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# Your relationship with openDemocracy
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/your-relationship-with-od/
- Published: 2011-11-15T15:11:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-16T14:04:10.000Z
- Description: openDemocracy is launching an exciting new initiative in December 2011, the last month of our tenth anniversary year. Help support oD and its great writing by joining as a Member or Friend today.
- Author: Open democracy
- Tags: #en, #Migrated, #Import 2026-04-09 17:19, #ImagesUploaded

You can have a different relationship to openDemocracy depending on whether you are a [User](http://www.opendemocracy.net/user/register), [Member ](http://www.opendemocracy.net/content/member)or [Friend](http://www.opendemocracy.net/content/become-friend-of-opendemocracy). Here are the different benefits:

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