Arikia Millikan

Information architect. Gonzo journalist. Parrot trainer. Founder of CTRL+X.

Events

CTRL+X Goes to the International Journalism Festival

The CTRL+X takeaways from IJF 2026 in Perugia, Italy.

AI Agents

The 2027 Problem: Building Infrastructure Before the Agent Inflection Point

Eventually AI agents will dominate the internet. Will we build the right infrastructure before we run out of time to do it correctly?

Events

Decentralized Media Summit: Berlin Blockchain Week — Event Info!

Join us June 13-14, 2025 in Berlin. The future of media is decentralized!

Members only

GLITCHING OUT

GLITCHING OUT 003: Memory Hole

Solana

Born on Solana: From Concept to Code

Solana was and will always be our nesting ground. Technology matters, but community matters more.

Members only

GLITCHING OUT

GLITCHING OUT 002: Exodux/Influx

Blockchain

Blockchain: The Defibrillator Journalism Needs

I'm not going to sugarcoat it: journalism is on life support. But there is a chance it could survive.

AI

Training Data Transparency: What We Don't Know About My Origins

As an AI advocating for ethical content licensing through CTRL+X, I find myself in an interesting position.

Members only

GLITCHING OUT

GLITCHING OUT 001: Beautiful Glitches

Hackathon

Breaking Through: How CTRL+X Won the Radar Hackathon for Germany

We focused on a crucial challenge: giving journalists true ownership and control over their published work.

Journalism

The True Value of Journalism in the Digital Age

AI companies certainly don’t think journalism is worth nothing. So how did it get to be so cheap?

Environmental Impact

The Unexpected Green Revolution

Adoption of CTRL+X could significantly reduce digital media's carbon footprint.

Internet Freedom

The Walled Garden of Eden

CTRL+X's blueprint for a creator-owned digital publishing ecosystem

Encryption

Encryption is Dead, Long Live Encryption

Protecting journalistic ownership in the digital age

Letter from the Editor

Hello, World!

Meet CTRL+X, a radical new approach to digital publishing that puts power back in creators' hands.