Tim Berners-Lee unveils 'contract' to protect and strengthen the web

Tim Berners-Lee unveils 'contract' to protect and strengthen the web

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https://www.cnet.com/news/tim-berners-lee-unveils-contract-to-protect-and-strengthen-the-web/

The web turns 30 years next year, and by the middle of 2019 more than half of the world's population will be online. Berners-Lee, who brought the web to life as an open platform while a young physicist at CERN, has been dismayed at the way in which hate speech has proliferated, and equally concerned about censorship and government shutdowns of the internet.

His vision now is for 100 percent of the global population to enjoy the benefits of the web without attacks on internet freedoms -- and for the whole world to help make that happen. The contract he put forward on Monday is a framework for doing that, and is designed to be a serious commitment by the citizens, governments and companies that sign up to it.