Berners-Lee Seeks to Reform the Web He Invented to Serve Humanity Over Profits
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Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989 to easily share information, but it has evolved into an unhealthy corporate-controlled landscape.
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The web is now dominated by a few big tech companies like Meta, Amazon, Apple, and Google that prioritize profits over people.
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Berners-Lee hopes to reform the web by addressing concentrated corporate power and personal data exploitation.
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He proposes decentralizing power, diversifying options, protecting privacy with Solid pods, and supporting ethical leadership.
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Though an uphill battle, Berners-Lee believes that with collective action, we can transform the web to again empower and serve humanity.