Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the Web inventor
"The Web is broken".
We use a repared web to transform society: we provide people with digital sovereignty to empower them to develop strong, self-governing communities and to help states become more efficient.
Using a holistic approach, MetaState builds a future where people form strong, self-governing communities, enabling governments, businesses, and citizens to collaborate more efficiently by rebalancing their roles and resources.
We make this possible through the use of the Web 3.0 Data Space architecture, which separates data from platforms to ensure digital sovereignty and seamless interaction across all participants with uncompromising security.
We work proactively with the European Commission to establish a forward-looking legal framework that recognizes and leverages this model.
We collaborate with established businesses, platforms, and emerging startups from the outset to ensure smooth implementation at scale.
The project is already underway, with the first prototype launching in fall 2025.
We make this possible through the use of the Web 3.0 Data Space architecture, which separates data from platforms to ensure digital sovereignty and seamless interaction across all participants with uncompromising security.
We work proactively with the European Commission to establish a forward-looking legal framework that recognizes and leverages this model.
We collaborate with established businesses, platforms, and emerging startups from the outset to ensure smooth implementation at scale.
The project is already underway, with the first prototype launching in fall 2025.
Blueprint
Technology, Legitimacy & Real-World Integration
Imagine a world where people gain a superpower to bypass the natural limits of human coordination: the long ramp-ups to build trust, align meaning, or keep teams cohesive as they grow really large. Imagine we started to understand each other better, negotiate faster, and unite more effectively.
Science fiction? Not at all, if we support people’s ability to communicate and form communities with the right digital infrastructure. Today’s internet wasn’t built for that — but it can be redesigned.
With such enhancement:
MetaState unlocks this superpower through a holistic combination of technical, legal, and organizational innovations — all rooted in one simple but far-reaching idea: sovereign digital selves for people and communities. The first prototype will be available this autumn.
Science fiction? Not at all, if we support people’s ability to communicate and form communities with the right digital infrastructure. Today’s internet wasn’t built for that — but it can be redesigned.
With such enhancement:
- People team up on the fly — from tailored crews focused on specific problems to global coalitions addressing real-world challenges
- Large groups have transparent governance and reliable tools for coordination, like identity and reputation management, charters and voting, which allows them to collaborate on equals with governments in certain tasks
- Individual skills and interests are perfectly matched with the right teams and jobs
- People can exchange value beyond salaries or invoices — even with strangers — thanks to verified trust and reputation, enabling a community economy.
- Citizens can easily join local groups and get involved in community life on daily basis — strengthening participatory democracy.
MetaState unlocks this superpower through a holistic combination of technical, legal, and organizational innovations — all rooted in one simple but far-reaching idea: sovereign digital selves for people and communities. The first prototype will be available this autumn.
Vision
Limitless cohesion as the foundation for future communities
Human strength lies in our ability to form complex social structures. We learned to unite into states, ending the medieval wars of everyone against everyone. With democracy, we found ways to govern society more efficiently, driving unprecedented progress over the past 200 years. We expected digital technologies to take this even further — unlocking new levels of efficiency and enabling more sophisticated social connections.
Instead, we’re stitching together chats across messengers, juggling endless accounts, trying to guess who’s a bot and who’s real — all while trapped in social-media echo chambers and platform walls where an Uber rider never sees a Lyft driver.
This isn't just messy — it's disempowering. Individual agency scattered across thousands of disconnected systems — from government registries to private platforms — multiple logins, outdated records, mismatched profiles. Bureaucracies, autocracies, and corporations gain control simply because they own the registries.
Reactive regulations like GDPR, KYC, or the AI Act introduce friction without addressing the root cause: the lack of legal and recognized personal agency in the digital world. Without it, the foundations of a digital society remain broken.
We can’t build the future on fragmented identity and commodified data.
Instead, we’re stitching together chats across messengers, juggling endless accounts, trying to guess who’s a bot and who’s real — all while trapped in social-media echo chambers and platform walls where an Uber rider never sees a Lyft driver.
This isn't just messy — it's disempowering. Individual agency scattered across thousands of disconnected systems — from government registries to private platforms — multiple logins, outdated records, mismatched profiles. Bureaucracies, autocracies, and corporations gain control simply because they own the registries.
Reactive regulations like GDPR, KYC, or the AI Act introduce friction without addressing the root cause: the lack of legal and recognized personal agency in the digital world. Without it, the foundations of a digital society remain broken.
We can’t build the future on fragmented identity and commodified data.
Problem
People lack agency in the balkanized digital world
Sovereign digital self for people, communities and organizations
In complex systems, changing a single core principle can lead to systemic transformation. In a digitally accelerated society, the key to unlocking human potential for better collaboration and governance isn’t smarter algorithms or stricter regulation — it’s giving people something they’ve never truly had online: identity, agency, and control over their data.
That’s where the digital self comes in. It includes:
The idea of sovereign digital self — first proposed by Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee — seems natural and simple at first. But turning it into reality requires a complex, systemic implementation across technology, law, society, and business.
In complex systems, changing a single core principle can lead to systemic transformation. In a digitally accelerated society, the key to unlocking human potential for better collaboration and governance isn’t smarter algorithms or stricter regulation — it’s giving people something they’ve never truly had online: identity, agency, and control over their data.
