It's been three whole decades since one of the most important inventions of modern times.
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the world wide web, has called on the public and politicians to “come together” to end its misuse in a letter to mark the technology’s 30th anniversary.said the internet had created opportunities for good but had also become a space used by ‘scammers’ and ‘given a voice to those who spread hatred, and made all kinds of crime easier to commit’.
He outlined what he called three sources of dysfunction that must be addressed – ‘deliberate, malicious intent, such as state-sponsored hacking and attacks, criminal behaviour, and online harassment’; ‘system design’ which has created ‘perverse incentives where user value is sacrificed, such as ad-based revenue models that commercially reward clickbait’; and the ‘viral spread of misinformation’.
A global debate is currently taking place over the need for increased regulation of online spaces, with the UK Government expected to publish a White Paper on the issue in the near future. ‘We need open web champions within government – civil servants and elected officials who will take action when private sector interests threaten the public good and who will stand up to protect the open web.
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