WORLD WIDE WEB

Berners-Lee said people too often conflate Web3 with "Web 3.0," his own proposal for reshaping the internet.

When the World Wide Web opened for public use in 1991, its enthusiasts proclaimed a new era of unfiltered free expression. That was before the internet in general, and social media platforms in particular, proved to be such effective places to spread misinformation about important matters such as Covid-19 and vaccines, disinformation (intentional falsehoods) about politics and elections, plus all manner of conspiracy theories and hate speech. Social media platforms have faced enormous scrutiny o

Cryptocurrencies and NFTs are playing a bigger charitable role on Giving Tuesday, with backers including the Winklevoss twins and VC investor Bill Tai.

Can you imagine what life would be like without the World Wide Web?

The fund is set up to help people understand investments in the next evolution of the Internet.

The web NFT has been made by British computer scientist and web inventor Tim Berners-Lee.

Rosdiana Ciaravolo | Getty ImagesTim Berners-Lee, the creator of the World Wide Web, is officially launching his plan to "fix" the internet. The World Wide Web Foundation, a non-profit campaign group set up by Berners-Lee, has secured the backing of tech giants Facebook, Google and Microsoft for the scheme, dubbed the "contract for the web." The British computer scientist first outlined his vision to overhaul organizations' approach to the internet at the Web Summit event last year. "Never before has the web's power for good been more under threat," Adrian Lovett, CEO of the World Wide Web Foundation, told CNBC in an interview Friday. The World Wide Web Foundation says it is working with partners to develop tools that can measure progress on the contract's various clauses.

World Wide Web turns 25 years old On the 25th anniversary of the World Wide Web, Jericka Duncan takes a look at the Internet's humble beginnings and the possibilities for the future.