That’s where the digital self comes in. It includes:
- eName — a unique, life long digital name that identifies you across the internet, shared among all platforms, services and government registers
- ePassport — one cryptographic credential for any transaction where you have to prove your identity: logging into platforms, opening hotel doors, unlocking shared bikes, signing docs and even voting in national elections – all from your phone
- eVault — your personal data vault. Apps and platforms pull/put data only from here. Start working in one app, continue in another – your data stays complete, synced, and under your control
The idea of sovereign digital self — first proposed by Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee — seems natural and simple at first. But turning it into reality requires a complex, systemic implementation across technology, law, society, and business.
approach
Sovereign digital Self for people, communities and organizations
While many initiatives – described below in the Landscape section — have promoted similar vision on digital sovereignty over the past decade, none have truly succeeded. Addressing isolated symptoms can’t fix monopoly-driven digital balkanization.
The MetaState initiative is fundamentally different in its holistic approach, covering everything from identifying the root causes of digital inequality to building the technical, legal, social, and business foundations needed to make real transformation possible.
The MetaState initiative is fundamentally different in its holistic approach, covering everything from identifying the root causes of digital inequality to building the technical, legal, social, and business foundations needed to make real transformation possible.
SOLUTION
Holistic approach uniting legal, tech, social, economic, and political factors
Legal Foundation
Scalable rollout for people, businesses, platforms, and governments
Social and Economic Impact
Research to prevent large-scale negative social outcomes
Technological Solution
Web 3.0 architecture for data and identity control
Strategy for legal acceptance of digital identity and data.
Implementation Strategy
At its core, MetaState is built on the Web 3.0 Data Space (W3DS) architecture, developed by the Post-Platforms Foundation. W3DS integrates key ideas from SOLID, the European Data Space, and the European Digital ID initiative.
Key principles of the Web 3.0 Data Space:
Imagine all your data from thousands of platforms and registries stored securely in one place — your own personal cloud server, eVault. You decide who can access it and on what terms. No more creating countless accounts or uploading the same information over and over again. Instead, you have a single "internet account" — AURA — with complete, up-to-date information. Platforms simply retrieve the data they need. No outdated copies, no account overload, no dependency on platform monopolies. Most importantly, platforms become interchangeable and compatible because they work with the same unified data.
Learn more at → Postplatforms.org and the W3DS Library
Key principles of the Web 3.0 Data Space:
- Data Sovereignty. Data is no longer scattered across dozens of platforms — it stays with the individual or organization in a personal eVault. This removes dependency on monopolies, makes services interchangeable, and improves economic efficiency.
- Sovereign Identity. Instead of juggling multiple logins and passwords, each person has a single eName and ePassport — legally recognized by both governments and platforms, yet fully controlled by the individual. This strengthens trust, blocks bots, and gives users digital agency.
- Platform Competition. You can choose any platform or service to work with your data — and switch between them easily. Open competition drives down costs, fosters innovation, and enables new types of services.
- Advanced Security. All actions are reliably logged. Users can sign documents, co-govern community charters, manage IP rights, and vote. Competing security providers ensure integrity and resilience across the system.
Imagine all your data from thousands of platforms and registries stored securely in one place — your own personal cloud server, eVault. You decide who can access it and on what terms. No more creating countless accounts or uploading the same information over and over again. Instead, you have a single "internet account" — AURA — with complete, up-to-date information. Platforms simply retrieve the data they need. No outdated copies, no account overload, no dependency on platform monopolies. Most importantly, platforms become interchangeable and compatible because they work with the same unified data.
Learn more at → Postplatforms.org and the W3DS Library
Technical foundation
Legal foundation
Even the most advanced technology — including W3DS — depends on real engagement from citizens and businesses. To ensure this, a phased rollout strategy is underway.
The first stage focuses on the Amsterdam Commons — communities motivated to test self-governance tools for large groups in real conditions. These early adopters bring energy and commitment to the system’s most demanding phase.
In parallel, local startups are being integrated — from mobility to social platforms — with the promise of new users, consent-based access to data, and built-in security. As new services join, user growth becomes self-sustaining.
Next comes expansion to Commons across the Netherlands and Europe, along with communities in need of trusted self-organization — including refugees, volunteers, and grassroots networks.
Later, municipalities struggling with fragmented platforms and siloed systems are expected to join. Migrating city services to the Web 3.0 Data Space could yield 2–5% budget savings through efficiency gains.
Development also extends to other domains: EU-backed pilots are already launching in Dutch agriculture (with up to 10% expected efficiency gains) and European cultural heritage.
The rollout relies not on long-term public funding, but on active participation from citizens, businesses, and platforms — ensuring MetaState’s long-term sustainability.
The first stage focuses on the Amsterdam Commons — communities motivated to test self-governance tools for large groups in real conditions. These early adopters bring energy and commitment to the system’s most demanding phase.
In parallel, local startups are being integrated — from mobility to social platforms — with the promise of new users, consent-based access to data, and built-in security. As new services join, user growth becomes self-sustaining.
Next comes expansion to Commons across the Netherlands and Europe, along with communities in need of trusted self-organization — including refugees, volunteers, and grassroots networks.
Later, municipalities struggling with fragmented platforms and siloed systems are expected to join. Migrating city services to the Web 3.0 Data Space could yield 2–5% budget savings through efficiency gains.
Development also extends to other domains: EU-backed pilots are already launching in Dutch agriculture (with up to 10% expected efficiency gains) and European cultural heritage.
The rollout relies not on long-term public funding, but on active participation from citizens, businesses, and platforms — ensuring MetaState’s long-term sustainability.
