Ο Tim Berners-Lee has published the global "Web Contract", which deals with combating all kinds of internet abuse by governments, companies and individuals.
ΤIt has been almost thirty years since the British Tim Berners-Lee laid the foundations of the World Wide Web and he has not stopped fighting for a better internet. Now, the World Wide Web Foundation, which he set up for this purpose in 2009, has published the global contract for the Web, which is a global action plan for salvation. of Internet from the ook a few threats against him.
He called it a "roadmap for creating a better web" and refers to all kinds of internet abuse by governments, companies and individuals, such as political manipulation and propaganda, misinformation and fake news, censorship, personal breaches. data, extreme commercialization, widening inequalities, etc.
The "Contract", which was prepared a year ago and which was drafted in collaboration with representatives from the public sector, the private sector and civil society, sets as its main goal the free circulation of knowledge on the Internet, while binding companies that "The pursuit of profit will not be to the detriment of human rights and democracy."
Already more than 150 organizations, including Google, the Microsoft and Facebook (but not Amazon or Twitter), the French and German governments, as well as Reporters Without Borders and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, have formally expressed their support for the plan. Although the "contract" is not legally binding, it proposes new frameworks for national and international law, which will primarily protect online personal data and privacy.
Governments are called upon not to cut off their citizens from the internet, to ensure the right to continuous access and the freedoms of users. Technology companies are called upon to provide cheap internet access and to develop online services for people with disabilities, those who speak minority languages, etc. Also consult the society before launching new products and evaluate the possible risks in advance (eg by the new artificial intelligence algorithms).
"The web needs radical intervention from all those who have the power to shape its future. We are at a crossroads. "How we respond will determine whether the Web will be a potential force for good or lead to a digital dystopia," Lee told the New York Times.
He also defended criticism - most recently from Amnesty International for human rights abuses - of the co-signing of the "contract" by giants such as Google and Facebook. "Having them in the room is really important. We feel that companies and governments deserve an equal place at the table. "Citizens need to hold those in power accountable, demand respect for their digital rights, and help have a healthy online dialogue."
"It simply came to our notice then. If we leave things as they are, a very large number of things will go wrong. "We can end up with a dystopia if we do not change course," the webmaster told the Guardian.
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