The World Wide Web’s creator explains why he gave it for free and his regret

Tim Berners-Lee wanted the world wide web to spur global collaboration. Tech platforms have, instead, turned it into a data ...

A history of the Internet, part 3: The rise of the user

The history of the Internet can be roughly divided into three phases. The first, from 1969 to 1990, was all about the ...
The Business Standard

Sir Tim Berners-Lee and the long road back to an open web

Three decades after giving the web away for free, Sir Tim Berners-Lee is on a new mission. He recently shared his vision with The New Yorker, outlining his plan to return data ownership and digital fr ...
PBS

He Invented the World Wide Web. Here’s What He Hopes for the Age of AI

In the age of social media, the online landscape is more challenging than ever for civil society. It’s a far cry from what the inventor of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee, intended to create. He ...
The New Yorker

Tim Berners-Lee Invented the World Wide Web. Now He Wants to Save It

In 1989, Sir Tim revolutionized the online world. Today, in the era of misinformation, addictive algorithms, and extractive ...