Implementation strategy
MetaState initiative aligns fully with existing European regulations, particularly the European Digital Identity (EUDI) framework and eIDAS. At its core is the digital self — a more systematic and integrated model that calls for further regulatory evolution.
Achieving this requires real bottom-up support. Progress depends on a coordinated effort that builds momentum through public adoption, business engagement, platform integration, and academic validation. This enables policymakers to follow a widely accepted shift with reduced political risk.
The approach allows individuals, communities, and businesses to form self-governed structures with charters, voting, document signing, and reputation systems. Cities like Amsterdam, for example, may adopt it to enable adaptable self-governance for Commons in need of such services.
Third-party platforms and services — community builders, car sharing, local shops, tourism apps – are expected to integrate gradually, expanding reach across sectors.
Businesses are encouraged to join the Web 3.0 Data Space for economic benefits, breaking data silos and avoiding vendor lock-in. In time, this creates incentives for direct investment in enabling technologies.
Researchers will assess both technical components, such as persistent identifiers, and societal impacts like IP rights and e-reputation, ensuring alignment with EU law.
This transformation may unfold over five years, in parallel with regulatory change — a choreographed dance between technology, policy, and society.
Achieving this requires real bottom-up support. Progress depends on a coordinated effort that builds momentum through public adoption, business engagement, platform integration, and academic validation. This enables policymakers to follow a widely accepted shift with reduced political risk.
The approach allows individuals, communities, and businesses to form self-governed structures with charters, voting, document signing, and reputation systems. Cities like Amsterdam, for example, may adopt it to enable adaptable self-governance for Commons in need of such services.
Third-party platforms and services — community builders, car sharing, local shops, tourism apps – are expected to integrate gradually, expanding reach across sectors.
Businesses are encouraged to join the Web 3.0 Data Space for economic benefits, breaking data silos and avoiding vendor lock-in. In time, this creates incentives for direct investment in enabling technologies.
Researchers will assess both technical components, such as persistent identifiers, and societal impacts like IP rights and e-reputation, ensuring alignment with EU law.
This transformation may unfold over five years, in parallel with regulatory change — a choreographed dance between technology, policy, and society.
Legal foundation
The emergence of digital sovereignty for individuals has numerous social, economic, and political consequences that impact the successful development of MetaState. Some of these have been mentioned above, but in reality, there are many more — ranging from the rise of digital reputation and community economy to the fight against fake news and the potential for controlling IPR.
A thorough analysis of these consequences is crucial not only for the effective development of new types of communities but also for avoiding potential negative scenarios, such as power concentration, the emergence of new monopolies, privacy violations, and so on. We have already conducted and continue to conduct dozens of such studies, which are detailed in the relevant articles in the W3DS library. Subscribe to it to stay updated with new materials.
We’re actively inviting experts in the anthropology of contemporary digital societies to join the conversation and help guide what comes next.
A thorough analysis of these consequences is crucial not only for the effective development of new types of communities but also for avoiding potential negative scenarios, such as power concentration, the emergence of new monopolies, privacy violations, and so on. We have already conducted and continue to conduct dozens of such studies, which are detailed in the relevant articles in the W3DS library. Subscribe to it to stay updated with new materials.
We’re actively inviting experts in the anthropology of contemporary digital societies to join the conversation and help guide what comes next.
Social and Economic Impact
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Today, digital sovereignty is recognized as critical by governments, businesses, and citizens alike. Over the past decade, many initiatives have emerged, each tackling part of the challenge — but none offering a full solution. These efforts fall into three main categories:
Fragmented Efforts, Narrow Focus
Data Space Landscape
Internet Architect Projects
MyData promotes strong principles and hosts an excellent conference, yet its architecture remains vague.
Tim Berners-Lee’s SOLID offers personal data control, but overlooks corporate data, security, persistent identifiers, and platform infrastructure. Still, it's among the most thoughtful initiatives.
Government Projects
European Digital ID (EUDI) introduces eID and verifiable credentials, which is a crucial step forward. However, it remains rooted in a paper-based paradigm and lacks real integration with Data Spaces.
European Data Spaces (IDSA, Gaia-X, SIMPL, Europeana, etc.) have consumed €3.5 billion+ focusing on inter-platform sharing, but ignore core issues like vendor lock-in and data silos.
Community-driven projects
Blockchain/Web3 projects face scalability, identity management, and key security issues, limiting practical adoption.
Fediverse-style platforms focus on open source but replicate old models – leaving vendor lock-in and data silos untouched.
Despite vast investment, none of these efforts have catalyzed adoption by the public, businesses, or platforms.
Why?
They start with solutions, not problems, which include: lack of digital identity and agency for citizens and groups, vendor lock-in, data silos, IPR control, data sovereignty, fake news, trust, and more.
A second shared weakness across most projects is their narrow focus — whether on cryptography, Linked Data technologies, social challenges, or legal frameworks — without the ability to offer a comprehensive solution for society. They often fail to bridge the full spectrum: from technological and cryptographic foundations to business engagement, social impact, and integration with legal infrastructure.
A deeper synthesis of the ideas behind these diverse projects — combined with a focused effort to solve real-world problems – inevitably leads toward a solution closely aligned with a Web 3.0 Data Space.
Why?
They start with solutions, not problems, which include: lack of digital identity and agency for citizens and groups, vendor lock-in, data silos, IPR control, data sovereignty, fake news, trust, and more.
