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35 years ago today, the World Wide Web changed our lives forever — as Tim Berners-Lee says, ‘trading personal data for use certainly does not fit with my vision for a free web’

The World Wide Web was first announced by computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee 35 years ago today.

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Quote of the day by inventor of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee: "Data is a precious thing and will last longer than the systems themselves" — highlighting the longevity of data as a resource

One of the most esteemed scientists in the world reflects on how important data has become in the 21st century and the modern iteration of the internet

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Regulating sexual content online has always been a challenge – how we got here

When Tim Berners-Lee invented the world wide web, he articulated his dream for the internet to unlock creativity and collaboration on a global scale. But he also wondered “whether it will be a technical dream or a legal nightmare”. History has answered that question with a troubling “both”.

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Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, thinks it can still be saved — despite some parts being 'optimized for nastiness'

Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, thinks it can still be saved

Tom’s Hardware

'We can fix the internet' says Tim Berners-Lee—just don't ask what he thinks about AI

Out of the internet frying pan, into the AI fire.

PC Gamer

‘It’s not too late to fix it’: web inventor Tim Berners-Lee says he is in a ‘battle for the soul’ of the internet

Founder of the world wide web says commercialisation means the net has been ‘optimised for nastiness’, but collaboration and compassion can prevail

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Tim Berners-Lee wants everyone to own their own data – his plan needs state and consumer support to work

Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the world wide web, has released an important new book about the problems we face online and how to solve them. It is called This is for Everyone, meaning that the internet should be for all.

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The internet as we know it emerged out of the Protocol Wars, which is as nerdy as it sounds but also somehow involved the Pentagon

Is this the nerdiest war to ever be fought?

PC Gamer

OPINION - Tim Berners-Lee: The internet needs compassion – and I have a solution

We need to regulate the most addictive algorithms, writes Tim Berners-Lee

Evening Standard

Dispatch from London Tech Week: From Keir Starmer to the rise of digital twins

Is it scarier to be on board the AI rocketship or left behind? Maybe ask your digital twin …

Evening Standard

Challenge use of ‘nefarious’ news sources, says environmentalist

Mike Berners-Lee tells Hay festival audience to make spread of political deceit more socially embarrassing

The Guardian - UK

A Climate of Truth by Mike Berners-Lee review – a white-hot takedown of environmental policy

The climate professor is justified in identifying the thinktanks, fossil fuel companies and politicians responsible for exacerbating the climate crisis but his list of remedies is underpowered

The Guardian - UK

Note to No 10: one speed doesn’t fit all when it comes to online safety

Legislation to protect children in the digital realm is essential. But if it results in the loss of small cycling and cancer-care forums, something’s gone wrong

The Guardian - UK

Relive surfing the original internet with new emulator — 34 years later, WorldWideWeb app commemorates the first web browser

Web Design Museum celebrates the 34th anniversary of web browsers by releasing an emulator of the very first, WorldWideWeb.

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The death of the internet: why the future is terrifying, and how we fix it

We’re living in a slowly degrading echo-chamber of AI, ads, and profits

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World Wide Web Foundation closes, says "mission accomplished"

World Wide Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee is turning his back on the WF in order to develop “the web - take 3.”

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50 Nostalgic Posts That Instantly Take You To The Good Old 1990s

If it weren’t for the 90s, so many things wouldn’t be doable today. Like browsing Bored Panda. Or finding cool stuff on Facebook. The post 50 Nostalgic Posts That Instantly Take You To The Good Old 1990s first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Exploring The Influential Figures Shaping Internet Culture

Discover the top 10 internet visionaries transforming the digital world with innovation and influence.

LiveScience

35 years after first proposing the World Wide Web, what does its creator Tim Berners-Lee have in mind next?

After seeing the balance of power shift to large corporations and big tech companies, the founder of the World Wide Web is determined to give users control over their data again.

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The World Wide Web just turned 35 years — and please, stop calling it the Internet

The internet has vastly changed since its inception in 1989, with big data, AI and faster connections transforming how people use it

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The Google Doodle turns 25 – here are the best ones ever, ranked

From video games to inventors, Google’s Doodles have celebrated countless topics since 1998. We’ve picked our favorite logo designs.

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Readers reply: which person has had the greatest impact on the course of the 21st century so far?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts

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Will the Digital Asset Boom be Bigger Than the Internet?

A paradigm shift is currently underway in the financial markets as the push to turn monetary assets into digital assets. Are you prepared to capitalize on this financial revolution?

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