{"id":21749,"date":"2026-01-28T14:37:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T13:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/28\/its-not-too-late-to-fix-it-internet-inventor-tim-berners-lee-says-he-is-in-a-battle-for-the-soul-of-the-web\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T14:37:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T13:37:28","slug":"its-not-too-late-to-fix-it-internet-inventor-tim-berners-lee-says-he-is-in-a-battle-for-the-soul-of-the-web","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/28\/its-not-too-late-to-fix-it-internet-inventor-tim-berners-lee-says-he-is-in-a-battle-for-the-soul-of-the-web\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It\u2019s not too late to fix it\u2019: internet inventor Tim Berners-Lee says he is in a \u2018battle for the soul of the web\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Founder of the world wide web says commercialisation means the net has been \u2018optimised for nastiness\u2019, but collaboration and compassion can prevail<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Get our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl\">breaking news email<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.adjust.com\/w4u7jx3\">free app<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/series\/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl\">daily news podcast<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the world wide web in 1989, his vision was clear: it would used by everyone, filled with everything and, crucially, it would be free.<\/p>\n<p>Today, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2025\/sep\/28\/why-i-gave-the-world-wide-web-away-for-free\">the British computer scientist\u2019s creation<\/a> is regularly used by 5.5 billion people \u2013 and bears little resemblance to the democratic force for humanity he intended.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/jan\/29\/internet-inventor-tim-berners-lee-interview-battle-soul-web\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/39f027e4b0c1ba18e8a84168306f95abdd9b3b4d\/244_0_4940_3952\/master\/4940.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=27b25e307ab2d4e3462eb65869648d74\" title=\"\u2018It\u2019s not too late to fix it\u2019: internet inventor Tim Berners-Lee says he is in a \u2018battle for the soul of the web\u2019\" \/>Founder of the world wide web says commercialisation means the net has been \u2018optimised for nastiness\u2019, but collaboration and compassion can prevail<br \/>\nGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast<br \/>\nWhen Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the world wide web in 1989, his vision was clear: it would used by everyone, filled with everything and, crucially, it would be free.<br \/>\nToday, the British computer scientist\u2019s creation is regularly used by 5.5 billion people \u2013 and bears little resemblance to the democratic force for humanity he intended. 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