A second shared weakness across most projects is their narrow focus — whether on cryptography, Linked Data technologies, social challenges, or legal frameworks — without the ability to offer a comprehensive solution for society. They often fail to bridge the full spectrum: from technological and cryptographic foundations to business engagement, social impact, and integration with legal infrastructure.
A deeper synthesis of the ideas behind these diverse projects — combined with a focused effort to solve real-world problems – inevitably leads toward a solution closely aligned with a Web 3.0 Data Space.
The city of Amsterdam is exploring new ways to empower Commons by involving them in city management tasks. Commons are self-organized communities that collectively manage shared resources – e.g. community housing or renewable energy from solar panels.
By taking on roles traditionally held by commercial companies, Commons can provide services within the framework of a Community Economy – an economy built on shared values and collective benefit. To make Commons formation easier, citizens need reliable tools to unite around common goals, values, and capacities.
This requires:
The MetaState ecosystem addresses all these needs, providing a strong foundation for prototyping Amsterdam’s Commons (e)Infrastructure.
MetaState’s collaboration with Amsterdam’s housing Commons will begin in spring 2025 as a Living Lab, with test implementation of the prototype planned for September 2025.
By taking on roles traditionally held by commercial companies, Commons can provide services within the framework of a Community Economy – an economy built on shared values and collective benefit. To make Commons formation easier, citizens need reliable tools to unite around common goals, values, and capacities.
This requires:
- Legally recognized digital identities for individuals and communities
- Mechanisms for adopting charters, secure voting, and internal accountability
- Reliable feedback systems and ways to connect like-minded citizens.
- An open ecosystem involving multiple platforms to avoid monopolization
The MetaState ecosystem addresses all these needs, providing a strong foundation for prototyping Amsterdam’s Commons (e)Infrastructure.
MetaState’s collaboration with Amsterdam’s housing Commons will begin in spring 2025 as a Living Lab, with test implementation of the prototype planned for September 2025.
Practical Usecase: Amsterdam
Empowering Amsterdam’s Commons through Digital Infrastructure
Given the innovative nature of the W3DS architecture, some timeline adjustments may occur as the project breaks new ground.
Action plan
From Vision to Working Prototype by Fall 2025
Testing of the MetaState ecosystem in Amsterdam Commons is scheduled to begin.
The Prototype is scheduled to be launched in Amsterdam and other local and global communities without limits. We will start integration of the 3rd party platforms.
June 2025
The development of the W3DS technical infrastructure, the apps and post-platforms began.
The technical specification for the MetaState Prototype for Amsterdam Commons was developed.
Fall 2024
September 2025
March 2025
To manage rewards and appreciation points.
Points & Rewards Services
Cerberus
to make sure the Group Charters are executed properly. In the future all sorts of security observations and control (similar to antivirus)
to list all post-platforms and services available in the ecosystem
Marketplace
to calculate reputation of users and groups based on reviews and their activities
eReputation
to help people to find like-minded people and join them in groups
Matchmaker (DreamSync)
two social networks (to demonstrate interoperability) to allow people communicate and create groups
To control stuff at your eVault
File Manager
to provide reliable voting for any Group
eVoting
In Onboarding: to generate eNames, issue ePassports (via PKI), initiate personal eVaults
eID Wallet App
ePassport
eName
eVault
Social Networks
MetaState Services
What Services Can Users Realistically Expect From MetaState
At the heart of the system is the individual — or a group of individuals forming a community – each with an eName, an ePassport (for individuals only), and an eVault containing their original data. A growing ecosystem of services is being developed to meet their needs – starting with about a dozen at launch and expanding over time.
Since the first use case is Amsterdam Commons, the initial services are tailored to commons-based communities: tools for governance, coordination, resource sharing, and decision-making. As the ecosystem evolves, it will expand to include car sharing, local logistics, project management, and other everyday services.
Since the first use case is Amsterdam Commons, the initial services are tailored to commons-based communities: tools for governance, coordination, resource sharing, and decision-making. As the ecosystem evolves, it will expand to include car sharing, local logistics, project management, and other everyday services.
Backup/Restore Services
to ensure independency from eVault providers and cloud services
Q&A
We’re not reinventing the internet – its core protocols (TCP/IP) and web technologies remain intact. What we’re reimagining is the way data is stored. Instead of uploading the same information across countless platforms, individuals (or organizations, communities) will have their own digital data hub (eVault), which platforms can access – only with explicit consent. This shift grants users tXrue agency in their digital interactions, whether with platforms or governments, and lays the groundwork for more advanced forms of democracy (think direct or participatory democracy). It’s a return to the internet’s decentralized roots. Think of email: you can send messages without being tied to a specific client, unlike messaging apps, where the platform you use (WhatsApp vs. Telegram) matters.
Why It’s a Game-Changer:
Why It’s a Game-Changer:
- Platform monopolies lose their stranglehold on data, making services interchangeable.
- No more redundant or outdated data: update your phone number once, and it’s reflected everywhere.
- Seamless platform integration: send a message on WhatsApp, and your friend can read it on Telegram — no walls, no friction.
No. MetaState isn’t a platform or a proprietary solution. It’s an open community for ordinary platforms – a kind of Commons for Platforms – where each participant can bring their users and data, and in return, gain access to the users and data of others. It’s built on the universal Web 3.0 Data Space architecture, enabling true digital sovereignty and community self-organization. Like the internet itself, these technologies are open, interoperable, and accessible to all – with military-grade security for both users and platforms.
