Geneva – The inventor of the World Wide Web knows his revolutionary innovation is coming of age, and doesn’t always like what he sees: state-sponsored hacking, online harassment, hate speech and misinformation among the ills of its “digital adolescence.”
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Tim Berners-Lee issued a cri-de-coeur letter and spoke to a few reporters Monday on the eve of the 30-year anniversary of his first paper with an outline of what would become the web — a first step toward transforming countless lives and the global economy.
The European Organization for Nuclear Research plans to host Berners-Lee and other web aficionados on Tuesday.
Berners-Lee said: “We’re celebrating, but we’re also very concerned.”
Late last year, a key threshold was crossed — roughly half the world has gotten online. Today some 2 billion websites exist.
There is much to be proud about for your contribution in formulating the web. we see how much good it does in the area of spreading gods name and his goodness. Life was meant for us to choose between good and bad, as the verse says “CHOOSE LIFE” May we all learn from our past regrets and use the web for only good things and in so doing we will merit to have happy lives and much reward in the afterlife.