This is a new kind of science experiment and we hope it is the first of many.
We aim to extend this methodology all across the country in the run up to the UK General Elections, providing real communities with the possibility to shape democratic discourse in a time where real context specific information has drifted away from communities and towards media channels and social media feeds that demonstrably distort reality.
Our goal is to populate a data set that is as true to the real demographics of the context as possible, but also provide a safe space where people can share their opinions without prejudice.
We will follow ethical data collection guidelines and consistently seek consent from the community for how their data is used.
We think LondonVOICE is one of the first real Decentralised Science (otherwise known as, DeSci) experiments involving all participants in real decisions on how the experiment is run and progresses over time.