MetaState isn’t just about technology – it’s about practically implementing digital sovereignty for individuals, communities, and companies.
If blockchain or Fediverse could solve these challenges, we’d use them. But here’s the thing:
If blockchain or Fediverse could solve these challenges, we’d use them. But here’s the thing:
- Web3 and blockchain can’t deliver legitimate eIDs or true digital sovereignty.
- Fediverse The Fediverse mistakenly assumes that the problem was in the lack of open source code – and as a result, it simply created yet another data silo, and in a way – vendor lock-in.
You don’t have to – and that’s the point. Our mission is to show you how digital sovereignty can change your life, what’s blocking it, and how we can break through those barriers.
We publish open materials (e.g. W3DS Library) that dive deep into every aspect of the topic. It’s up to you to evaluate the arguments and draw your own conclusions. And of course, we’re always open to criticism and suggestions.
We publish open materials (e.g. W3DS Library) that dive deep into every aspect of the topic. It’s up to you to evaluate the arguments and draw your own conclusions. And of course, we’re always open to criticism and suggestions.
These projects are connected like aviation and airplane manufacturing — one provides the infrastructure, the other enables real-world applications.
Web 3.0 Data Space (developed by the Post-Platforms Foundation) is the technological foundation:
Web 3.0 Data Space (developed by the Post-Platforms Foundation) is the technological foundation:
- Architecture and open standards.
- User identification mechanisms (eID).
- Connecting platforms to decentralized data storage.
- Launching the first communities equipped with eID, voting, and digital governance.
- Developing an ecosystem of services for self-organization of individuals and businesses.
- Incentivizing platforms to integrate into MetaState, ensuring the project’s economic sustainability.
Quite the opposite. Today fragments of your digital identity and data are scattered across hundreds of platforms. Each time you register somewhere, the platform assigns you its own ID, demands personal data, and gains control over part of your online self. These platforms often share and enrich data about you without your knowledge – you can see this clearly in how eerily targeted internet ads have become. Anonymity on today’s internet is largely an illusion — achieving it requires being a full-time digital privacy expert.
MetaState changes that by giving you a sovereign digital self – your own eName, ePassport, and eVault. From that moment on, you decide under what name to appear in any platform (real, pseudonymous, or anonymous), and you control who can access your data, and for what purpose.
All access to your data is logged, and platforms — stripped of monopolies — must treat your data with care, knowing that any misuse damages their reputation and costs them users.
For the first time, MetaState builds a real foundation for managing your anonymity reliably — with full control, cryptographic protection, and trust that doesn’t depend on any platform.
MetaState changes that by giving you a sovereign digital self – your own eName, ePassport, and eVault. From that moment on, you decide under what name to appear in any platform (real, pseudonymous, or anonymous), and you control who can access your data, and for what purpose.
All access to your data is logged, and platforms — stripped of monopolies — must treat your data with care, knowing that any misuse damages their reputation and costs them users.
For the first time, MetaState builds a real foundation for managing your anonymity reliably — with full control, cryptographic protection, and trust that doesn’t depend on any platform.
It’s true that a lot of personal data has already been scattered across the internet — often without clear consent. But that’s exactly why we need change. Just because damage has been done doesn’t mean we should let it continue.
MetaState doesn’t promise to erase your past footprint — but it gives you something we’ve never had before: full control over your digital future. From the moment you start using your eVault, platforms no longer store your data. They access it only when you allow it, and all such access is logged. You can revoke permissions anytime, update your information once and have it reflected everywhere, and stop contributing new data to the old exploitative model.
And as competition intensifies in the post-platform world, even the old data held by platforms will come under pressure. To retain trust and users, platforms will have strong incentives to match your current permissions — or risk losing reputation and market share.
But beyond protection, there’s also power. With all your data in one place and always up to date, you become more visible and discoverable — for jobs, for services, for opportunities. You’ll no longer need to manually fill out forms or re-upload documents across platforms. Services will become more personalized, accurate, and truly competitive, because they work with the same trusted source — your eVault.
So no, it’s not too late. Taking control now doesn’t just stop the leak — it unlocks a smarter, freer, and more efficient internet.
MetaState doesn’t promise to erase your past footprint — but it gives you something we’ve never had before: full control over your digital future. From the moment you start using your eVault, platforms no longer store your data. They access it only when you allow it, and all such access is logged. You can revoke permissions anytime, update your information once and have it reflected everywhere, and stop contributing new data to the old exploitative model.
And as competition intensifies in the post-platform world, even the old data held by platforms will come under pressure. To retain trust and users, platforms will have strong incentives to match your current permissions — or risk losing reputation and market share.
But beyond protection, there’s also power. With all your data in one place and always up to date, you become more visible and discoverable — for jobs, for services, for opportunities. You’ll no longer need to manually fill out forms or re-upload documents across platforms. Services will become more personalized, accurate, and truly competitive, because they work with the same trusted source — your eVault.
So no, it’s not too late. Taking control now doesn’t just stop the leak — it unlocks a smarter, freer, and more efficient internet.
MetaState’s point and reward system is not designed to judge people, but to empower communities to recognize each other's contributions – both in real and digital life. In today’s society, we often have no structured way to say “thank you” or to keep track of people who quietly support their neighbors, contribute to local projects, or help others.
