hypothesis marks stay until you confirm sources. Each Alliance member gets a different pitch so we can experiment. Your pad is https://desirableproperties.org/pad/heatinitiative (hyphens optional). Direct link to this tab: https://desirableproperties.org/pad/heatinitiative?tab=values
Stated mission
It powers our advocacy, sharpens our demands, and helps drive systemic change across Big Tech.
Values to Overweb mappings
Confirm only mappings that match how you use these words. Rejected mappings stay off the next brief.
That's among the findings from our national poll of 1,016 Snapchat users ages 10-17, as well as firsthand research in which our team created accounts registered to 13-year-olds to document what the platform actually serves to children.
Overweb: Transparency of AI and human roles in inquiry
Candidate MPA: Show when Hermes drafted vs when humans confirmed
Instagram launched Teen Accounts in September 2024, promising that private profiles, restricted messaging, and parental supervision tools would better protect kids.
Overweb: Portable human agency (user-controlled identity and data)
Candidate MPA: Export identity and data the person created here, without a platform petition
We wanted to hear from youth directly about their experiences since then to gain better understanding of the scale and frequency of unsafe content and contact risks for younger teens navigating this environment.
Overweb: Portable human agency (user-controlled identity and data)
Candidate MPA: Export identity and data the person created here, without a platform petition