Quadratic funding offers an alternative approach to allocating resources: rather than concentration in large donors, it provides greater matching contributions to projects that attract many small supporters. According to the Tor Project's Internet Freedom initiative, this mechanism could reshape funding for open internet projects by rewarding initiatives with diverse, broad-based backing rather than institutional gatekeepers.

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