Let’s say someone helps repaint a bench in the neighborhood or organizes a local cleanup. In MetaState, the community can express appreciation by sending them reward points. These points are voluntary, context-specific, and meaningful only within the group that issued them. They don’t form a universal score, and they can’t be seen or used without your consent.
Think of it not as a rating system, but as contextual thank-yous — like digital letters of recommendation — that stay with you and attached to specific communities, events, or contributions.
MetaState gives you the option to carry these signs of trust with you — and show them if and when you choose, especially in a new environment where no one knows you yet.
Let’s say someone helps repaint a bench in the neighborhood or organizes a local cleanup. In MetaState, the community can express appreciation by sending them reward points. These points are voluntary, context-specific, and meaningful only within the group that issued them. They don’t form a universal score, and they can’t be seen or used without your consent.
Think of it not as a rating system, but as contextual thank-yous — like digital letters of recommendation — that stay with you and attached to specific communities, events, or contributions.
MetaState gives you the option to carry these signs of trust with you — and show them if and when you choose, especially in a new environment where no one knows you yet.
Names exist to help us identify each other – to know exactly who we’re talking about, assigning rights, or remembering a shared past. In the physical world, names aren’t unique and can change throughout life, but their purpose stays the same: to point to a specific person.
In the digital world, computers can do better – they can work with long, unique identifiers. That’s what an eName is: your global, persistent, and unique digital name. It never changes, and that’s what ensures all your data, credentials, rights, and reputation stay reliably connected to you, even if your visible information changes.
But your public-facing details – like your real name, nickname, photo, or even gender – can change anytime. You can update your profile, hide or disclose data selectively, or even create different personas for different contexts (e.g., work, activism, or art). This flexibility is built-in and doesn't require legal documents unless you're dealing with formal institutions that demand verification.
So no, your identity doesn’t freeze. It becomes yours to manage — with a solid foundation that holds everything together.
In the digital world, computers can do better – they can work with long, unique identifiers. That’s what an eName is: your global, persistent, and unique digital name. It never changes, and that’s what ensures all your data, credentials, rights, and reputation stay reliably connected to you, even if your visible information changes.
But your public-facing details – like your real name, nickname, photo, or even gender – can change anytime. You can update your profile, hide or disclose data selectively, or even create different personas for different contexts (e.g., work, activism, or art). This flexibility is built-in and doesn't require legal documents unless you're dealing with formal institutions that demand verification.
So no, your identity doesn’t freeze. It becomes yours to manage — with a solid foundation that holds everything together.
MetaState doesn’t assign you a global, permanent “score” – that’s exactly what we’re avoiding. Instead, it introduces contextual reputation: your actions are recorded and verifiable, but always within the time, place, community, etc. where they happened.
And we know that in real life people understand context. A future employer cares about how you work now – not who you were at 18. And in many cases, people value growth: when they see how you’ve changed and matured, it builds more trust, not less.
MetaState gives you the tools to build relationships faster – by highlighting the achievements and contributions that are relevant in each context. You can’t delete the past, but you can show who you’ve become – and why that matters today.
And this works both ways: you also gain a clearer view of others. Instead of relying on guesses or surface impressions, you can access verified, contextual facts — and make your own judgment, based on what matters to you.
And we know that in real life people understand context. A future employer cares about how you work now – not who you were at 18. And in many cases, people value growth: when they see how you’ve changed and matured, it builds more trust, not less.
MetaState gives you the tools to build relationships faster – by highlighting the achievements and contributions that are relevant in each context. You can’t delete the past, but you can show who you’ve become – and why that matters today.
And this works both ways: you also gain a clearer view of others. Instead of relying on guesses or surface impressions, you can access verified, contextual facts — and make your own judgment, based on what matters to you.
You’re absolutely right that reputation is subjective – and that’s exactly why MetaState makes it contextual and decentralized, not universal or top-down.
Instead, it gives you access to verifiable facts – like who endorsed whom, what contributions were made, what roles someone played in a project – and lets you interpret them.
Every review or endorsement in MetaState is cryptographically signed – no fakes, no bots, no inflated numbers. But how those signals are interpreted – by you when evaluating others, and by others when looking at you – is entirely up to individual judgment and context. For one person, a long volunteering record may mean trustworthiness; for another, technical skills may matter more. MetaState doesn’t judge – it just lets people see real, contextual input and form their own opinions. There’s no single algorithm or rating – just a shared layer of facts, owned by people, not platforms.
MetaState doesn’t tell you who’s good or bad — it just shows the facts, and leaves the judgment to each person’s own eyes and mind
Instead, it gives you access to verifiable facts – like who endorsed whom, what contributions were made, what roles someone played in a project – and lets you interpret them.
Every review or endorsement in MetaState is cryptographically signed – no fakes, no bots, no inflated numbers. But how those signals are interpreted – by you when evaluating others, and by others when looking at you – is entirely up to individual judgment and context. For one person, a long volunteering record may mean trustworthiness; for another, technical skills may matter more. MetaState doesn’t judge – it just lets people see real, contextual input and form their own opinions. There’s no single algorithm or rating – just a shared layer of facts, owned by people, not platforms.
MetaState doesn’t tell you who’s good or bad — it just shows the facts, and leaves the judgment to each person’s own eyes and mind
That’s how platforms work today: they reward you for staying longer, clicking more, or simply being present – not necessarily for doing something meaningful.
MetaState turns this logic around. Here, rewards come from people, not from the system. If you help organize an event, mentor someone, or contribute to a shared project, others can thank you directly by sending a signed reward.
