The World Wide Web is 30 years old — and its inventor has a warning for us.
The web inventor now runs the World Wide Web Consortium . which aims to help develop various standards and guidelines for the operation of the web. Through his foundation, he launched a campaign called"Contract for the Web" to"establish clear norms, laws and standards that underpin the web.
Berners-Lee made the announcement of his new effort at the Web Summit technology conference in Lisbon, Portugal, last year. The French government and more than 50 companies, including Facebook and Google, have signed the contract, which is set to be published in full in May.
Today, the internet and the web are words that are used interchangeably, but their functions are different. The web is a widely used system to access the internet. The internet is athat make it possible for computers and various devices to communicate with one another. Berners-Lee said this communication system has"given marginalized groups a voice," but has also"created an opportunity for scammers, given a voice to those who spread hatred, and made all kinds of crime easier to commit."
He appeared to reference technology giants such as Google and Facebook that have created new industries while also fueling recent debates around
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