This isn’t about popularity or gamification. It’s about restoring human appreciation, anchored in real actions. And because each reward is linked to a specific context – a group, event, or initiative – it can’t be inflated or taken out of place.
Instead of platforms assigning artificial value, MetaState helps communities recognize what they truly care about.
MetaState turns this logic around. Here, rewards come from people, not from the system. If you help organize an event, mentor someone, or contribute to a shared project, others can thank you directly by sending a signed reward.
This isn’t about popularity or gamification. It’s about restoring human appreciation, anchored in real actions. And because each reward is linked to a specific context – a group, event, or initiative – it can’t be inflated or taken out of place.
Instead of platforms assigning artificial value, MetaState helps communities recognize what they truly care about.
Yes – every organization in MetaState gets its own eName, just like people do. This unique, permanent identifier ensures that all data, documents, credentials, interactions and even customer reviews tied to that company stay connected, even if the brand name, logo, or website changes.
When a company rebrands, it simply updates its public-facing information – like name, visuals, or description – while keeping the same underlying identity. That way, clients, regulators, and partners can always know who they’re dealing with, even across decades and design changes.
This permanent identity also helps track ownership changes, legal transitions, or mergers – all while preserving continuity and transparency across time. Just like with people, stability at the core means freedom and flexibility on the surface.
When a company rebrands, it simply updates its public-facing information – like name, visuals, or description – while keeping the same underlying identity. That way, clients, regulators, and partners can always know who they’re dealing with, even across decades and design changes.
This permanent identity also helps track ownership changes, legal transitions, or mergers – all while preserving continuity and transparency across time. Just like with people, stability at the core means freedom and flexibility on the surface.
MetaState is much safer than today’s systems because it’s based on cryptography, not just passwords or email addresses. Everything you do (sign in, send a message, approve a document) is signed with your private key, securely stored in your smartphone, like a digital fingerprint. No one can fake that and act on your behalf – unless they somehow steal your key.
If that ever happens, you don’t lose your identity. Just like with a stolen bank card, you report the key as compromised. MetaState has a built-in process to help you prove you’re the real owner – using things like your real-world IDs, confirmation from trusted contacts or secure devices you set up in advance.
Once verified, your digital identity – your name, data, reputation – stays yours, and a new key is issued. Everything suspicious done with the stolen key is easy to trace and prove false, because every action in MetaState leaves a clear, signed record.
So instead of disappearing in a mess of hacked accounts, you stay in control – with a system that’s built to support recovery, accountability, and trust.
If that ever happens, you don’t lose your identity. Just like with a stolen bank card, you report the key as compromised. MetaState has a built-in process to help you prove you’re the real owner – using things like your real-world IDs, confirmation from trusted contacts or secure devices you set up in advance.
Once verified, your digital identity – your name, data, reputation – stays yours, and a new key is issued. Everything suspicious done with the stolen key is easy to trace and prove false, because every action in MetaState leaves a clear, signed record.
So instead of disappearing in a mess of hacked accounts, you stay in control – with a system that’s built to support recovery, accountability, and trust.
Governments can’t be ignored – and MetaState is designed to work with them, not against them. Instead of bypassing legal systems, we provide a new, transparent framework that supports legitimate government needs (like verified identity or fraud prevention) without giving them blanket access to everyone's data.
In MetaState, access to personal data is always controlled by the individual or organization via their eVault. If a government has a legal basis – like a court order – the person can be required to disclose specific data, just like in real life. But mass surveillance or hidden data collection becomes much harder, because there are no secret backdoors or centralized registries.
At the same time, MetaState helps governments themselves. Today’s public institutions are burdened by legacy systems, duplicated registries, and excessive paperwork. By adopting eIDs and interoperable data access, governments will become more efficient, more transparent, and more responsive to their citizens.
This opens the door to lighter bureaucracy and deeper democratic participation: when identities, documents, and reputation are verifiable and portable, people can interact with institutions more directly – and institutions can focus more on service than control.
That’s why we’re actively engaging with governments and the EU to build legal recognition around this model. It’s not about avoiding rules – it’s about updating them for the digital age.
In MetaState, access to personal data is always controlled by the individual or organization via their eVault. If a government has a legal basis – like a court order – the person can be required to disclose specific data, just like in real life. But mass surveillance or hidden data collection becomes much harder, because there are no secret backdoors or centralized registries.
At the same time, MetaState helps governments themselves. Today’s public institutions are burdened by legacy systems, duplicated registries, and excessive paperwork. By adopting eIDs and interoperable data access, governments will become more efficient, more transparent, and more responsive to their citizens.
This opens the door to lighter bureaucracy and deeper democratic participation: when identities, documents, and reputation are verifiable and portable, people can interact with institutions more directly – and institutions can focus more on service than control.
That’s why we’re actively engaging with governments and the EU to build legal recognition around this model. It’s not about avoiding rules – it’s about updating them for the digital age.
Yes – participation in MetaState is entirely voluntary. You don’t need to be part of it to live your life, belong to a community, or have your voice heard.
MetaState is not a mandatory system; it’s an infrastructure for coordination, not a gatekeeper. Communities can choose to use it to simplify how they organize voting, participation, or trust – but they can also make room for those who prefer to stay outside the system.
And even if you don’t join MetaState, you can still take part in most activities – just like someone without a smartphone can still attend a meeting or someone without email can still receive a letter.
In short: MetaState is here to make collective life easier and more transparent – but never exclusive.
MetaState is not a mandatory system; it’s an infrastructure for coordination, not a gatekeeper. Communities can choose to use it to simplify how they organize voting, participation, or trust – but they can also make room for those who prefer to stay outside the system.
And even if you don’t join MetaState, you can still take part in most activities – just like someone without a smartphone can still attend a meeting or someone without email can still receive a letter.
In short: MetaState is here to make collective life easier and more transparent – but never exclusive.
Yes – just like in real life, age matters in MetaState when it comes to legal responsibility and access to certain features.
By default, full registration with an eName and control over an eVault is intended for people who’ve reached the age of digital consent, which varies by country (typically 13 to 16 in the EU). This is verified through existing digital ID systems, documents, or parental approval – depending on local regulations.
But younger users can still participate – for example, through youth accounts managed with the help of guardians, similar to how children can have bank accounts or email addresses with parental oversight.
MetaState respects age boundaries not to exclude, but to protect rights and responsibilities at each stage of life – while giving young people a safe path to grow into digital agency.
By default, full registration with an eName and control over an eVault is intended for people who’ve reached the age of digital consent, which varies by country (typically 13 to 16 in the EU). This is verified through existing digital ID systems, documents, or parental approval – depending on local regulations.
But younger users can still participate – for example, through youth accounts managed with the help of guardians, similar to how children can have bank accounts or email addresses with parental oversight.
MetaState respects age boundaries not to exclude, but to protect rights and responsibilities at each stage of life – while giving young people a safe path to grow into digital agency.
Q&A
We’re not reinventing the internet – its core protocols (TCP/IP) and web technologies remain intact. What we’re reimagining is the way data is stored. Instead of uploading the same information across countless platforms, individuals (or organizations, communities) will have their own digital data hub (eVault), which platforms can access – only with explicit consent. This shift grants users tXrue agency in their digital interactions, whether with platforms or governments, and lays the groundwork for more advanced forms of democracy (think direct or participatory democracy). It’s a return to the internet’s decentralized roots. Think of email: you can send messages without being tied to a specific client, unlike messaging apps, where the platform you use (WhatsApp vs. Telegram) matters.
Why It’s a Game-Changer:
Why It’s a Game-Changer:
- Platform monopolies lose their stranglehold on data, making services interchangeable.
- No more redundant or outdated data: update your phone number once, and it’s reflected everywhere.
- Seamless platform integration: send a message on WhatsApp, and your friend can read it on Telegram — no walls, no friction.
No. MetaState isn’t a platform or a proprietary solution. It’s an open community for ordinary platforms – a kind of Commons for Platforms – where each participant can bring their users and data, and in return, gain access to the users and data of others. It’s built on the universal Web 3.0 Data Space architecture, enabling true digital sovereignty and community self-organization. Like the internet itself, these technologies are open, interoperable, and accessible to all – with military-grade security for both users and platforms.
MetaState isn’t just about technology – it’s about practically implementing digital sovereignty for individuals, communities, and companies.
If blockchain or Fediverse could solve these challenges, we’d use them. But here’s the thing:
If blockchain or Fediverse could solve these challenges, we’d use them. But here’s the thing:
- Web3 and blockchain can’t deliver legitimate eIDs or true digital sovereignty.
- Fediverse The Fediverse mistakenly assumes that the problem was in the lack of open source code – and as a result, it simply created yet another data silo, and in a way – vendor lock-in.
You don’t have to – and that’s the point. Our mission is to show you how digital sovereignty can change your life, what’s blocking it, and how we can break through those barriers.
We publish open materials (e.g. W3DS Library) that dive deep into every aspect of the topic. It’s up to you to evaluate the arguments and draw your own conclusions. And of course, we’re always open to criticism and suggestions.
We publish open materials (e.g. W3DS Library) that dive deep into every aspect of the topic. It’s up to you to evaluate the arguments and draw your own conclusions. And of course, we’re always open to criticism and suggestions.
These projects are connected like aviation and airplane manufacturing — one provides the infrastructure, the other enables real-world applications.
Web 3.0 Data Space (developed by the Post-Platforms Foundation) is the technological foundation:
Web 3.0 Data Space (developed by the Post-Platforms Foundation) is the technological foundation:
- Architecture and open standards.
- User identification mechanisms (eID).
- Connecting platforms to decentralized data storage.
- Launching the first communities equipped with eID, voting, and digital governance.
- Developing an ecosystem of services for self-organization of individuals and businesses.
- Incentivizing platforms to integrate into MetaState, ensuring the project’s economic sustainability.
Early adopters wanted: explore, test, support and co-create MetaState from day one.
Join Us
SPREAD THE WORD
Share our vision and the benefits of digital self-sovereignty for society, businesses, and governments with your network. The more people understand the value of MetaState, the faster the ecosystem will grow.
BUILD WITH US
Developers are invited to build their platforms and services on the W3DS infrastructure of MetaState. Create new services or integrate existing ones to reach users without marketing costs and gain first-mover advantage.
SUPPORT THE PROJECT
MetaState is a public-interest initiative. You can support it through donations or other forms of contribution. Every bit helps strengthen the foundation of a more human-centric digital future.
TRY IT OUT
Claim your sovereign Digital Self (eName and ePassportID), set up your eVault, and explore the first services built on MetaState. Test platform interoperability, form self-governing communities, and help shape the future with your feedback.
